8.12

60

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	9	16	16	19	60
FRE	15	8	10	20	53

7.11

53

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:30		J. Hogan Behind	60 - 53
25:23		B. Matera Goal	60 - 52
21:25		J. Hogan Goal	60 - 46
18:29		M. Walters Goal	60 - 40
16:10		A. Francis Goal	60 - 34
13:08		D. Shiel Goal	54 - 34
4:22		D. Shiel Goal	48 - 34
2:56		Rushed	42 - 34
1:37		J. Daniher Behind	42 - 33
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:57		M. Taberner Behind	41 - 33
24:09		J. Begley Behind	41 - 32
21:46		D. Mundy Goal	40 - 32
15:29		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	40 - 26
14:40		J. Hogan Behind	34 - 26
13:13		J. Begley Behind	34 - 25
10:04		J. Stringer Behind	33 - 25
8:28		B. Matera Behind	32 - 25
6:04		J. Stringer Goal	32 - 24
4:09		J. Begley Behind	26 - 24
3:28		B. Hill Behind	25 - 24
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:46		A. Cerra Behind	25 - 23
22:40		J. Daniher Behind	25 - 22
16:29		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	24 - 22
15:45		J. Begley Behind	18 - 22
11:27		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	17 - 22
8:52		J. Hogan Behind	11 - 22
6:57		D. Tucker Goal	11 - 21
5:20		J. Daniher Behind	11 - 15
1:49		Rushed	10 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:03		J. Hogan Behind	9 - 15
22:18		B. Matera Goal	9 - 14
21:23		M. Baguley Behind	9 - 8
18:23		Rushed	8 - 8
16:28		T. Bellchambers Behind	8 - 7
14:36		D. Zaharakis Goal	7 - 7
12:57		J. Daniher Behind	1 - 7
8:45		E. Langdon Goal	0 - 7
4:17		M. Walters Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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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	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
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