	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	39	19	16	14	88
ADEL	24	9	25	32	90

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:36		S. Weideman Behind	88 - 90
26:13		M. Gawn Behind	87 - 90
24:27		B. Crouch Goal	86 - 90
20:55		Rushed	86 - 84
19:35		T. Lynch Goal	86 - 83
18:41		J. Harmes Behind	86 - 77
17:26		T. Smith Behind	85 - 77
15:47		E. Betts Goal	84 - 77
14:39		Rushed	84 - 71
11:40		N. Jones Behind	83 - 71
11:15		Rushed	82 - 71
9:13		C. Ellis-Yolmen Goal	81 - 71
6:16		J. Jenkins Goal	81 - 65
4:45		J. Garlett Goal	81 - 59
3:31		J. Jenkins Behind	75 - 59
2:25		Rushed	75 - 58
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:26		Rushed	74 - 58
22:21		T. Lynch Goal	73 - 58
19:39		J. Hunt Behind	73 - 52
18:10		S. Weideman Behind	72 - 52
15:01		T. Walker Goal	71 - 52
11:14		B. Crouch Goal	71 - 46
9:40		M. Hannan Goal	71 - 40
4:42		N. Jones Goal	65 - 40
3:25		Rushed	59 - 40
1:50		J. Jenkins Goal	59 - 39
0:32		M. Gawn Behind	59 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:28		T. Smith Goal	58 - 33
18:14		T. Walker Behind	52 - 33
15:26		C. Oliver Goal	52 - 32
12:40		J. Garlett Goal	46 - 32
11:03		J. Jenkins Behind	40 - 32
8:24		J. Gallucci Goal	40 - 31
6:23		C. Spargo Behind	40 - 25
3:58		J. Jenkins Behind	39 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:35		A. Brayshaw Goal	39 - 24
25:18		J. Garlett Behind	33 - 24
22:30		S. Weideman Goal	32 - 24
20:08		B. Crouch Goal	26 - 24
18:27		J. Garlett Goal	26 - 18
15:55		E. Betts Goal	20 - 18
14:21		Rushed	20 - 12
13:12		L. Murphy Goal	19 - 12
11:36		J. Hunt Goal	19 - 6
9:06		T. Lynch Goal	13 - 6
7:05		C. Petracca Goal	13 - 0
3:42		J. Harmes Goal	7 - 0
0:17		J. Garlett Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	40	135.5	WWWWW
2	SYD	36	142.5	WWWWL
3	GEEL	32	124.4	LWWWW
4	HAW	30	110.4	WDLLW
5	SUNS	28	116.9	LWWWL
6	MELB	28	106.7	WLWWL
7	ADEL	24	107.9	LWWWL
8	BL	24	106.6	WWWLL
9	WB	24	92.8	LLWLW
10	COLL	22	100.3	WDLLW
11	STK	20	108.2	WWLWL
12	GWS	20	98.6	WLWLW
13	NMFC	20	97.6	LLLLW
14	PORT	12	100.9	WLLLL
15	CARL	12	86.1	LLLWW
16	WCE	12	66.1	LLLWL
17	RICH	8	64.5	LWLLW
18	ESS	4	70.9	LLLLL

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