6.8

44

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	1	14	8	21	44
GEEL	13	1	26	7	47

7.5

47

Geelong CatsGEEL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:24		A. Tomlinson Behind	44 - 47
20:31		A. Brayshaw Goal	43 - 47
15:12		T. McDonald Goal	37 - 47
11:42		T. Hawkins Goal	31 - 47
6:53		T. Hawkins Behind	31 - 41
4:03		J. Hunt Goal	31 - 40
2:47		J. Melksham Behind	25 - 40
1:23		J. Melksham Behind	24 - 40
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:23		C. Guthrie Goal	23 - 40
21:07		T. Hawkins Behind	23 - 34
18:49		C. Petracca Behind	23 - 33
15:40		C. Petracca Goal	22 - 33
13:52		B. Parfitt Goal	16 - 33
12:28		M. Hannan Behind	16 - 27
11:18		Rushed	15 - 27
6:00		P. Dangerfield Goal	15 - 26
3:07		E. Ratugolea Goal	15 - 20
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:44		A. Brayshaw Goal	15 - 14
18:08		B. Fritsch Behind	9 - 14
15:02		Rushed	8 - 14
3:10		B. Fritsch Goal	7 - 14
1:48		T. Hawkins Behind	1 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:42		M. Duncan Goal	1 - 13
18:23		K. Pickett Behind	1 - 7
7:12		E. Ratugolea Behind	0 - 7
3:50		D. Fort Goal	0 - 6

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
2	WB	8	154.1	WW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	NMFC	4	168.7	W
6	ADEL	4	117.7	W
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