	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	45	39	20	27	131
WCE	7	15	34	16	72

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		J. Waterman Behind	131 - 72
25:20		A. Reid Goal	131 - 71
22:53		B. King Goal	131 - 65
20:45		T. Miller Goal	125 - 65
19:14		L. Lombard Goal	119 - 65
15:36		B. King Behind	113 - 65
13:11		C. Duff-Tytler Behind	112 - 65
9:11		L. Lombard Behind	112 - 64
7:46		Rushed	111 - 64
6:38		C. Petracca Goal	110 - 64
5:14		M. Murdock Behind	104 - 64
3:44		Rushed	104 - 63
2:20		J. Waterman Goal	104 - 62
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:30		J. Newton Goal	104 - 56
29:14		A. Reid Behind	104 - 50
27:20		J. Waterman Goal	104 - 49
24:26		L. Lombard Goal	104 - 43
22:03		S. Clohesy Goal	98 - 43
18:38		J. Waterman Behind	92 - 43
15:52		J. Shanahan Goal	92 - 42
14:42		J. Cripps Behind	92 - 36
7:47		W. Powell Behind	92 - 35
6:40		E. Yeo Goal	91 - 35
5:01		J. Newton Behind	91 - 29
3:25		E. Yeo Goal	91 - 28
2:35		C. Petracca Behind	91 - 22
1:22		B. King Goal	90 - 22
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:36		M. Murdock Goal	84 - 22
26:31		A. Davies Behind	84 - 16
24:58		E. Read Behind	83 - 16
22:24		J. Waterman Behind	82 - 16
21:11		Rushed	82 - 15
19:14		B. Long Goal	82 - 14
17:32		D. Rioli Goal	76 - 14
12:49		B. King Goal	70 - 14
11:44		J. Shanahan Behind	64 - 14
9:40		J. Rogers Goal	64 - 13
6:55		J. Farrar Goal	58 - 13
4:02		B. King Goal	52 - 13
2:19		J. Waterman Goal	46 - 13
1:07		N. Anderson Behind	46 - 7
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:59		J. Witts Goal	45 - 7
30:59		J. Witts Goal	45 - 7
23:49		C. Petracca Goal	39 - 7
21:44		C. Petracca Goal	33 - 7
20:11		A. Davies Goal	27 - 7
19:30		J. Farrar Behind	21 - 7
16:29		N. Anderson Goal	20 - 7
14:34		A. Davies Behind	14 - 7
11:42		L. Lombard Behind	13 - 7
8:01		M. Murdock Goal	12 - 7
5:43		C. Petracca Goal	12 - 1
4:11		B. King Goal	6 - 1
1:36		Rushed	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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