	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	9	13	14	1	37
GEEL	20	9	16	20	65

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:27		M. Duncan Goal	37 - 65
20:41		M. Duncan Goal	37 - 59
19:23		R. O'Brien Behind	37 - 53
16:35		T. Hawkins Behind	36 - 53
13:14		T. Hawkins Goal	36 - 52
7:46		E. Ratugolea Behind	36 - 46
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:35		D. Mackay Goal	36 - 45
22:00		T. Hawkins Goal	30 - 45
19:30		S. Menegola Behind	30 - 39
15:59		G. Rohan Goal	30 - 38
14:06		Rushed	30 - 32
12:08		T. Hawkins Behind	30 - 31
9:56		B. Crocker Behind	30 - 30
9:02		R. Laird Behind	29 - 30
4:37		S. McAdam Goal	28 - 30
0:48		M. Duncan Behind	22 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:50		B. Parfitt Behind	22 - 29
21:34		T. Hawkins Behind	22 - 28
18:14		H. Schoenberg Goal	22 - 27
15:25		R. Stanley Goal	16 - 27
13:45		T. Stengle Behind	16 - 21
12:19		J. Steven Behind	15 - 21
5:14		R. Sloane Goal	15 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:43		Rushed	9 - 20
24:04		B. Keays Behind	9 - 19
22:27		R. Stanley Goal	8 - 19
19:08		R. O'Brien Behind	8 - 13
15:42		M. Blicavs Goal	7 - 13
13:54		G. Rohan Behind	7 - 7
11:14		T. Hawkins Goal	7 - 6
5:57		T. Stengle Goal	7 - 0
1:24		E. Himmelberg Behind	1 - 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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes

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