	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	12	32	2	21	67
MELB	15	1	9	21	46

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:30		M. Brown Goal	67 - 46
24:14		W. Hayward Behind	67 - 40
21:58		R. Clarke Goal	66 - 40
21:12		T. Papley Behind	60 - 40
20:06		M. Gawn Behind	59 - 40
18:05		L. Taylor Goal	59 - 39
16:37		E. Langdon Behind	53 - 39
12:32		S. May Goal	53 - 38
7:44		J. Viney Behind	53 - 32
5:39		J. Harmes Goal	53 - 31
3:03		L. Parker Goal	53 - 25
1:40		T. Papley Behind	47 - 25
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:52		B. Fritsch Behind	46 - 25
19:07		E. Langdon Behind	46 - 24
14:13		Josh P. Kennedy Behind	46 - 23
8:02		C. Petracca Behind	45 - 23
5:11		J. Dawson Behind	45 - 22
3:05		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	44 - 22
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:42		J. McInerney Goal	44 - 16
18:41		J. McInerney Goal	38 - 16
17:20		N. Jones Behind	32 - 16
15:27		L. Parker Behind	32 - 15
11:59		W. Hayward Goal	31 - 15
7:41		H. McLean Goal	25 - 15
3:48		J. Dawson Behind	19 - 15
2:02		L. Parker Goal	18 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:09		A. Brayshaw Behind	12 - 15
22:27		C. Spargo Goal	12 - 14
17:51		A. Brayshaw Goal	12 - 8
13:48		S. Wicks Goal	12 - 2
9:45		Rushed	6 - 2
5:46		M. Brown Behind	6 - 1
2:04		J. Rowbottom Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

Cazalys Stadium

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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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