21.14

140

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	29	10	44	57	140
WB	8	39	12	7	66

10.6

66

Western BulldogsWB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:55		T. McDonald Goal	140 - 66
29:27		B. Fritsch Goal	134 - 66
25:28		Rushed	128 - 66
24:15		L. Jackson Goal	127 - 66
22:16		C. Salem Goal	121 - 66
20:49		A. Treloar Goal	115 - 66
18:32		T. McDonald Goal	115 - 60
14:21		B. Fritsch Behind	109 - 60
11:40		E. Langdon Goal	108 - 60
8:09		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	102 - 60
6:45		Rushed	96 - 60
4:11		C. Petracca Behind	96 - 59
3:01		B. Fritsch Goal	95 - 59
1:04		B. Brown Goal	89 - 59
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:20		C. Oliver Goal	83 - 59
31:10		T. Sparrow Goal	77 - 59
29:51		C. Petracca Goal	71 - 59
26:48		Rushed	65 - 59
25:00		A. Brayshaw Goal	64 - 59
19:36		B. Brown Goal	58 - 59
17:49		B. Fritsch Goal	52 - 59
16:34		B. Fritsch Goal	46 - 59
12:11		M. Bontempelli Goal	40 - 59
2:24		J. Johannisen Goal	40 - 53
0:13		B. Fritsch Behind	40 - 47
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:11		L. Hunter Behind	39 - 47
29:40		M. Bontempelli Goal	39 - 46
27:52		J. Schache Behind	39 - 40
22:45		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	39 - 39
22:13		C. Spargo Behind	38 - 39
17:11		L. Hunter Goal	37 - 39
13:26		M. Bontempelli Goal	37 - 33
11:42		M. Gawn Behind	37 - 27
8:05		B. Brown Goal	36 - 27
6:34		B. Smith Behind	30 - 27
5:16		A. Naughton Goal	30 - 26
4:04		A. Treloar Goal	30 - 20
2:41		C. Oliver Behind	30 - 14
0:43		A. Treloar Goal	29 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		E. Langdon Behind	29 - 8
25:58		B. Brown Behind	28 - 8
21:46		B. Fritsch Goal	27 - 8
20:37		T. English Behind	21 - 8
18:55		C. Spargo Goal	21 - 7
16:07		R. Smith Goal	15 - 7
13:34		M. Gawn Behind	15 - 1
9:39		B. Fritsch Goal	14 - 1
7:51		Rushed	8 - 1
6:33		C. Petracca Goal	8 - 0
5:02		B. Brown Behind	2 - 0
3:00		Rushed	1 - 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	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
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