Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

11.7

73

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	19	27	13	14	73
ESS	9	18	20	26	73

11.7

73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:48		B. King Behind	73 - 73
24:48		D. Shiel Behind	72 - 73
22:57		B. King Goal	72 - 72
20:56		K. Langford Goal	66 - 72
18:13		D. Zaharakis Goal	66 - 66
14:30		D. Zaharakis Goal	66 - 60
8:12		Rushed	66 - 54
5:48		J. Corbett Behind	66 - 53
4:27		T. Cutler Goal	65 - 53
2:44		L. Weller Goal	65 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:53		S. Day Goal	59 - 47
22:40		T. Cutler Behind	53 - 47
16:56		J. Stewart Goal	53 - 46
15:41		S. McKernan Behind	53 - 40
12:38		W. Snelling Goal	53 - 39
8:17		S. Day Goal	53 - 33
5:11		K. Langford Goal	47 - 33
3:49		B. Ellis Behind	47 - 27
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:23		J. Bowes Goal	46 - 27
20:52		I. Rankine Behind	40 - 27
19:48		I. Rankine Behind	39 - 27
17:17		L. Weller Behind	38 - 27
15:57		D. Zaharakis Goal	37 - 27
13:13		T. Bellchambers Goal	37 - 21
10:36		H. Greenwood Goal	37 - 15
8:27		B. Ainsworth Goal	31 - 15
4:37		J. Stewart Goal	25 - 15
0:28		I. Rankine Goal	25 - 9
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:43		D. Parish Behind	19 - 9
21:05		L. Weller Goal	19 - 8
13:00		B. King Goal	13 - 8
9:11		J. Stewart Goal	7 - 8
7:03		J. Stewart Behind	7 - 2
6:17		Rushed	7 - 1
3:11		B. Fiorini Goal	7 - 0
1:34		Rushed	1 - 0

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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