	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	31	32	24	11	98
MELB	15	15	31	32	93

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:12		L. Plowman Behind	98 - 93
26:38		T. McDonald Goal	97 - 93
23:17		T. Sparrow Goal	97 - 87
22:05		B. Fritsch Behind	97 - 81
21:00		B. Fritsch Behind	97 - 80
19:09		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	97 - 79
18:30		Rushed	97 - 73
17:26		Rushed	96 - 73
15:21		M. Owies Behind	95 - 73
7:26		Z. Fisher Goal	94 - 73
4:52		B. Fritsch Goal	88 - 73
3:19		G. Hewett Behind	88 - 67
0:26		B. Fritsch Goal	87 - 67
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:56		P. Cripps Goal	87 - 61
29:36		E. Langdon Goal	81 - 61
23:22		Rushed	81 - 55
18:50		J. Harmes Goal	81 - 54
16:23		M. Gawn Goal	81 - 48
13:50		T. Sparrow Goal	81 - 42
6:50		L. Parks Goal	81 - 36
5:23		M. Kennedy Goal	75 - 36
3:43		P. Cripps Goal	69 - 36
2:31		B. Fritsch Goal	63 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:53		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	63 - 30
32:13		E. Langdon Behind	63 - 29
23:22		B. Fritsch Goal	63 - 28
21:19		E. Curnow Goal	63 - 22
19:46		P. Cripps Goal	57 - 22
18:19		C. Petracca Behind	51 - 22
16:42		B. Fritsch Goal	51 - 21
14:58		M. Owies Goal	51 - 15
13:49		H. McKay Behind	45 - 15
10:24		H. McKay Goal	44 - 15
7:38		M. Kennedy Behind	38 - 15
4:21		P. Cripps Goal	37 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:28		Rushed	31 - 15
24:24		C. Durdin Goal	31 - 14
21:27		Z. Fisher Goal	25 - 14
20:04		M. Kennedy Behind	19 - 14
18:47		L. O'Brien Goal	18 - 14
11:42		C. Durdin Goal	12 - 14
11:01		C. Petracca Behind	6 - 14
7:28		T. McDonald Goal	6 - 13
5:58		M. Kennedy Goal	6 - 7
2:41		B. Brown Goal	0 - 7
2:11		C. Petracca Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	64	142.0	WWLWW
2	SYD	52	128.3	WLWLL
3	HAW	50	118.4	WWLWW
4	BL	48	117.8	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	117.2	WLWWW
6	MELB	48	109.6	WLWWW
7	WB	44	93.2	LWLWW
8	COLL	42	105.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	40	116.2	WLLLW
10	STK	32	104.0	WLWWL
11	GWS	32	101.3	LLWWL
12	CARL	32	91.1	WWWLL
13	NMFC	32	90.9	WWLLL
14	SUNS	28	95.3	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	99.3	LWWLL
16	WCE	16	72.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	67.9	LLLLW
18	RICH	8	61.7	LLLLL

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