12.11

83

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	20	14	39	10	83
RICH	15	15	8	25	63

9.9

63

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:58		B. Fritsch Behind	83 - 63
29:50		T. Nankervis Goal	82 - 63
26:58		T. Taranto Goal	82 - 57
25:05		T. Lynch Goal	82 - 51
24:03		Rushed	82 - 45
20:13		T. Lynch Goal	82 - 44
14:30		M. Gawn Behind	82 - 38
9:59		B. Fritsch Behind	81 - 38
5:22		K. Pickett Behind	80 - 38
2:23		K. Chandler Goal	79 - 38
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:53		J. Faull Behind	73 - 38
31:02		Rushed	73 - 37
29:03		T. Lynch Behind	72 - 37
27:21		C. Petracca Goal	72 - 36
26:20		K. Pickett Behind	66 - 36
22:48		K. Tholstrup Goal	65 - 36
20:20		Rushed	59 - 36
17:47		T. Sparrow Goal	58 - 36
13:19		T. Lynch Goal	52 - 36
9:27		B. Fritsch Goal	52 - 30
7:55		C. Petracca Goal	46 - 30
0:59		K. Pickett Goal	40 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:48		H. Petty Goal	34 - 30
21:37		R. Mansell Goal	28 - 30
18:40		S. Campbell Behind	28 - 24
17:05		K. McIntosh Behind	28 - 23
12:02		H. Petty Goal	28 - 22
11:35		Rushed	22 - 22
7:03		S. Green Goal	21 - 22
3:23		H. Petty Behind	21 - 16
1:16		T. Lynch Behind	20 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:47		T. Taranto Goal	20 - 15
27:11		S. Lalor Goal	20 - 9
25:30		J. Hopper Behind	20 - 3
23:37		K. Chandler Goal	20 - 2
22:28		Rushed	14 - 2
17:09		B. Fritsch Goal	14 - 1
10:42		T. Lynch Behind	8 - 1
8:04		E. Langdon Goal	8 - 0
4:01		H. Langford Behind	2 - 0
1:55		T. Rivers Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	40	135.5	WWWWW
2	SYD	36	142.5	WWWWL
3	GEEL	32	124.4	LWWWW
4	HAW	30	110.4	WDLLW
5	SUNS	28	116.9	LWWWL
6	MELB	28	106.7	WLWWL
7	ADEL	24	107.9	LWWWL
8	BL	24	106.6	WWWLL
9	WB	24	92.8	LLWLW
10	COLL	22	100.3	WDLLW
11	STK	20	108.2	WWLWL
12	GWS	20	98.6	WLWLW
13	NMFC	20	97.6	LLLLW
14	PORT	12	100.9	WLLLL
15	CARL	12	86.1	LLLWW
16	WCE	12	66.1	LLLWL
17	RICH	8	64.5	LWLLW
18	ESS	4	70.9	LLLLL