Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

9.9

63

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	20	27	7	9	63
MELB	20	33	18	46	117

18.9

117

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:47		Rushed	63 - 117
30:22		D. Turner Goal	62 - 117
28:39		J. van Rooyen Goal	62 - 111
27:00		D. Turner Goal	62 - 105
24:37		B. King Goal	62 - 99
23:13		K. Tholstrup Behind	56 - 99
19:56		J. McVee Goal	56 - 98
16:13		B. Humphrey Behind	56 - 92
12:12		J. Melksham Goal	55 - 92
9:27		B. Fritsch Behind	55 - 86
8:23		E. Langdon Behind	55 - 85
6:45		J. McVee Behind	55 - 84
5:15		J. Viney Goal	55 - 83
4:11		M. Andrew Behind	55 - 77
1:44		J. Melksham Goal	54 - 77
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:30		J. Walter Behind	54 - 71
14:29		B. King Goal	53 - 71
7:37		H. Petty Goal	47 - 71
5:52		K. Tholstrup Goal	47 - 65
1:18		J. van Rooyen Goal	47 - 59
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:38		H. Petty Goal	47 - 53
29:26		J. Walter Behind	47 - 47
27:14		J. Witts Goal	46 - 47
24:12		B. Fritsch Goal	40 - 47
23:09		M. Gawn Behind	40 - 41
20:51		M. Andrew Behind	40 - 40
19:39		J. Bowey Behind	39 - 40
17:02		D. Turner Behind	39 - 39
13:46		L. Weller Goal	39 - 38
12:22		S. Flanders Goal	33 - 38
11:11		E. Langdon Goal	27 - 38
8:55		J. Viney Goal	27 - 32
6:05		J. Witts Goal	27 - 26
3:10		B. King Behind	21 - 26
1:35		H. Petty Goal	20 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:47		A. Davies Goal	20 - 20
25:36		D. Turner Goal	14 - 20
24:04		J. van Rooyen Goal	14 - 14
22:20		D. Turner Goal	14 - 8
19:27		D. Turner Behind	14 - 2
16:27		J. Viney Behind	14 - 1
15:16		S. Flanders Goal	14 - 0
13:09		T. Miller Behind	8 - 0
8:57		N. Holman Goal	7 - 0
6:17		N. Anderson Behind	1 - 0

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	141.6	WWWWL
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
12	STK	28	105.5	LLWLW
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	102.5	WLLWW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL