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	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
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