	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	23	21	30	24	98
MELB	8	15	16	18	57

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:40		M. Gawn Behind	98 - 57
28:06		J. Thomas Goal	98 - 56
26:51		M. Cox Goal	92 - 56
24:20		C. Salem Behind	86 - 56
22:22		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	86 - 55
16:38		J. Stephenson Goal	80 - 55
15:46		T. McDonald Behind	74 - 55
13:24		M. Hannan Goal	74 - 54
8:02		J. Harmes Behind	74 - 48
6:20		Rushed	74 - 47
3:21		S. Weideman Goal	74 - 46
0:49		J. Garlett Behind	74 - 40
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:32		Rushed	74 - 39
27:55		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	74 - 38
25:40		S. May Behind	68 - 38
24:13		A. Treloar Goal	68 - 37
22:59		S. Sidebottom Goal	62 - 37
20:46		S. Weideman Goal	56 - 37
17:48		J. De Goey Goal	56 - 31
15:15		J. Hunt Behind	50 - 31
11:30		J. Hunt Goal	50 - 30
7:27		J. Stephenson Goal	50 - 24
0:43		J. Garlett Behind	44 - 24
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:32		B. Mihocek Behind	44 - 23
22:44		Rushed	43 - 23
21:52		S. Weideman Behind	43 - 22
19:28		B. Mihocek Goal	43 - 21
15:33		C. Spargo Goal	37 - 21
14:24		B. Sier Behind	37 - 15
13:22		J. Harmes Behind	36 - 15
11:45		J. De Goey Goal	36 - 14
8:13		B. Grundy Goal	30 - 14
5:18		J. Stephenson Behind	24 - 14
3:43		C. Petracca Goal	23 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:21		J. Garlett Goal	23 - 8
26:57		M. Cox Behind	23 - 2
24:11		Rushed	22 - 2
20:03		M. Hannan Behind	21 - 2
18:59		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	21 - 1
14:58		J. De Goey Goal	15 - 1
12:52		C. Petracca Behind	9 - 1
7:18		J. Stephenson Behind	9 - 0
5:39		J. Stephenson Goal	8 - 0
4:04		S. Pendlebury Behind	2 - 0
0:42		J. Stephenson 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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