9.6

60

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	9	14	19	18	60
MELB	6	15	21	14	56

8.8

56

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:14		C. Petracca Behind	60 - 56
17:34		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	60 - 55
14:23		J. Smith Goal	60 - 54
10:05		K. Pickett Goal	60 - 48
6:53		C. Curnow Goal	60 - 42
1:56		T. De Koning Goal	54 - 42
0:28		M. Owies Goal	48 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:51		C. Petracca Behind	42 - 42
23:50		T. Sparrow Behind	42 - 41
20:38		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	42 - 40
14:59		C. Petracca Goal	42 - 34
10:54		S. Docherty Goal	42 - 28
9:22		T. Sparrow Goal	36 - 28
8:14		M. Owies Goal	36 - 22
6:55		K. Chandler Behind	30 - 22
3:14		P. Cripps Goal	30 - 21
0:58		Rushed	24 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:43		Rushed	23 - 21
25:17		B. Acres Goal	23 - 20
19:22		J. Martin Goal	17 - 20
18:05		J. van Rooyen Behind	11 - 20
16:15		C. Petracca Goal	11 - 19
14:02		D. Cuningham Behind	11 - 13
9:23		J. van Rooyen Behind	10 - 13
4:13		S. Docherty Behind	10 - 12
3:02		K. Chandler Goal	9 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:58		E. Langdon Goal	9 - 6
24:49		M. Owies Behind	9 - 0
23:56		G. Hewett Behind	8 - 0
16:00		C. Curnow Goal	7 - 0
12:54		Rushed	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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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