	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	16	13	2	6	37
MELB	20	14	9	45	88

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:12		J. Melksham Behind	37 - 88
23:26		B. Fritsch Goal	37 - 87
21:57		Rushed	37 - 81
19:23		J. Viney Goal	37 - 80
17:09		J. Melksham Goal	37 - 74
14:05		B. Fritsch Goal	37 - 68
13:08		Rushed	37 - 62
9:22		B. Crocker Goal	37 - 61
7:51		J. Melksham Goal	31 - 61
5:12		S. Weideman Goal	31 - 55
2:41		C. Oliver Goal	31 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:35		Rushed	31 - 43
20:25		C. Petracca Behind	30 - 43
18:31		D. Fogarty Behind	30 - 42
8:06		H. Bennell Goal	29 - 42
4:20		C. Petracca Behind	29 - 36
3:00		E. Langdon Behind	29 - 35
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:20		Rushed	29 - 34
19:03		P. Seedsman Goal	28 - 34
12:57		E. Himmelberg Goal	22 - 34
10:11		N. Jones Behind	16 - 34
7:18		L. Jackson Goal	16 - 33
3:59		S. Weideman Goal	16 - 27
1:32		C. Petracca Behind	16 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:18		P. Seedsman Goal	16 - 20
23:27		S. Weideman Goal	10 - 20
21:44		L. Murphy Behind	10 - 14
18:20		Rushed	9 - 14
16:06		J. Viney Goal	8 - 14
15:01		E. Himmelberg Behind	8 - 8
11:54		M. Crouch Behind	7 - 8
7:56		D. Fogarty Goal	6 - 8
5:18		J. Viney Behind	0 - 8
2:50		L. Jackson Goal	0 - 7
1:15		E. Langdon Behind	0 - 1

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

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