	1	2	3	4	T
STK	27	17	24	20	88
GEEL	15	13	13	14	55

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:28		D. Butler Goal	88 - 55
25:43		R. Marshall Goal	82 - 55
19:27		T. Atkins Goal	76 - 55
18:54		Rushed	76 - 49
12:28		Z. Tuohy Goal	75 - 49
10:09		J. Bowes Behind	75 - 43
5:43		M. King Behind	75 - 42
3:48		J. Higgins Goal	74 - 42
1:03		M. Holmes Behind	68 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:06		J. Higgins Behind	68 - 41
27:02		D. Butler Behind	67 - 41
22:52		M. King Behind	66 - 41
20:30		C. Sharman Goal	65 - 41
18:51		T. Hawkins Goal	59 - 41
16:26		T. Hawkins Behind	59 - 35
14:23		M. Phillipou Goal	59 - 34
9:06		J. Higgins Goal	53 - 34
7:08		M. Holmes Goal	47 - 34
6:08		J. Gresham Behind	47 - 28
5:35		J. Gresham Behind	46 - 28
1:03		M. Wood Behind	45 - 28
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:14		R. Marshall Behind	44 - 28
24:36		B. Hill Behind	43 - 28
23:05		J. Higgins Behind	42 - 28
19:03		M. King Goal	41 - 28
16:57		M. King Behind	35 - 28
13:43		T. Hawkins Goal	34 - 28
12:07		T. Stengle Behind	34 - 22
9:19		C. Sharman Goal	34 - 21
7:36		M. Duncan Goal	28 - 21
6:11		J. Higgins Behind	28 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:15		T. Stengle Goal	27 - 15
25:33		Z. Guthrie Behind	27 - 9
20:19		T. Membrey Behind	27 - 8
16:21		M. King Goal	26 - 8
14:33		Z. Guthrie Goal	20 - 8
13:20		T. Hawkins Behind	20 - 2
11:31		D. Butler Goal	20 - 1
10:55		G. Miers Behind	14 - 1
10:14		Rushed	14 - 0
4:58		M. King Goal	13 - 0
3:45		Rushed	7 - 0
0:28		M. Owens Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL

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