Brisbane LionsBL

8.9

57

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
BL	7	8	21	21	57
MELB	38	43	25	9	115

18.7

115

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:33		C. Rayner Goal	57 - 115
24:47		M. Robinson Goal	51 - 115
22:44		L. McCarthy Behind	45 - 115
17:23		L. McCarthy Behind	44 - 115
15:20		Rushed	43 - 115
12:02		L. Jackson Goal	43 - 114
10:07		J. Melksham Behind	43 - 108
9:19		K. Pickett Behind	43 - 107
6:50		C. Cameron Behind	43 - 106
1:11		H. McCluggage Goal	42 - 106
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:54		B. Fritsch Goal	36 - 106
27:50		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	36 - 100
24:37		J. Payne Behind	36 - 94
23:41		Rushed	35 - 94
20:27		L. McCarthy Goal	34 - 94
19:13		C. Petracca Goal	28 - 94
17:41		Rushed	28 - 88
10:23		B. Fritsch Goal	28 - 87
8:07		O. McInerney Behind	28 - 81
3:08		J. Daniher Goal	27 - 81
1:36		H. McCluggage Goal	21 - 81
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:53		B. Brown Goal	15 - 81
29:43		B. Fritsch Goal	15 - 75
23:45		E. Langdon Behind	15 - 69
22:33		J. Melksham Goal	15 - 68
20:58		C. Petracca Goal	15 - 62
20:08		D. Zorko Behind	15 - 56
18:42		K. Pickett Goal	14 - 56
14:01		B. Brown Goal	14 - 50
6:16		K. Pickett Goal	14 - 44
3:55		J. Daniher Behind	14 - 38
2:38		D. McStay Goal	13 - 38
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		K. Pickett Goal	7 - 38
21:58		E. Langdon Goal	7 - 32
19:18		Rushed	7 - 26
15:08		B. Brown Goal	6 - 26
13:05		J. Daniher Goal	6 - 20
11:25		B. Fritsch Goal	0 - 20
9:15		J. Lever Goal	0 - 14
2:05		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	0 - 8
1:30		C. Petracca Behind	0 - 7
0:21		K. Pickett 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