9.9

63

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	32	15	9	7	63
FRE	13	8	9	27	57

8.9

57

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:53		A. Brayshaw Behind	63 - 57
23:04		S. Sturt Goal	63 - 56
20:55		J. Stringer Goal	63 - 50
18:55		S. Sturt Goal	57 - 50
17:51		J. Stringer Behind	57 - 44
15:02		M. Walters Goal	56 - 44
14:00		C. McCarthy Behind	56 - 38
12:46		A. Brayshaw Behind	56 - 37
8:52		R. Lobb Goal	56 - 36
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:00		Rushed	56 - 30
16:41		W. Snelling Goal	56 - 29
12:25		T. Colyer Goal	50 - 29
7:21		T. Colyer Behind	50 - 23
6:48		D. Shiel Behind	50 - 22
3:50		M. Taberner Behind	49 - 22
2:13		Rushed	49 - 21
0:51		J. Stringer Behind	48 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:35		J. Townsend Goal	47 - 21
18:09		T. Colyer Behind	41 - 21
16:13		J. Stringer Behind	41 - 20
14:50		M. Taberner Behind	40 - 20
6:25		J. Stringer Goal	40 - 19
5:03		S. Sturt Goal	34 - 19
3:32		A. Saad Behind	34 - 13
0:42		D. Smith Behind	33 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:56		J. Townsend Goal	32 - 13
22:53		Rushed	26 - 13
20:33		M. Taberner Goal	25 - 13
17:17		R. Lobb Goal	25 - 7
15:57		J. Laverde Goal	25 - 1
13:46		O. Fantasia Goal	19 - 1
12:23		A. Cerra Behind	13 - 1
3:58		J. Townsend Goal	13 - 0
2:51		K. Langford Behind	7 - 0
0:57		D. Smith Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L