12.8

80

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	13	28	15	24	80
SUNS	20	14	19	10	63

9.9

63

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:49		H. Bennell Goal	80 - 63
21:48		C. Petracca Goal	74 - 63
18:26		I. Rankine Behind	68 - 63
15:33		S. Weideman Goal	68 - 62
12:00		I. Rankine Behind	62 - 62
7:03		I. Rankine Goal	62 - 61
6:13		T. Miller Behind	62 - 55
3:51		M. Hannan Goal	62 - 54
0:35		B. Ainsworth Behind	56 - 54
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:59		Rushed	56 - 53
24:07		B. Fritsch Behind	55 - 53
20:10		B. Ellis Goal	54 - 53
16:08		B. Fritsch Goal	54 - 47
14:52		I. Rankine Goal	48 - 47
14:11		B. King Behind	48 - 41
9:57		B. Ainsworth Goal	48 - 40
6:11		H. Bennell Behind	48 - 34
1:51		J. Melksham Goal	47 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:37		A. Brayshaw Behind	41 - 34
24:53		Rushed	40 - 34
20:16		B. Fiorini Goal	39 - 34
19:17		I. Rankine Behind	39 - 28
16:24		B. King Goal	39 - 27
14:46		S. Weideman Goal	39 - 21
12:57		J. Witts Behind	33 - 21
11:59		A. vandenBerg Behind	33 - 20
8:18		Rushed	32 - 20
6:20		M. Hibberd Goal	31 - 20
3:38		C. Salem Goal	25 - 20
1:17		J. Harmes Goal	19 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:23		B. King Behind	13 - 20
20:08		L. Weller Goal	13 - 19
18:08		B. Fritsch Goal	13 - 13
15:51		E. Langdon Behind	7 - 13
12:22		I. Rankine Goal	6 - 13
9:20		C. Petracca Goal	6 - 7
6:04		B. Ellis Goal	0 - 7
0:35		H. Greenwood Behind	0 - 1

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