13.7

85

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	13	21	26	25	85
FRE	25	15	25	6	71

11.5

71

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:01		T. McDonald Goal	85 - 71
17:55		T. McDonald Goal	79 - 71
15:30		J. Harmes Goal	73 - 71
13:45		J. Lockhart Behind	67 - 71
7:46		M. Walters Goal	66 - 71
1:03		M. Gawn Goal	66 - 65
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:23		B. Matera Goal	60 - 65
28:43		T. McDonald Behind	60 - 59
25:02		J. Lockhart Goal	59 - 59
23:23		A. Brayshaw Goal	53 - 59
22:32		T. Smith Behind	53 - 53
19:59		T. McDonald Goal	52 - 53
16:10		D. Tucker Goal	46 - 53
11:56		S. Weideman Goal	46 - 47
10:11		B. Matera Goal	40 - 47
7:51		N. Fyfe Behind	40 - 41
5:18		T. Smith Goal	40 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:21		B. Matera Behind	34 - 40
29:44		C. Oliver Goal	34 - 39
28:02		Rushed	28 - 39
26:50		J. Lockhart Goal	28 - 38
23:22		T. McDonald Behind	22 - 38
19:25		S. Darcy Goal	21 - 38
16:59		T. Smith Goal	21 - 32
12:30		M. Walters Goal	15 - 32
9:33		Rushed	15 - 26
5:59		T. Smith Behind	15 - 25
0:48		T. Smith Behind	14 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:58		M. Walters Goal	13 - 25
24:32		J. Lockhart Behind	13 - 19
17:57		E. Langdon Goal	12 - 19
15:48		C. Petracca Goal	12 - 13
8:47		M. Walters Behind	6 - 13
7:06		B. Cox Goal	6 - 12
5:47		B. Matera Goal	6 - 6
3:02		T. Smith 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