6.8

44

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	1	14	8	21	44
GEEL	13	1	26	7	47

7.5

47

Geelong CatsGEEL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:24		A. Tomlinson Behind	44 - 47
20:31		A. Brayshaw Goal	43 - 47
15:12		T. McDonald Goal	37 - 47
11:42		T. Hawkins Goal	31 - 47
6:53		T. Hawkins Behind	31 - 41
4:03		J. Hunt Goal	31 - 40
2:47		J. Melksham Behind	25 - 40
1:23		J. Melksham Behind	24 - 40
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:23		C. Guthrie Goal	23 - 40
21:07		T. Hawkins Behind	23 - 34
18:49		C. Petracca Behind	23 - 33
15:40		C. Petracca Goal	22 - 33
13:52		B. Parfitt Goal	16 - 33
12:28		M. Hannan Behind	16 - 27
11:18		Rushed	15 - 27
6:00		P. Dangerfield Goal	15 - 26
3:07		E. Ratugolea Goal	15 - 20
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:44		A. Brayshaw Goal	15 - 14
18:08		B. Fritsch Behind	9 - 14
15:02		Rushed	8 - 14
3:10		B. Fritsch Goal	7 - 14
1:48		T. Hawkins Behind	1 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:42		M. Duncan Goal	1 - 13
18:23		K. Pickett Behind	1 - 7
7:12		E. Ratugolea Behind	0 - 7
3:50		D. Fort Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	135.7	LWWWL
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
6	ADEL	36	110.0	LWWWL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
9	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
13	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
14	GWS	24	99.3	WWLLL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.3	LWLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL