	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	7	12	18	24	61
RICH	11	15	26	21	73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:21		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	61 - 73
23:59		Z. Merrett Goal	55 - 73
21:47		J. Stringer Goal	49 - 73
20:10		D. Martin Behind	43 - 73
18:32		M. Chol Goal	43 - 72
16:02		T. Lynch Goal	43 - 66
13:45		N. Vlastuin Goal	43 - 60
7:23		Rushed	43 - 54
6:56		S. Stack Behind	43 - 53
2:08		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	43 - 52
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:47		T. Lynch Behind	37 - 52
22:52		J. Stewart Goal	37 - 51
17:45		W. Snelling Goal	31 - 51
16:16		Rushed	25 - 51
13:58		J. Riewoldt Goal	25 - 50
11:52		J. Stewart Goal	25 - 44
9:54		K. Lambert Goal	19 - 44
7:49		D. Martin Goal	19 - 38
2:10		J. Riewoldt Goal	19 - 32
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:23		D. Rioli Goal	19 - 26
20:47		S. Bolton Goal	19 - 20
17:39		I. Mosquito Goal	19 - 14
15:10		Rushed	13 - 14
11:41		J. Graham Behind	13 - 13
10:11		D. Clarke Goal	13 - 12
7:16		J. Riewoldt Behind	7 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:26		I. Mosquito Behind	7 - 11
16:18		I. Mosquito Goal	6 - 11
14:34		K. McIntosh Behind	0 - 11
12:30		D. Grimes Behind	0 - 10
11:05		O. Markov Behind	0 - 9
6:59		T. Lynch Behind	0 - 8
5:39		D. Martin Behind	0 - 7
1:57		T. Lynch 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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