	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	12	32	2	2	48
COLL	14	22	8	28	72

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:33		M. Cox Goal	48 - 72
23:08		J. Stephenson Behind	48 - 66
20:36		E. Curnow Behind	48 - 65
19:17		P. Cripps Behind	47 - 65
16:15		B. Mihocek Goal	46 - 65
13:24		J. Daicos Goal	46 - 59
6:19		J. Stephenson Goal	46 - 53
2:36		J. Stephenson Behind	46 - 47
1:44		Rushed	46 - 46
0:42		T. Phillips Behind	46 - 45
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:01		J. Stephenson Behind	46 - 44
15:25		M. Cox Goal	46 - 43
13:39		J. Elliott Behind	46 - 37
8:58		M. Gibbons Behind	46 - 36
8:12		M. Pittonet Behind	45 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:11		J. Newnes Goal	44 - 36
24:45		B. Mihocek Goal	38 - 36
22:18		J. Stephenson Behind	38 - 30
20:25		E. Curnow Goal	38 - 29
18:18		E. Betts Goal	32 - 29
14:38		E. Betts Behind	26 - 29
12:19		Z. Fisher Goal	25 - 29
11:24		Rushed	19 - 29
9:17		J. Stephenson Goal	19 - 28
8:15		M. Cox Behind	19 - 22
5:47		J. Thomas Goal	19 - 21
4:44		E. Betts Behind	19 - 15
1:22		H. McKay Goal	18 - 15
0:31		J. Thomas Behind	12 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:23		S. Walsh Goal	12 - 14
15:43		J. Thomas Behind	6 - 14
13:06		J. Thomas Goal	6 - 13
10:00		E. Betts Goal	6 - 7
2:55		T. Phillips Goal	0 - 7
2:37		J. Thomas Behind	0 - 1

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

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