	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	4	24	17	12	57
SYD	18	26	7	1	52

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:13		L. Taylor Behind	57 - 52
19:43		M. Cottrell Goal	57 - 51
0:59		H. McKay Goal	51 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:31		M. Murphy Behind	45 - 51
20:01		J. Newnes Goal	44 - 51
15:26		H. McKay Behind	38 - 51
12:42		L. Casboult Goal	37 - 51
11:28		S. Walsh Behind	31 - 51
9:56		Rushed	30 - 51
8:55		J. Newnes Behind	29 - 51
3:50		C. Sinclair Behind	28 - 51
1:43		O. Florent Goal	28 - 50
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:13		H. McKay Goal	28 - 44
23:46		P. Cripps Goal	22 - 44
19:05		T. Papley Behind	16 - 44
17:23		S. Walsh Goal	16 - 43
15:51		Z. Fisher Goal	10 - 43
13:47		J. Dawson Goal	4 - 43
11:49		L. Taylor Goal	4 - 37
10:00		W. Hayward Goal	4 - 31
8:54		S. Reid Behind	4 - 25
4:35		J. McInerney Goal	4 - 24
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:06		L. Casboult Behind	4 - 18
22:48		M. Murphy Behind	3 - 18
16:42		O. Florent Goal	2 - 18
8:38		S. Reid Goal	2 - 12
5:50		Z. Fisher Behind	2 - 6
4:10		H. McLean Goal	1 - 6
1:05		H. McKay 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

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