17.11

113

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	23	21	37	32	113
MELB	19	31	9	9	68

10.8

68

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:16		Rushed	113 - 68
25:45		P. Wright Goal	113 - 67
21:13		N. Caddy Behind	107 - 67
18:45		J. van Rooyen Behind	106 - 67
17:06		H. Langford Goal	106 - 66
13:40		X. Duursma Goal	106 - 60
11:49		N. Caddy Goal	100 - 60
9:47		A. May Goal	94 - 60
8:00		Z. Merrett Goal	88 - 60
6:58		K. Langford Behind	82 - 60
6:19		K. Pickett Behind	81 - 60
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:07		Rushed	81 - 59
27:59		T. Edwards Goal	81 - 58
27:59		T. Edwards Goal	81 - 58
26:35		J. Gresham Goal	75 - 58
24:40		I. Kako Goal	69 - 58
24:40		I. Kako Goal	69 - 58
19:21		K. Pickett Goal	63 - 58
15:13		N. Caddy Goal	63 - 52
13:08		J. Gresham Behind	57 - 52
11:46		A. Roberts Goal	56 - 52
10:11		J. Steele Behind	50 - 52
8:17		H. Petty Behind	50 - 51
3:50		A. Day-Wicks Goal	50 - 50
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:08		I. Kako Goal	44 - 50
29:37		J. van Rooyen Behind	38 - 50
27:24		J. Farrow Behind	38 - 49
25:15		S. Durham Goal	37 - 49
23:38		A. May Behind	31 - 49
21:56		B. Mihocek Goal	30 - 49
20:45		Rushed	30 - 43
18:48		K. Chandler Goal	29 - 43
16:07		A. May Goal	29 - 37
12:39		T. Sparrow Goal	23 - 37
9:29		K. Pickett Goal	23 - 31
6:25		M. Gawn Goal	23 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:27		H. Sharp Goal	23 - 19
24:38		E. Tsatas Goal	23 - 13
20:25		T. Edwards Behind	17 - 13
19:16		N. Caddy Behind	16 - 13
17:31		H. Sharp Behind	15 - 13
15:33		X. Duursma Goal	15 - 12
13:38		N. Caddy Behind	9 - 12
10:43		L. Pickett Goal	8 - 12
8:43		B. Fritsch Goal	8 - 6
6:44		T. Edwards Goal	8 - 0
5:16		Rushed	2 - 0
2:54		Rushed	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	60	142.3	WWWLW
2	SYD	52	131.2	WWLWL
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	COLL	38	104.4	LWWWW
8	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
9	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.4	WWWLL
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