	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	31	12	11	7	61
SYD	11	34	2	26	73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:19		C. Warner Behind	61 - 73
24:05		T. Papley Goal	61 - 72
20:31		E. Gulden Goal	61 - 66
16:31		L. McDonald Behind	61 - 60
14:08		M. Gawn Behind	61 - 59
9:45		L. McDonald Goal	60 - 59
3:10		I. Heeney Goal	60 - 53
1:07		M. Gawn Goal	60 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:23		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	54 - 47
20:13		A. Brayshaw Behind	53 - 47
19:35		Rushed	52 - 47
16:07		Rushed	51 - 47
13:13		B. Fritsch Goal	51 - 46
12:33		T. Papley Behind	45 - 46
8:23		J. Jordon Behind	45 - 45
1:07		B. Brown Behind	44 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:45		J. Amartey Behind	43 - 45
27:28		B. Fritsch Goal	43 - 44
24:39		T. Papley Goal	37 - 44
22:45		S. Wicks Behind	37 - 38
22:07		S. Reid Behind	37 - 37
16:15		L. McDonald Goal	37 - 36
15:01		I. Heeney Behind	37 - 30
13:04		S. Reid Goal	37 - 29
8:10		L. McDonald Goal	37 - 23
5:22		S. Reid Goal	37 - 17
0:54		M. Gawn Goal	37 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:09		S. Reid Goal	31 - 11
26:31		B. Fritsch Goal	31 - 5
24:40		M. Gawn Goal	25 - 5
19:56		Rushed	19 - 5
17:10		L. Jackson Goal	19 - 4
15:52		I. Heeney Behind	13 - 4
14:38		L. Jackson Behind	13 - 3
12:11		J. McInerney Behind	12 - 3
10:47		C. Warner Behind	12 - 2
5:22		L. McDonald Behind	12 - 1
2:55		E. Langdon Goal	12 - 0
0:59		J. Jordon Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	40	135.5	WWWWW
2	SYD	36	142.5	WWWWL
3	GEEL	32	124.4	LWWWW
4	HAW	30	110.4	WDLLW
5	SUNS	28	116.9	LWWWL
6	MELB	28	106.7	WLWWL
7	ADEL	24	107.9	LWWWL
8	BL	24	106.6	WWWLL
9	WB	24	92.8	LLWLW
10	COLL	22	100.3	WDLLW
11	STK	20	108.2	WWLWL
12	GWS	20	98.6	WLWLW
13	NMFC	20	97.6	LLLLW
14	PORT	12	100.9	WLLLL
15	CARL	12	86.1	LLLWW
16	WCE	12	66.1	LLLWL
17	RICH	8	64.5	LWLLW
18	ESS	4	70.9	LLLLL

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