4.9

33

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	1	8	7	17	33
FRE	12	3	18	14	47

6.11

47

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:12		M. Frederick Goal	33 - 47
20:24		C. Petracca Behind	33 - 41
18:24		B. Fritsch Goal	32 - 41
17:18		Rushed	26 - 41
16:00		M. Taberner Behind	25 - 41
13:00		T. Bedford Behind	25 - 40
10:57		A. vandenBerg Goal	24 - 40
9:02		A. Cerra Goal	18 - 40
7:54		T. Rivers Behind	18 - 34
6:41		B. Fritsch Behind	17 - 34
2:17		N. Wilson Behind	16 - 34
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:45		M. Walters Goal	16 - 33
19:44		K. Pickett Behind	16 - 27
16:46		M. Walters Goal	15 - 27
6:41		S. Weideman Goal	15 - 21
4:46		S. Darcy Goal	9 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:37		T. Rivers Behind	9 - 15
20:05		M. Taberner Behind	8 - 15
16:57		J. Hunt Goal	8 - 14
15:20		M. Frederick Behind	2 - 14
9:51		M. Taberner Behind	2 - 13
2:18		C. Petracca Behind	2 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:39		J. Hunt Behind	1 - 12
20:07		M. Walters Goal	0 - 12
17:49		N. Fyfe Behind	0 - 6
14:46		S. Darcy Behind	0 - 5
12:21		A. Cerra Behind	0 - 4
9:15		Rushed	0 - 3
8:44		M. Walters Behind	0 - 2
4:23		R. Lobb Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
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7	MELB	4	112.1	W
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