13.17

95

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	34	30	10	21	95
ESS	16	7	20	7	50

6.14

50

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:08		E. Tsatas Behind	95 - 50
21:46		J. van Rooyen Behind	95 - 49
20:38		Rushed	94 - 49
19:06		Rushed	93 - 49
17:12		J. Melksham Goal	93 - 48
12:39		W. Setterfield Behind	87 - 48
10:34		K. Chandler Goal	87 - 47
8:08		J. Melksham Goal	81 - 47
6:56		Rushed	75 - 47
5:11		B. Fritsch Behind	75 - 46
3:21		Rushed	74 - 46
2:03		Z. Reid Behind	74 - 45
1:00		A. Day-Wicks Behind	74 - 44
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:23		K. Chandler Behind	74 - 43
25:57		H. Petty Goal	73 - 43
16:49		T. Sparrow Behind	67 - 43
13:56		L. Kentfield Behind	66 - 43
11:27		N. Caddy Behind	65 - 43
9:23		S. Robey Goal	65 - 42
7:31		H. El Achkar Goal	65 - 36
5:59		B. McKay Behind	65 - 30
3:59		N. Cox Goal	65 - 29
2:29		Rushed	65 - 23
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:26		D. Turner Behind	64 - 23
27:54		B. McKay Behind	63 - 23
26:22		K. Pickett Goal	63 - 22
24:20		K. Chandler Behind	57 - 22
21:24		K. Pickett Behind	56 - 22
18:36		T. Rivers Goal	55 - 22
16:47		B. Laurie Behind	49 - 22
15:30		N. Caddy Goal	48 - 22
11:59		H. Langford Behind	48 - 16
9:25		L. Kentfield Behind	47 - 16
7:08		M. Gawn Goal	46 - 16
4:32		K. Pickett Goal	40 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:40		H. Langford Behind	34 - 16
28:08		B. McKay Goal	33 - 16
24:30		Rushed	33 - 10
23:13		H. Petty Goal	33 - 9
20:50		W. Setterfield Goal	27 - 9
18:40		E. Langdon Goal	27 - 3
18:21		B. Laurie Behind	21 - 3
13:49		S. Durham Behind	20 - 3
11:33		K. Pickett Goal	20 - 2
10:36		Rushed	14 - 2
6:27		J. van Rooyen Goal	13 - 2
4:34		M. Gawn Goal	7 - 2
3:28		H. El Achkar Behind	1 - 2
2:44		B. McKay Behind	1 - 1
1:17		Rushed	1 - 0

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