5.12

42

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	9	15	8	10	42
MELB	15	8	32	30	85

13.7

85

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:02		M. Pickett Behind	42 - 85
25:35		C. Petracca Goal	41 - 85
19:39		B. Laurie Goal	41 - 79
15:19		B. Laurie Goal	41 - 73
13:58		M. Rioli Behind	41 - 67
12:03		L. Baker Behind	40 - 67
10:45		K. Pickett Goal	39 - 67
8:48		B. Fritsch Goal	39 - 61
3:29		S. Bolton Goal	39 - 55
2:16		Rushed	33 - 55
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:18		C. Windsor Goal	32 - 55
28:20		T. Dow Behind	32 - 49
24:08		Rushed	31 - 49
18:11		M. Rioli Goal	30 - 49
17:37		C. Petracca Behind	24 - 49
15:47		K. Pickett Goal	24 - 48
15:20		K. Pickett Behind	24 - 42
14:11		D. Turner Goal	24 - 41
9:30		D. Turner Goal	24 - 35
6:19		M. Gawn Goal	24 - 29
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:23		D. Grimes Behind	24 - 23
22:50		M. Rioli Goal	23 - 23
19:38		D. Turner Goal	17 - 23
17:54		Rushed	17 - 17
16:12		Rushed	16 - 17
12:51		Rushed	15 - 17
9:50		Rushed	15 - 16
2:16		D. Martin Goal	15 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:12		B. Fritsch Goal	9 - 15
23:16		M. Lefau Goal	9 - 9
22:09		T. Brown Behind	3 - 9
17:33		B. Fritsch Behind	2 - 9
16:13		M. Rioli Behind	2 - 8
12:44		E. Langdon Behind	1 - 8
11:27		D. Turner Behind	1 - 7
7:24		D. Martin Behind	1 - 6
0:52		J. van Rooyen Goal	0 - 6

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	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
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