9.6

60

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	9	14	19	18	60
MELB	6	15	21	14	56

8.8

56

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:14		C. Petracca Behind	60 - 56
17:34		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	60 - 55
14:23		J. Smith Goal	60 - 54
10:05		K. Pickett Goal	60 - 48
6:53		C. Curnow Goal	60 - 42
1:56		T. De Koning Goal	54 - 42
0:28		M. Owies Goal	48 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:51		C. Petracca Behind	42 - 42
23:50		T. Sparrow Behind	42 - 41
20:38		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	42 - 40
14:59		C. Petracca Goal	42 - 34
10:54		S. Docherty Goal	42 - 28
9:22		T. Sparrow Goal	36 - 28
8:14		M. Owies Goal	36 - 22
6:55		K. Chandler Behind	30 - 22
3:14		P. Cripps Goal	30 - 21
0:58		Rushed	24 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:43		Rushed	23 - 21
25:17		B. Acres Goal	23 - 20
19:22		J. Martin Goal	17 - 20
18:05		J. van Rooyen Behind	11 - 20
16:15		C. Petracca Goal	11 - 19
14:02		D. Cuningham Behind	11 - 13
9:23		J. van Rooyen Behind	10 - 13
4:13		S. Docherty Behind	10 - 12
3:02		K. Chandler Goal	9 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:58		E. Langdon Goal	9 - 6
24:49		M. Owies Behind	9 - 0
23:56		G. Hewett Behind	8 - 0
16:00		C. Curnow Goal	7 - 0
12:54		Rushed	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
2	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
3	HAW	24	124.5	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
6	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
7	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
8	COLL	16	110.2	WLLWW
9	GEEL	16	108.6	WLWWL
10	WB	16	91.8	WWLLL
11	PORT	12	112.5	LWLLW
12	STK	12	110.1	WLWLW
13	ADEL	12	96.1	LLWWL
14	GWS	12	89.8	LLWLW
15	WCE	8	55.8	WLLLL
16	CARL	4	80.3	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	72.9	LLWLL
18	RICH	0	54.2	LLLLL