8.11

59

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	10	28	2	19	59
FRE	14	27	39	27	107

16.11

107

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:25		S. Darcy Behind	59 - 107
26:16		S. Switkowski Goal	59 - 106
23:20		S. Darcy Behind	59 - 100
20:27		J. Caldwell Goal	59 - 99
18:37		S. Draper Goal	53 - 99
17:23		A. Waterman Goal	47 - 99
12:24		S. Darcy Goal	41 - 99
10:16		A. Perkins Behind	41 - 93
8:40		M. Frederick Goal	40 - 93
6:54		M. Taberner Goal	40 - 87
4:43		T. Colyer Behind	40 - 81
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:40		P. Wright Behind	40 - 80
29:45		Rushed	39 - 80
27:25		D. Smith Behind	39 - 79
26:26		B. Banfield Behind	38 - 79
24:30		M. Taberner Goal	38 - 78
22:19		A. Brayshaw Goal	38 - 72
18:34		M. Taberner Goal	38 - 66
16:53		S. Darcy Goal	38 - 60
15:37		M. Taberner Goal	38 - 54
3:19		M. Taberner Goal	38 - 48
0:49		R. Lobb Behind	38 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:23		N. Cox Behind	38 - 41
26:08		B. Banfield Goal	37 - 41
24:44		M. Guelfi Goal	37 - 35
22:24		N. Cox Behind	31 - 35
21:20		M. Walters Behind	30 - 35
19:35		B. Banfield Goal	30 - 34
18:26		D. Smith Behind	30 - 28
15:53		A. Brayshaw Behind	29 - 28
11:51		S. Switkowski Goal	29 - 27
10:01		A. Waterman Goal	29 - 21
8:06		M. Taberner Goal	23 - 21
6:06		N. Cox Goal	23 - 15
4:48		D. Mundy Behind	17 - 15
1:53		N. Martin Goal	17 - 14
0:43		D. Smith Behind	11 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:28		B. Banfield Behind	10 - 14
23:08		T. Cutler Behind	10 - 13
20:13		N. Martin Goal	9 - 13
16:07		N. Martin Behind	3 - 13
12:53		M. Taberner Goal	2 - 13
9:38		M. Frederick Goal	2 - 7
7:51		J. Caldwell Behind	2 - 1
2:56		C. Serong Behind	1 - 1
1:24		Rushed	1 - 0

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