7.9

51

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	21	6	3	21	51
WB	25	15	33	20	93

14.9

93

Western BulldogsWB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:47		D. Smith Goal	51 - 93
21:50		M. Hibberd Behind	45 - 93
19:25		B. Dale Goal	44 - 93
18:49		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	44 - 87
16:42		Rushed	43 - 87
15:08		D. Zaharakis Goal	43 - 86
13:06		C. Hooker Goal	37 - 86
10:27		M. Wallis Goal	31 - 86
7:24		S. McKernan Behind	31 - 80
4:29		Rushed	30 - 80
0:24		C. Weightman Goal	30 - 79
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:51		T. English Behind	30 - 73
23:38		E. Richards Goal	30 - 72
22:37		A. Phillips Behind	30 - 66
19:32		L. Vandermeer Goal	29 - 66
17:27		J. Johannisen Goal	29 - 60
15:54		J. Laverde Behind	29 - 54
14:37		E. Richards Behind	28 - 54
8:23		Rushed	28 - 53
6:38		M. Wallis Goal	27 - 53
5:05		M. Suckling Goal	27 - 47
2:25		C. Weightman Behind	27 - 41
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:07		P. Lipinski Goal	27 - 40
19:29		B. Smith Behind	27 - 34
17:12		J. Laverde Goal	27 - 33
7:59		Rushed	21 - 33
5:42		J. Bruce Behind	21 - 32
3:34		T. English Goal	21 - 31
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:55		S. McKernan Behind	21 - 25
25:34		S. McKernan Behind	20 - 25
22:58		C. Weightman Goal	19 - 25
20:19		M. Suckling Goal	19 - 19
18:25		W. Snelling Goal	19 - 13
11:27		J. Laverde Goal	13 - 13
8:27		J. Bruce Goal	7 - 13
3:25		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	7 - 7
1:39		M. Wallis Goal	1 - 7
0:59		K. Langford Behind	1 - 1
0:19		T. Liberatore Behind	0 - 1

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
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	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL