	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	19	36	15	1	71
SYD	7	9	24	23	63

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:35		H. McLean Behind	71 - 63
19:53		W. Hayward Goal	71 - 62
19:26		Rushed	71 - 56
18:13		J. McInerney Behind	70 - 56
13:28		J. Lloyd Behind	70 - 55
10:46		J. McInerney Goal	70 - 54
9:14		A. Sheldrick Goal	70 - 48
7:07		B. Campbell Behind	70 - 42
4:54		J. Hamling Behind	70 - 41
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:55		W. Setterfield Behind	70 - 40
29:13		C. Warner Behind	69 - 40
28:21		B. Grundy Behind	69 - 39
25:27		I. Heeney Behind	69 - 38
21:33		C. Warner Goal	69 - 37
20:41		S. Durham Behind	69 - 31
16:12		N. Caddy Goal	68 - 31
15:11		C. Warner Behind	62 - 31
14:17		A. Francis Behind	62 - 30
12:08		N. Caddy Behind	62 - 29
10:50		Rushed	61 - 29
7:59		B. Campbell Goal	61 - 28
5:43		M. Redman Goal	61 - 22
3:58		W. Hayward Goal	55 - 22
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:08		S. Durham Goal	55 - 16
25:34		I. Kako Goal	49 - 16
20:47		W. Hayward Behind	43 - 16
19:32		A. Francis Behind	43 - 15
16:33		B. Grundy Goal	43 - 14
13:48		Z. Merrett Goal	43 - 8
10:33		A. Perkins Goal	37 - 8
9:38		I. Heeney Behind	31 - 8
7:07		A. Day-Wicks Goal	31 - 7
5:51		Z. Merrett Goal	25 - 7
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:56		K. Langford Behind	19 - 7
18:32		H. McLean Goal	18 - 7
16:36		S. El-Hawli Goal	18 - 1
13:20		N. Caddy Goal	12 - 1
7:23		N. Caddy Goal	6 - 1
3:28		M. Roberts Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	72	147.3	LWWWW
2	SYD	60	129.5	WLLWW
3	HAW	58	123.7	LWWWW
4	ADEL	52	117.6	WWWLW
5	BL	52	114.8	WWWWL
6	MELB	52	107.8	WWWLW
7	GEEL	48	117.2	LLWWW
8	WB	48	94.8	LWWWL
9	COLL	46	105.6	WWWWL
10	CARL	40	97.0	WLLWW
11	STK	36	104.3	WWLWL
12	GWS	36	99.0	WWLLW
13	NMFC	32	89.3	LLLLL
14	SUNS	28	94.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	95.1	WLLLL
16	WCE	16	70.8	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.8	LLLLW
18	ESS	8	64.4	LLWLL

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