Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

4.6

30

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	14	8	2	6	30
ESS	14	42	28	14	98

14.14

98

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
17:16		D. Smith Behind	30 - 98
12:44		J. Townsend Goal	30 - 97
10:52		S. Durham Behind	24 - 97
4:49		D. Clarke Goal	24 - 96
1:38		J. Stringer Goal	24 - 90
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:31		D. Smith Goal	24 - 84
23:52		Rushed	24 - 78
18:57		N. Hind Goal	24 - 77
12:32		D. Parish Behind	24 - 71
10:26		J. Corbett Behind	24 - 70
8:52		A. Waterman Goal	23 - 70
7:05		A. Sexton Behind	23 - 64
4:41		D. Smith Behind	22 - 64
3:31		J. Stringer Behind	22 - 63
1:35		J. Stringer Goal	22 - 62
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:17		A. Waterman Behind	22 - 56
30:00		M. Guelfi Goal	22 - 55
26:43		A. Francis Behind	22 - 49
24:53		B. Fiorini Goal	22 - 48
23:03		J. Stringer Goal	16 - 48
18:01		Rushed	16 - 42
17:24		Rushed	15 - 42
16:49		P. Wright Behind	15 - 41
15:06		A. Perkins Behind	15 - 40
12:39		S. Durham Goal	15 - 39
6:41		A. Waterman Goal	15 - 33
4:09		J. Stringer Goal	15 - 27
2:52		M. Guelfi Goal	15 - 21
1:56		Rushed	15 - 15
0:51		Rushed	14 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		A. Francis Behind	14 - 14
27:21		M. Guelfi Behind	14 - 13
25:05		J. Corbett Goal	14 - 12
21:46		J. Jeffrey Goal	8 - 12
15:31		J. Jeffrey Behind	2 - 12
13:28		Rushed	1 - 12
8:10		A. Perkins Goal	0 - 12
2:38		J. Stringer Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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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