12.13

85

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	15	28	29	13	85
SUNS	12	8	18	27	65

10.5

65

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:56		B. Long Behind	85 - 65
26:38		J. O'Meara Goal	85 - 64
20:22		B. Ellis Goal	79 - 64
18:23		B. Long Goal	79 - 58
16:50		H. Young Goal	79 - 52
15:39		M. Frederick Behind	73 - 52
13:08		D. Swallow Goal	72 - 52
11:24		Rushed	72 - 46
9:28		W. Graham Behind	72 - 45
4:08		S. Day Goal	72 - 44
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:47		J. Treacy Behind	72 - 38
28:46		N. Fyfe Behind	71 - 38
26:25		S. Sturt Goal	70 - 38
24:23		S. Switkowski Behind	64 - 38
23:44		S. Sturt Behind	63 - 38
20:08		W. Graham Goal	62 - 38
15:56		J. Aish Behind	62 - 32
11:11		J. Lukosius Goal	61 - 32
7:57		H. Young Goal	61 - 26
5:57		D. Swallow Goal	55 - 26
3:38		S. Darcy Goal	55 - 20
1:12		A. Brayshaw Goal	49 - 20
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:22		S. Sturt Goal	43 - 20
24:51		B. Ainsworth Behind	37 - 20
22:15		S. Day Goal	37 - 19
21:19		Rushed	37 - 13
17:21		J. Treacy Goal	36 - 13
14:37		B. Banfield Behind	30 - 13
12:03		J. Lukosius Behind	29 - 13
7:27		M. Johnson Behind	29 - 12
5:40		C. Serong Goal	28 - 12
2:33		J. Amiss Behind	22 - 12
0:47		M. Frederick Goal	21 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:45		A. Brayshaw Behind	15 - 12
25:15		J. Treacy Goal	14 - 12
21:34		H. Young Goal	8 - 12
14:48		J. Amiss Behind	2 - 12
11:26		B. Banfield Behind	1 - 12
7:13		J. Lukosius Goal	0 - 12
5:37		S. Day 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	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