	1	2	3	4	T
BL	26	24	21	10	81
FRE	18	27	8	16	69

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:20		D. Zorko Goal	81 - 69
22:19		C. Cameron Behind	75 - 69
21:19		T. Berry Behind	74 - 69
17:17		M. Walters Goal	73 - 69
15:44		Rushed	73 - 63
14:01		M. Walters Goal	73 - 62
9:47		J. Berry Behind	73 - 56
8:31		H. McCluggage Behind	72 - 56
3:21		J. Aish Behind	71 - 56
2:50		M. Taberner Behind	71 - 55
0:39		Rushed	71 - 54
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:52		N. Fyfe Goal	71 - 53
20:02		L. Schultz Behind	71 - 47
16:27		C. Ah Chee Goal	71 - 46
15:29		Rushed	65 - 46
13:30		D. Zorko Behind	64 - 46
11:06		Rushed	63 - 46
5:27		N. Fyfe Behind	62 - 46
3:02		L. Neale Goal	62 - 45
0:40		E. Hipwood Goal	56 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:41		N. Fyfe Goal	50 - 45
26:36		M. Taberner Behind	50 - 39
22:29		D. McStay Goal	50 - 38
19:57		D. Zorko Goal	44 - 38
18:34		B. Banfield Goal	38 - 38
13:21		M. Taberner Behind	38 - 32
10:20		N. Fyfe Goal	38 - 31
9:28		Rushed	38 - 25
6:17		C. Cameron Goal	38 - 24
4:05		M. Taberner Goal	32 - 24
0:16		C. Cameron Goal	32 - 18
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:47		L. Schultz Goal	26 - 18
25:42		C. Cameron Goal	26 - 12
24:04		O. McInerney Goal	20 - 12
22:54		C. Cameron Behind	14 - 12
18:56		M. Taberner Goal	13 - 12
14:00		B. Matera Goal	13 - 6
9:30		C. Cameron Goal	13 - 0
5:41		L. Neale Goal	7 - 0
1:31		C. Rayner Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	4	191.3	W
2	SUNS	4	181.2	W
3	GWS	4	128.4	W
4	COLL	4	118.2	W
5	WB	4	104.7	W
6	BL	0	95.5	L
7	STK	0	84.6	L
8	HAW	0	77.9	L
9	GEEL	0	55.2	L
10	CARL	0	52.3	L
11	FRE	0	0.0
12	MELB	0	0.0
13	WCE	0	0.0
14	NMFC	0	0.0
15	PORT	0	0.0
16	RICH	0	0.0
17	ADEL	0	0.0
18	ESS	0	0.0

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