7.11

53

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	0	17	13	23	53
MELB	32	14	7	1	54

8.6

54

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:21		B. Fritsch Behind	53 - 54
16:04		J. Martin Behind	53 - 53
14:10		P. Cripps Goal	52 - 53
12:27		P. Cripps Behind	46 - 53
10:40		S. Walsh Behind	45 - 53
7:34		E. Betts Goal	44 - 53
4:46		E. Betts Behind	38 - 53
2:50		M. Gibbons Goal	37 - 53
1:30		E. Betts Behind	31 - 53
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:59		C. Petracca Goal	30 - 53
17:21		M. McGovern Goal	30 - 47
14:53		P. Cripps Behind	24 - 47
8:27		L. Casboult Goal	23 - 47
6:42		L. Jackson Behind	17 - 47
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:32		D. Lang Goal	17 - 46
21:15		D. Cuningham Goal	11 - 46
20:23		B. Fritsch Behind	5 - 46
18:59		W. Setterfield Behind	5 - 45
14:53		D. Lang Behind	4 - 45
12:02		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	3 - 45
10:39		J. Hunt Goal	3 - 39
9:35		J. Weitering Behind	3 - 33
8:11		J. Martin Behind	2 - 33
4:40		H. McKay Behind	1 - 33
2:17		A. Brayshaw Behind	0 - 33
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:47		B. Fritsch Behind	0 - 32
19:37		J. Hunt Goal	0 - 31
17:48		J. Hunt Goal	0 - 25
13:01		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	0 - 19
9:38		B. Fritsch Behind	0 - 13
5:23		C. Petracca Goal	0 - 12
0:58		B. Fritsch Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	68	146.0	WLWWW
2	SYD	56	130.0	LWLLW
3	HAW	54	124.0	WLWWW
4	BL	52	120.6	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	113.7	LWWWL
6	MELB	48	107.8	LWWWL
7	WB	48	96.8	WLWWW
8	COLL	46	107.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	44	116.5	LLLWW
10	STK	36	105.8	LWWLW
11	CARL	36	92.4	WWLLW
12	GWS	32	98.3	LWWLL
13	NMFC	32	89.6	WLLLL
14	SUNS	28	94.8	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	95.6	WWLLL
16	WCE	16	70.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	65.4	LLLWL
18	RICH	8	60.9	LLLLL