10.8

68

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
STK	28	19	12	9	68
ESS	6	6	13	8	33

5.3

33

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:48		T. Cutler Behind	68 - 33
18:42		N. Hind Behind	68 - 32
14:30		Rushed	67 - 32
13:12		M. King Goal	66 - 32
10:33		K. Langford Goal	60 - 32
4:53		P. Ryder Behind	60 - 26
2:20		J. Ridley Behind	59 - 26
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:02		J. Stewart Behind	59 - 25
21:02		J. Lonie Goal	59 - 24
12:53		P. Ryder Goal	53 - 24
6:09		J. Townsend Goal	47 - 24
3:12		A. Saad Goal	47 - 18
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:57		J. Begley Goal	47 - 12
17:35		D. Butler Goal	47 - 6
14:26		T. Membrey Goal	41 - 6
9:08		J. Battle Goal	35 - 6
2:41		R. Marshall Behind	29 - 6
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:40		M. King Behind	28 - 6
21:08		N. Hind Goal	27 - 6
18:12		T. Membrey Goal	21 - 6
16:15		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	15 - 6
11:39		M. King Goal	15 - 0
10:14		J. Lonie Behind	9 - 0
8:06		B. Hill Behind	8 - 0
7:13		Rushed	7 - 0
0:52		M. King Goal	6 - 0

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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