	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	13	1	18	21	53
SUNS	13	11	2	6	32

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:40		I. Soldo Goal	53 - 32
20:26		Rushed	47 - 32
19:03		T. Lynch Behind	46 - 32
15:06		T. Lynch Goal	45 - 32
11:44		K. McIntosh Goal	39 - 32
8:06		B. Ellis Goal	33 - 32
1:21		M. Pickett Behind	33 - 26
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:41		M. Pickett Goal	32 - 26
17:05		T. Lynch Goal	26 - 26
7:50		J. Riewoldt Goal	20 - 26
5:37		H. Greenwood Behind	14 - 26
1:25		B. Ellis Behind	14 - 25
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
17:23		J. Lukosius Behind	14 - 24
15:49		N. Anderson Behind	14 - 23
14:51		J. Riewoldt Behind	14 - 22
5:46		A. Sexton Goal	13 - 22
4:44		Rushed	13 - 16
3:07		Rushed	13 - 15
1:16		B. King Behind	13 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:51		B. King Goal	13 - 13
19:07		M. Chol Goal	13 - 7
14:51		S. Flanders Goal	7 - 7
10:58		Rushed	7 - 1
8:25		J. Riewoldt Behind	7 - 0
2:49		J. Riewoldt Goal	6 - 0

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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