	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	15	7	14	24	60
COLL	24	12	43	58	137

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:15		N. Caddy Goal	60 - 137
31:17		J. Crisp Behind	54 - 137
28:05		S. Pendlebury Goal	54 - 136
25:57		K. Langford Goal	54 - 130
24:03		S. Sidebottom Goal	48 - 130
21:47		J. Elliott Goal	48 - 124
20:29		D. McStay Goal	48 - 118
18:39		J. Crisp Goal	48 - 112
18:13		P. Lipinski Behind	48 - 106
16:22		P. Lipinski Goal	48 - 105
13:24		K. Langford Goal	48 - 99
10:54		D. McStay Behind	42 - 99
8:15		N. Caddy Goal	42 - 98
6:07		B. McCreery Goal	36 - 98
3:15		J. De Goey Goal	36 - 92
2:45		A. Anderson Behind	36 - 86
0:39		J. De Goey Goal	36 - 85
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:12		P. Wright Behind	36 - 79
26:29		B. McCreery Behind	35 - 79
25:32		D. McStay Behind	35 - 78
23:49		A. Anderson Behind	35 - 77
21:43		A. Anderson Goal	35 - 76
20:25		J. Elliott Goal	35 - 70
17:46		D. McStay Behind	35 - 64
15:22		I. Kako Goal	35 - 63
13:55		D. McStay Goal	29 - 63
12:31		N. Daicos Behind	29 - 57
10:21		R. Steele Goal	29 - 56
9:45		P. Wright Behind	29 - 50
7:03		A. Anderson Goal	28 - 50
5:14		S. Pendlebury Goal	28 - 44
3:56		J. De Goey Behind	28 - 38
1:57		N. Caddy Goal	28 - 37
0:59		J. Elliott Behind	22 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:29		A. May Behind	22 - 36
16:18		Rushed	21 - 36
13:43		J. Elliott Behind	21 - 35
12:29		D. Houston Behind	21 - 34
11:48		N. Daicos Behind	21 - 33
7:11		B. McCreery Goal	21 - 32
5:24		N. Daicos Behind	21 - 26
4:11		S. Durham Goal	21 - 25
0:54		N. Daicos Behind	15 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:39		N. Caddy Behind	15 - 24
24:59		A. Day-Wicks Goal	14 - 24
22:54		W. Hayes Goal	8 - 24
21:31		J. De Goey Goal	8 - 18
20:12		A. Day-Wicks Goal	8 - 12
12:22		N. Caddy Behind	2 - 12
10:09		N. Caddy Behind	1 - 12
7:34		L. Schultz Goal	0 - 12
1:36		R. Steele Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
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	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	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL

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