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	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL