Game Information
Marvel Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- CARL 421
- 349 MELB
-
Kicks
- CARL 223
- 202 MELB
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Handballs
- CARL 198
- 147 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- CARL 25
- 22 MELB
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Clearances
- CARL 49
- 26 MELB
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Inside 50
- CARL 63
- 56 MELB
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Tackles
- CARL 58
- 44 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- CARL 23
- 39 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
9
P. Cripps4 Goals
31
B. Fritsch5 Goals
Disposals
8
M. Kennedy37 Disposals
13
C. Oliver28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
8
M. Kennedy15 Contested Possessions
13
C. Oliver16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:12 |  | L. Plowman Behind | 98 - 93 |
| 26:38 |  | T. McDonald Goal | 97 - 93 |
| 23:17 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 97 - 87 |
| 22:05 | | B. Fritsch Behind | 97 - 81 |
| 21:00 | | B. Fritsch Behind | 97 - 80 |
| 19:09 | | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 97 - 79 |
| 18:30 | | Rushed | 97 - 73 |
| 17:26 | | Rushed | 96 - 73 |
| 15:21 | | M. Owies Behind | 95 - 73 |
| 7:26 | | Z. Fisher Goal | 94 - 73 |
| 4:52 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 88 - 73 |
| 3:19 | | G. Hewett Behind | 88 - 67 |
| 0:26 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 87 - 67 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:56 | | P. Cripps Goal | 87 - 61 |
| 29:36 | | E. Langdon Goal | 81 - 61 |
| 23:22 | | Rushed | 81 - 55 |
| 18:50 | | J. Harmes Goal | 81 - 54 |
| 16:23 | | M. Gawn Goal | 81 - 48 |
| 13:50 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 81 - 42 |
| 6:50 | | L. Parks Goal | 81 - 36 |
| 5:23 | | M. Kennedy Goal | 75 - 36 |
| 3:43 | | P. Cripps Goal | 69 - 36 |
| 2:31 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 63 - 36 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:53 | | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 63 - 30 |
| 32:13 | | E. Langdon Behind | 63 - 29 |
| 23:22 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 63 - 28 |
| 21:19 | | E. Curnow Goal | 63 - 22 |
| 19:46 | | P. Cripps Goal | 57 - 22 |
| 18:19 | | C. Petracca Behind | 51 - 22 |
| 16:42 | | B. Fritsch Goal | 51 - 21 |
| 14:58 | | M. Owies Goal | 51 - 15 |
| 13:49 | | H. McKay Behind | 45 - 15 |
| 10:24 | | H. McKay Goal | 44 - 15 |
| 7:38 | | M. Kennedy Behind | 38 - 15 |
| 4:21 | | P. Cripps Goal | 37 - 15 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:28 | | Rushed | 31 - 15 |
| 24:24 | | C. Durdin Goal | 31 - 14 |
| 21:27 | | Z. Fisher Goal | 25 - 14 |
| 20:04 | | M. Kennedy Behind | 19 - 14 |
| 18:47 | | L. O'Brien Goal | 18 - 14 |
| 11:42 | | C. Durdin Goal | 12 - 14 |
| 11:01 | | C. Petracca Behind | 6 - 14 |
| 7:28 | | T. McDonald Goal | 6 - 13 |
| 5:58 | | M. Kennedy Goal | 6 - 7 |
| 2:41 | | B. Brown Goal | 0 - 7 |
| 2:11 | | C. Petracca Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
 GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
 FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
 SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
 WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
 SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
 CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
 STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
 MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
 ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |