	1	2	3	4	T
BL	25	13	24	24	86
MELB	11	50	16	4	81

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:32		B. Fritsch Behind	86 - 81
25:18		H. McCluggage Goal	86 - 80
23:01		W. Ashcroft Behind	80 - 80
19:53		K. Lohmann Goal	79 - 80
19:02		J. Daniher Behind	73 - 80
15:49		C. Oliver Behind	72 - 80
14:11		J. Berry Goal	72 - 79
13:32		E. Langdon Behind	66 - 79
10:18		Rushed	66 - 78
8:37		J. Fletcher Behind	65 - 78
7:01		J. Dunkley Behind	64 - 78
5:43		C. Ah Chee Behind	63 - 78
0:53		H. Petty Behind	62 - 78
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:38		J. Fletcher Behind	62 - 77
28:41		K. Pickett Goal	61 - 77
26:18		C. Ah Chee Goal	61 - 71
24:30		O. McInerney Behind	55 - 71
22:44		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	54 - 71
19:56		C. Rayner Goal	54 - 70
18:27		H. Petty Behind	48 - 70
16:31		C. Ah Chee Behind	48 - 69
14:08		Z. Bailey Behind	47 - 69
12:47		E. Langdon Behind	46 - 69
11:01		C. Ah Chee Behind	46 - 68
9:22		D. Turner Goal	45 - 68
7:07		J. Daniher Goal	45 - 62
4:57		Rushed	39 - 62
1:58		B. Fritsch Behind	38 - 62
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
37:15		H. Petty Behind	38 - 61
33:02		H. Petty Behind	38 - 60
29:40		K. Pickett Goal	38 - 59
27:40		J. Daniher Goal	38 - 53
24:56		C. Oliver Goal	32 - 53
21:16		K. Pickett Goal	32 - 47
19:25		K. Chandler Goal	32 - 41
14:04		B. Fritsch Goal	32 - 35
12:46		K. Pickett Goal	32 - 29
10:00		J. van Rooyen Goal	32 - 23
4:30		E. Hipwood Goal	32 - 17
4:08		Rushed	26 - 17
2:11		J. van Rooyen Goal	25 - 17
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		O. McInerney Behind	25 - 11
26:34		K. Lohmann Behind	24 - 11
24:08		E. Hipwood Behind	23 - 11
22:12		C. Cameron Goal	22 - 11
21:25		K. Pickett Behind	16 - 11
19:17		K. Pickett Behind	16 - 10
17:53		K. Tholstrup Behind	16 - 9
16:45		Rushed	16 - 8
13:39		B. Fritsch Behind	15 - 8
13:11		C. Windsor Behind	15 - 7
11:36		K. Pickett Goal	15 - 6
9:06		C. Cameron Goal	15 - 0
7:24		W. Ashcroft Behind	9 - 0
5:57		Rushed	8 - 0
2:46		C. Rayner Goal	7 - 0
1:24		Rushed	1 - 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

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