11.15

81

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	13	27	22	19	81
RICH	8	23	19	8	58

8.10

58

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:33		H. Ralphsmith Goal	81 - 58
24:59		R. Mansell Behind	81 - 52
22:57		P. Wright Behind	81 - 51
21:58		X. Duursma Behind	80 - 51
18:51		P. Wright Goal	79 - 51
16:09		K. McAuliffe Behind	73 - 51
13:46		B. Hobbs Behind	73 - 50
10:29		A. Clarke Behind	72 - 50
9:29		S. Durham Behind	71 - 50
8:15		P. Wright Behind	70 - 50
4:18		A. Perkins Goal	69 - 50
0:53		X. Duursma Behind	63 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:14		Rushed	62 - 50
27:45		M. Guelfi Goal	61 - 50
22:23		Rushed	55 - 50
19:58		P. Wright Goal	54 - 50
17:07		S. Lalor Goal	48 - 50
16:05		N. Caddy Behind	48 - 44
12:36		Rushed	47 - 44
9:00		T. Taranto Goal	47 - 43
7:34		Z. Merrett Behind	47 - 37
3:46		R. Mansell Goal	46 - 37
2:23		N. Caddy Goal	46 - 31
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:08		S. Durham Goal	40 - 31
30:30		P. Wright Behind	34 - 31
24:44		A. Clarke Goal	33 - 31
21:54		H. Ralphsmith Goal	27 - 31
20:17		Rushed	27 - 25
19:15		N. Caddy Behind	27 - 24
13:00		J. Faull Goal	26 - 24
11:52		J. Faull Behind	26 - 18
10:14		N. Martin Goal	26 - 17
7:33		A. Clarke Goal	20 - 17
6:15		A. Roberts Behind	14 - 17
4:20		H. Ralphsmith Behind	13 - 17
3:33		Rushed	13 - 16
3:00		S. Green Behind	13 - 15
0:57		S. Lalor Goal	13 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:31		A. Clarke Goal	13 - 8
24:17		R. Mansell Behind	7 - 8
22:00		J. Hopper Behind	7 - 7
16:00		Rushed	7 - 6
12:29		T. Taranto Goal	6 - 6
2:17		N. Martin 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	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
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