	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	19	24	25	14	82
ADEL	0	8	2	19	29

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:11		B. Ainsworth Behind	82 - 29
20:43		L. Weller Goal	81 - 29
15:41		B. Crocker Goal	75 - 29
10:09		T. Walker Goal	75 - 23
7:35		J. Witts Behind	75 - 17
5:01		T. Miller Goal	74 - 17
2:30		B. Keays Goal	68 - 17
0:47		Rushed	68 - 11
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:30		C. Budarick Goal	68 - 10
17:25		T. Lynch Behind	62 - 10
16:52		B. Keays Behind	62 - 9
12:42		D. Swallow Behind	62 - 8
9:05		M. Rowell Goal	61 - 8
6:39		D. Macpherson Goal	55 - 8
4:37		B. King Goal	49 - 8
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:03		M. Rowell Goal	43 - 8
18:42		B. Ainsworth Goal	37 - 8
16:37		B. King Goal	31 - 8
13:04		B. Crocker Behind	25 - 8
10:47		A. Sexton Goal	25 - 7
8:03		Rushed	19 - 7
4:03		D. Fogarty Goal	19 - 6
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:41		B. King Goal	19 - 0
21:44		B. Ainsworth Behind	13 - 0
16:29		Rushed	12 - 0
13:19		B. Ellis Behind	11 - 0
11:24		D. Macpherson Goal	10 - 0
10:06		A. Sexton Behind	4 - 0
6:47		B. King Behind	3 - 0
5:21		B. King Behind	2 - 0
3:04		H. Greenwood 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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