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	68	146.0	WLWWW
2	SYD	56	130.0	LWLLW
3	HAW	54	124.0	WLWWW
4	BL	52	120.6	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	113.7	LWWWL
6	MELB	48	107.8	LWWWL
7	WB	48	96.8	WLWWW
8	COLL	46	107.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	44	116.5	LLLWW
10	STK	36	105.8	LWWLW
11	CARL	36	92.4	WWLLW
12	GWS	32	98.3	LWWLL
13	NMFC	32	89.6	WLLLL
14	SUNS	28	94.8	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	95.6	WWLLL
16	WCE	16	70.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	65.4	LLLWL
18	RICH	8	60.9	LLLLL