	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	27	9	31	22	89
SUNS	7	25	20	0	52

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:19		Rushed	89 - 52
18:18		Z. Tuohy Behind	88 - 52
16:27		G. Ablett Goal	87 - 52
13:28		J. Steven Goal	81 - 52
12:43		T. Hawkins Behind	75 - 52
11:26		Z. Tuohy Behind	74 - 52
4:58		P. Dangerfield Goal	73 - 52
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:34		E. Ratugolea Goal	67 - 52
23:34		A. Sexton Goal	61 - 52
22:12		S. Menegola Goal	61 - 46
18:12		G. Rohan Goal	55 - 46
17:10		Rushed	49 - 46
12:12		G. Rohan Behind	49 - 45
10:55		L. Dahlhaus Goal	48 - 45
9:32		B. Parfitt Goal	42 - 45
6:44		B. King Behind	36 - 45
4:55		S. Day Goal	36 - 44
0:42		S. Day Goal	36 - 38
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:07		M. Duncan Behind	36 - 32
24:27		G. Rohan Behind	35 - 32
21:28		L. Weller Behind	34 - 32
18:31		B. King Goal	34 - 31
17:11		T. Hawkins Goal	34 - 25
13:26		B. King Goal	28 - 25
12:19		S. Menegola Behind	28 - 19
6:31		B. King Goal	27 - 19
0:46		L. Weller Goal	27 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:11		Q. Narkle Behind	27 - 7
21:37		G. Rohan Behind	26 - 7
21:16		T. Hawkins Behind	25 - 7
15:59		A. Sexton Behind	24 - 7
11:46		T. Hawkins Goal	24 - 6
7:50		T. Hawkins Goal	18 - 6
4:55		G. Miers Goal	12 - 6
2:55		B. Parfitt Goal	6 - 6
0:55		L. Weller Goal	0 - 6

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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