7.11

53

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	0	17	13	23	53
MELB	32	14	7	1	54

8.6

54

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:21		B. Fritsch Behind	53 - 54
16:04		J. Martin Behind	53 - 53
14:10		P. Cripps Goal	52 - 53
12:27		P. Cripps Behind	46 - 53
10:40		S. Walsh Behind	45 - 53
7:34		E. Betts Goal	44 - 53
4:46		E. Betts Behind	38 - 53
2:50		M. Gibbons Goal	37 - 53
1:30		E. Betts Behind	31 - 53
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:59		C. Petracca Goal	30 - 53
17:21		M. McGovern Goal	30 - 47
14:53		P. Cripps Behind	24 - 47
8:27		L. Casboult Goal	23 - 47
6:42		L. Jackson Behind	17 - 47
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:32		D. Lang Goal	17 - 46
21:15		D. Cuningham Goal	11 - 46
20:23		B. Fritsch Behind	5 - 46
18:59		W. Setterfield Behind	5 - 45
14:53		D. Lang Behind	4 - 45
12:02		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	3 - 45
10:39		J. Hunt Goal	3 - 39
9:35		J. Weitering Behind	3 - 33
8:11		J. Martin Behind	2 - 33
4:40		H. McKay Behind	1 - 33
2:17		A. Brayshaw Behind	0 - 33
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:47		B. Fritsch Behind	0 - 32
19:37		J. Hunt Goal	0 - 31
17:48		J. Hunt Goal	0 - 25
13:01		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	0 - 19
9:38		B. Fritsch Behind	0 - 13
5:23		C. Petracca Goal	0 - 12
0:58		B. Fritsch Goal	0 - 6

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