Geelong CatsGEEL

9.7

61

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	14	7	13	27	61
ESS	15	9	29	12	65

9.11

65

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:40		J. Henry Goal	61 - 65
27:14		L. Dahlhaus Behind	55 - 65
26:04		G. Miers Goal	54 - 65
25:07		E. Ratugolea Behind	48 - 65
20:14		O. Fantasia Goal	47 - 65
12:04		J. Laverde Goal	47 - 59
7:57		J. Jenkins Goal	47 - 53
6:48		J. Kennerley Behind	41 - 53
0:10		P. Dangerfield Goal	40 - 53
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:20		T. Atkins Goal	34 - 53
25:19		D. Shiel Behind	28 - 53
23:55		D. Parish Behind	28 - 52
22:56		E. Ratugolea Behind	28 - 51
14:33		J. Townsend Goal	27 - 51
12:10		A. Phillips Behind	27 - 45
9:43		D. Parish Goal	27 - 44
8:40		Rushed	27 - 38
6:20		D. Parish Goal	27 - 37
5:13		Z. Tuohy Goal	27 - 31
2:36		D. Parish Goal	21 - 31
0:49		D. Parish Behind	21 - 25
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:51		Z. Merrett Behind	21 - 24
20:53		Rushed	21 - 23
19:08		J. Townsend Goal	20 - 23
15:35		Rushed	20 - 17
12:43		G. Miers Goal	20 - 16
3:25		D. Zaharakis Behind	14 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:44		T. Hawkins Goal	14 - 15
23:07		S. McKernan Behind	8 - 15
21:38		D. Parish Behind	8 - 14
17:25		J. Townsend Goal	8 - 13
13:18		D. Smith Behind	8 - 7
10:37		S. McKernan Goal	8 - 6
3:45		T. Hawkins Behind	8 - 0
2:31		J. Steven Behind	7 - 0
0:27		G. Miers Goal	6 - 0

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