	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	26	12	20	41	99
ADEL	23	10	45	9	87

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:57		J. Begley Behind	99 - 87
30:07		D. Smith Behind	98 - 87
27:48		J. Begley Behind	97 - 87
26:12		J. Begley Goal	96 - 87
24:08		C. Hooker Goal	90 - 87
22:11		J. Green Behind	84 - 87
20:42		J. Green Goal	83 - 87
19:23		H. Greenwood Behind	77 - 87
18:03		J. Stewart Behind	77 - 86
15:27		M. McGovern Behind	76 - 86
11:56		R. Douglas Behind	76 - 85
10:20		B. Goddard Goal	76 - 84
8:39		J. Stewart Goal	70 - 84
6:33		C. Ellis-Yolmen Goal	64 - 84
2:07		J. Green Goal	64 - 78
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:13		R. Atkins Behind	58 - 78
26:45		H. Greenwood Goal	58 - 77
26:12		J. Jenkins Behind	58 - 71
22:19		J. Stewart Behind	58 - 70
19:52		R. Douglas Goal	57 - 70
19:09		E. Betts Behind	57 - 64
18:22		J. Daniher Behind	57 - 63
16:53		J. Daniher Goal	56 - 63
14:31		D. Fogarty Goal	50 - 63
12:21		C. Hooker Goal	50 - 57
10:26		L. Murphy Goal	44 - 57
6:49		M. McGovern Goal	44 - 51
4:48		B. Gibbs Goal	44 - 45
3:45		C. Hooker Goal	44 - 39
1:12		B. Gibbs Goal	38 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:08		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	38 - 33
25:44		L. Murphy Behind	37 - 33
24:07		J. Jenkins Behind	37 - 32
22:53		R. Douglas Behind	37 - 31
21:13		B. Goddard Behind	37 - 30
18:47		E. Betts Behind	36 - 30
16:54		J. Green Behind	36 - 29
15:49		D. Parish Behind	35 - 29
12:01		J. Jenkins Goal	34 - 29
9:35		C. Hooker Behind	34 - 23
8:17		Rushed	33 - 23
2:35		J. Daniher Goal	32 - 23
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:53		J. Jenkins Goal	26 - 23
24:45		J. Stewart Goal	26 - 17
23:50		R. Atkins Behind	20 - 17
22:11		T. Bellchambers Goal	20 - 16
19:42		B. Gibbs Behind	14 - 16
18:47		D. Mackay Behind	14 - 15
15:46		J. Stringer Behind	14 - 14
14:02		C. Hampton Goal	13 - 14
10:45		A. McGrath Goal	13 - 8
9:25		Rushed	7 - 8
7:51		J. Stewart Goal	7 - 7
4:46		D. Fogarty Goal	1 - 7
3:13		P. Seedsman Behind	1 - 1
2:32		D. Parish Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	64	142.0	WWLWW
2	SYD	52	128.3	WLWLL
3	HAW	50	118.4	WWLWW
4	BL	48	117.8	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	113.7	LWWWL
6	MELB	48	109.6	WLWWW
7	COLL	46	107.6	WWWWW
8	WB	44	93.2	LWLWW
9	GEEL	40	116.2	WLLLW
10	STK	32	104.0	WLWWL
11	GWS	32	101.3	LLWWL
12	CARL	32	91.1	WWWLL
13	NMFC	32	90.9	WWLLL
14	SUNS	28	95.3	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	99.3	LWWLL
16	WCE	16	72.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	67.9	LLLLW
18	RICH	8	61.7	LLLLL

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