	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	31	32	24	11	98
MELB	15	15	31	32	93

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:12		L. Plowman Behind	98 - 93
26:38		T. McDonald Goal	97 - 93
23:17		T. Sparrow Goal	97 - 87
22:05		B. Fritsch Behind	97 - 81
21:00		B. Fritsch Behind	97 - 80
19:09		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	97 - 79
18:30		Rushed	97 - 73
17:26		Rushed	96 - 73
15:21		M. Owies Behind	95 - 73
7:26		Z. Fisher Goal	94 - 73
4:52		B. Fritsch Goal	88 - 73
3:19		G. Hewett Behind	88 - 67
0:26		B. Fritsch Goal	87 - 67
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:56		P. Cripps Goal	87 - 61
29:36		E. Langdon Goal	81 - 61
23:22		Rushed	81 - 55
18:50		J. Harmes Goal	81 - 54
16:23		M. Gawn Goal	81 - 48
13:50		T. Sparrow Goal	81 - 42
6:50		L. Parks Goal	81 - 36
5:23		M. Kennedy Goal	75 - 36
3:43		P. Cripps Goal	69 - 36
2:31		B. Fritsch Goal	63 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:53		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	63 - 30
32:13		E. Langdon Behind	63 - 29
23:22		B. Fritsch Goal	63 - 28
21:19		E. Curnow Goal	63 - 22
19:46		P. Cripps Goal	57 - 22
18:19		C. Petracca Behind	51 - 22
16:42		B. Fritsch Goal	51 - 21
14:58		M. Owies Goal	51 - 15
13:49		H. McKay Behind	45 - 15
10:24		H. McKay Goal	44 - 15
7:38		M. Kennedy Behind	38 - 15
4:21		P. Cripps Goal	37 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:28		Rushed	31 - 15
24:24		C. Durdin Goal	31 - 14
21:27		Z. Fisher Goal	25 - 14
20:04		M. Kennedy Behind	19 - 14
18:47		L. O'Brien Goal	18 - 14
11:42		C. Durdin Goal	12 - 14
11:01		C. Petracca Behind	6 - 14
7:28		T. McDonald Goal	6 - 13
5:58		M. Kennedy Goal	6 - 7
2:41		B. Brown Goal	0 - 7
2:11		C. Petracca Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	135.7	LWWWL
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
6	ADEL	36	110.0	LWWWL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
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	71.3	LWLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL

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