16.8

104

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	20	37	24	23	104
ESS	14	27	3	19	63

9.9

63

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:33		P. Voss Behind	104 - 63
27:18		M. Frederick Goal	103 - 63
25:01		Rushed	97 - 63
23:10		M. Frederick Behind	97 - 62
21:38		J. Sharp Behind	96 - 62
18:17		J. Gresham Goal	95 - 62
14:03		L. Lual Goal	95 - 56
11:48		N. O'Driscoll Behind	95 - 50
10:20		S. Bolton Behind	94 - 50
8:50		N. O'Driscoll Goal	93 - 50
3:05		P. Voss Goal	87 - 50
1:52		A. May Goal	81 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:32		A. Brayshaw Goal	81 - 44
23:10		L. Jackson Goal	75 - 44
19:20		C. Serong Goal	69 - 44
16:23		J. Gresham Behind	63 - 44
11:35		M. Guelfi Behind	63 - 43
7:32		Rushed	63 - 42
2:14		J. Treacy Goal	63 - 41
2:14		J. Treacy Goal	63 - 41
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:46		X. Duursma Goal	57 - 41
31:10		N. Caddy Goal	57 - 35
31:10		N. Caddy Goal	57 - 35
30:07		I. Kako Behind	57 - 29
28:47		S. Bolton Goal	57 - 28
26:28		J. Treacy Goal	51 - 28
23:47		L. Lual Goal	45 - 28
17:34		P. Voss Behind	45 - 22
14:48		A. May Goal	44 - 22
13:42		Rushed	44 - 16
9:15		M. Reid Goal	44 - 15
6:13		M. Frederick Goal	38 - 15
3:10		C. Serong Goal	32 - 15
2:08		P. Wright Behind	26 - 15
0:22		L. Jackson Goal	26 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:00		A. Brayshaw Behind	20 - 14
22:46		L. Jackson Goal	19 - 14
20:14		J. Treacy Goal	13 - 14
18:34		J. Caldwell Behind	7 - 14
16:27		I. Kako Goal	7 - 13
12:55		S. Bolton Goal	7 - 7
9:01		P. Wright Goal	1 - 7
5:08		D. Parish Behind	1 - 1
3:14		S. Bolton 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	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
13	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
14	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL