	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	22	19	29	22	92
ESS	37	18	14	18	87

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:34		A. Phillips Behind	92 - 87
28:16		Rushed	92 - 86
27:18		W. Rioli Behind	92 - 85
26:36		W. Rioli Behind	91 - 85
23:49		K. Langford Behind	90 - 85
21:18		J. Stringer Goal	90 - 84
19:42		Rushed	90 - 78
16:02		W. Rioli Goal	90 - 77
13:25		C. Rozee Goal	84 - 77
12:35		J. Finlayson Behind	78 - 77
10:23		R. Bonner Behind	77 - 77
7:58		S. Draper Behind	76 - 77
6:19		J. Finlayson Goal	76 - 76
3:38		J. Stringer Behind	70 - 76
2:30		A. Perkins Goal	70 - 75
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:33		S. Weideman Behind	70 - 69
27:12		J. Menzie Goal	70 - 68
24:17		Z. Merrett Behind	70 - 62
23:09		C. Dixon Goal	70 - 61
21:13		C. Dixon Goal	64 - 61
16:39		T. Marshall Behind	58 - 61
13:49		Rushed	57 - 61
12:17		T. Boak Goal	56 - 61
10:37		J. Finlayson Behind	50 - 61
9:20		J. Stringer Goal	49 - 61
5:52		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	49 - 55
3:31		R. Bonner Behind	43 - 55
0:53		C. Dixon Behind	42 - 55
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:27		T. Boak Behind	41 - 55
26:07		D. Houston Behind	40 - 55
24:19		Rushed	39 - 55
22:33		Z. Merrett Goal	38 - 55
21:51		Rushed	38 - 49
20:56		C. Dixon Behind	37 - 49
19:11		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	36 - 49
13:10		S. Weideman Goal	30 - 49
10:41		J. Finlayson Behind	30 - 43
8:03		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	29 - 43
5:03		T. Marshall Goal	28 - 43
1:42		K. Langford Goal	22 - 43
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:23		W. Rioli Behind	22 - 37
28:01		J. Finlayson Behind	21 - 37
25:19		B. Hobbs Goal	20 - 37
24:09		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	20 - 31
23:20		A. Perkins Behind	20 - 25
21:00		W. Rioli Goal	20 - 24
19:50		D. Byrne-Jones Behind	14 - 24
18:21		J. Horne-Francis Behind	13 - 24
15:53		J. Caldwell Goal	12 - 24
11:09		J. McEntee Goal	12 - 18
8:51		A. Perkins Goal	6 - 18
7:15		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	6 - 12
4:16		S. Weideman Goal	0 - 12
2:14		K. Langford Goal	0 - 6

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	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
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

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