	1	2	3	4	T
HAW	8	1	26	55	90
MELB	47	39	27	12	125

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:35		J. van Rooyen Goal	90 - 125
30:01		B. Fritsch Goal	90 - 119
28:11		J. Ginnivan Behind	90 - 113
26:59		M. Chol Goal	89 - 113
21:37		W. Day Goal	83 - 113
17:10		C. Macdonald Goal	77 - 113
13:58		J. Gunston Goal	71 - 113
9:54		M. Lewis Goal	65 - 113
6:41		M. Chol Goal	59 - 113
5:12		M. Chol Goal	53 - 113
2:49		J. Ginnivan Goal	47 - 113
0:27		J. Ward Goal	41 - 113
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:04		M. Chol Goal	35 - 113
25:11		M. Chol Goal	29 - 113
23:19		Rushed	23 - 113
20:49		J. van Rooyen Behind	22 - 113
19:24		Rushed	22 - 112
18:08		J. Fitzgerald Behind	21 - 112
14:43		J. Dalton Goal	21 - 111
13:10		L. Pickett Goal	15 - 111
10:23		J. van Rooyen Goal	15 - 105
8:45		J. van Rooyen Goal	15 - 99
3:29		H. Sharp Goal	15 - 93
2:23		K. Pickett Behind	15 - 87
1:13		J. Ginnivan Goal	15 - 86
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:17		B. Fritsch Goal	9 - 86
28:45		J. van Rooyen Goal	9 - 80
25:47		B. Fritsch Goal	9 - 74
22:55		E. Langdon Behind	9 - 68
20:12		W. McCabe Behind	9 - 67
16:55		J. van Rooyen Goal	8 - 67
15:30		M. Jefferson Behind	8 - 61
9:34		H. Petty Goal	8 - 60
7:28		B. Fritsch Goal	8 - 54
0:46		Rushed	8 - 48
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:23		H. Sharp Goal	8 - 47
26:55		L. Pickett Goal	8 - 41
24:57		B. Laurie Goal	8 - 35
23:20		M. Jefferson Behind	8 - 29
20:40		J. Ward Goal	8 - 28
19:17		E. Langdon Behind	2 - 28
16:42		B. Laurie Behind	2 - 27
14:28		M. Jefferson Goal	2 - 26
13:24		Rushed	2 - 20
10:20		H. Petty Goal	1 - 20
9:07		H. Petty Behind	1 - 14
7:54		C. Windsor Behind	1 - 13
5:33		M. Hill Behind	1 - 12
4:17		E. Langdon Goal	0 - 12
2:59		B. Fritsch Goal	0 - 6

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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