10.14

74

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	20	5	19	30	74
GEEL	16	4	26	20	66

9.12

66

Geelong CatsGEEL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:47		J. Cameron Behind	74 - 66
26:22		B. Fritsch Goal	74 - 65
23:32		Z. Guthrie Goal	68 - 65
21:19		J. Cameron Behind	68 - 59
19:03		C. Windsor Goal	68 - 58
13:44		K. Pickett Goal	62 - 58
11:40		B. Close Goal	56 - 58
9:25		O. Henry Goal	56 - 52
4:52		B. Fritsch Goal	56 - 46
2:36		M. Gawn Goal	50 - 46
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:16		J. Bowes Behind	44 - 46
28:04		J. Clark Goal	44 - 45
23:05		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	44 - 39
21:56		O. Henry Goal	43 - 39
20:33		K. Pickett Behind	43 - 33
19:23		Rushed	42 - 33
18:57		C. Windsor Behind	41 - 33
17:24		M. Holmes Behind	40 - 33
13:59		O. Henry Goal	40 - 32
11:14		E. Langdon Goal	40 - 26
7:46		T. Stengle Goal	34 - 26
5:52		K. Chandler Goal	34 - 20
2:27		C. Petracca Behind	28 - 20
1:53		C. Petracca Behind	27 - 20
0:42		H. Petty Behind	26 - 20
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:07		T. Bruhn Behind	25 - 20
19:33		J. van Rooyen Behind	25 - 19
18:11		T. Hawkins Behind	24 - 19
16:36		M. Duncan Behind	24 - 18
12:59		Z. Tuohy Behind	24 - 17
11:22		K. Pickett Behind	24 - 16
9:39		B. Fritsch Behind	23 - 16
4:35		M. Gawn Behind	22 - 16
0:33		E. Langdon Behind	21 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:34		Rushed	20 - 16
26:39		C. Windsor Behind	20 - 15
21:10		K. Pickett Goal	19 - 15
18:14		O. Dempsey Behind	13 - 15
14:18		H. Petty Goal	13 - 14
11:44		O. Dempsey Goal	7 - 14
9:27		J. Cameron Behind	7 - 8
8:03		Z. Tuohy Behind	7 - 7
6:41		J. van Rooyen Behind	7 - 6
3:47		T. Stengle Goal	6 - 6
1:14		B. Fritsch Goal	6 - 0

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	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