Adelaide CrowsADEL

9.10

64

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	14	16	24	10	64
SUNS	29	11	15	16	71

9.17

71

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:18		B. Crocker Behind	64 - 71
22:07		J. Murdoch Goal	63 - 71
19:53		J. Murdoch Goal	63 - 65
17:41		R. Atkins Behind	63 - 59
13:53		Rushed	62 - 59
13:03		L. Murphy Behind	61 - 59
11:13		S. Day Behind	60 - 59
8:36		N. Holman Behind	60 - 58
6:54		B. Ellis Behind	60 - 57
2:51		L. Weller Behind	60 - 56
0:19		B. Crouch Goal	60 - 55
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:07		D. Macpherson Behind	54 - 55
28:02		B. Ainsworth Behind	54 - 54
23:51		B. Smith Goal	54 - 53
17:26		L. Murphy Goal	48 - 53
15:12		S. Day Goal	42 - 53
8:26		T. Walker Goal	42 - 47
6:17		B. Crocker Goal	36 - 47
4:50		B. Ainsworth Behind	30 - 47
3:27		A. Sexton Goal	30 - 46
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:00		W. Brodie Behind	30 - 40
24:16		F. McAsey Goal	30 - 39
20:44		T. Lynch Behind	24 - 39
18:17		Z. Smith Behind	23 - 39
16:31		P. Seedsman Goal	23 - 38
14:58		A. Sexton Goal	17 - 38
12:50		P. Seedsman Behind	17 - 32
11:07		Rushed	16 - 32
9:58		J. Joyce Behind	15 - 32
9:28		L. Weller Behind	15 - 31
8:44		T. Walker Behind	15 - 30
2:50		Rushed	14 - 30
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:34		D. Macpherson Behind	14 - 29
28:33		Rushed	14 - 28
25:14		B. Davis Goal	14 - 27
23:48		D. Macpherson Goal	8 - 27
23:04		N. Holman Behind	8 - 21
19:52		B. Ainsworth Goal	8 - 20
15:52		D. Fogarty Goal	8 - 14
11:40		T. Miller Goal	2 - 14
8:49		D. Swallow Goal	2 - 8
7:36		P. Seedsman Behind	2 - 2
6:15		D. Fogarty Behind	1 - 2
3:47		Rushed	0 - 2
1:11		S. Day Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

Flinders University Stadium

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	141.6	WWWWL
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
12	STK	28	105.5	LLWLW
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	102.5	WLLWW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL