9.9

63

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	32	15	9	7	63
FRE	13	8	9	27	57

8.9

57

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:53		A. Brayshaw Behind	63 - 57
23:04		S. Sturt Goal	63 - 56
20:55		J. Stringer Goal	63 - 50
18:55		S. Sturt Goal	57 - 50
17:51		J. Stringer Behind	57 - 44
15:02		M. Walters Goal	56 - 44
14:00		C. McCarthy Behind	56 - 38
12:46		A. Brayshaw Behind	56 - 37
8:52		R. Lobb Goal	56 - 36
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:00		Rushed	56 - 30
16:41		W. Snelling Goal	56 - 29
12:25		T. Colyer Goal	50 - 29
7:21		T. Colyer Behind	50 - 23
6:48		D. Shiel Behind	50 - 22
3:50		M. Taberner Behind	49 - 22
2:13		Rushed	49 - 21
0:51		J. Stringer Behind	48 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:35		J. Townsend Goal	47 - 21
18:09		T. Colyer Behind	41 - 21
16:13		J. Stringer Behind	41 - 20
14:50		M. Taberner Behind	40 - 20
6:25		J. Stringer Goal	40 - 19
5:03		S. Sturt Goal	34 - 19
3:32		A. Saad Behind	34 - 13
0:42		D. Smith Behind	33 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:56		J. Townsend Goal	32 - 13
22:53		Rushed	26 - 13
20:33		M. Taberner Goal	25 - 13
17:17		R. Lobb Goal	25 - 7
15:57		J. Laverde Goal	25 - 1
13:46		O. Fantasia Goal	19 - 1
12:23		A. Cerra Behind	13 - 1
3:58		J. Townsend Goal	13 - 0
2:51		K. Langford Behind	7 - 0
0:57		D. Smith Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL