11.14

80

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	28	20	14	18	80
FRE	4	22	19	13	58

8.10

58

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:33		L. Jackson Behind	80 - 58
24:38		M. Taberner Goal	79 - 58
24:17		Rushed	79 - 52
23:13		N. Jones Behind	78 - 52
20:40		M. Taberner Goal	77 - 52
19:28		T. Sparrow Behind	77 - 46
15:59		A. Brayshaw Behind	76 - 46
13:38		T. McDonald Goal	75 - 46
11:27		C. Petracca Goal	69 - 46
10:53		Rushed	63 - 46
4:02		J. Aish Behind	62 - 46
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:06		A. Brayshaw Goal	62 - 45
28:56		C. Spargo Goal	62 - 39
26:58		J. Lever Behind	56 - 39
21:44		T. Colyer Behind	55 - 39
13:07		B. Fritsch Goal	55 - 38
9:10		C. Blakely Goal	49 - 38
7:02		M. Taberner Goal	49 - 32
2:42		T. McDonald Behind	49 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:08		J. Harmes Goal	48 - 26
19:07		L. Schultz Goal	42 - 26
18:16		S. Switkowski Behind	42 - 20
17:05		T. McDonald Goal	42 - 19
14:11		L. Henry Goal	36 - 19
12:21		Rushed	36 - 13
11:49		J. Jordon Behind	36 - 12
10:22		B. Fritsch Behind	35 - 12
7:45		S. Switkowski Goal	34 - 12
4:40		L. Henry Behind	34 - 6
1:56		J. Jordon Goal	34 - 5
0:33		M. Taberner Behind	28 - 5
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:23		C. Petracca Goal	28 - 4
22:39		J. Harmes Behind	22 - 4
20:49		B. Fritsch Goal	21 - 4
18:57		C. Serong Behind	15 - 4
16:01		E. Langdon Goal	15 - 3
14:45		K. Pickett Goal	9 - 3
13:15		E. Langdon Behind	3 - 3
12:03		T. McDonald Behind	2 - 3
11:01		A. Pearce Behind	1 - 3
6:20		C. Petracca Behind	1 - 2
4:59		D. Mundy Behind	0 - 2
2:39		A. Cerra Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	28	165.5	WWWWW
2	FRE	28	133.0	WWWWW
3	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
4	BL	20	126.0	WWLWW
5	SUNS	20	116.0	LLWLW
6	GEEL	20	114.6	LWWLW
7	MELB	20	100.2	WLWWL
8	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
9	STK	16	114.9	LWLWW
10	NMFC	16	106.1	WLWLL
11	ADEL	16	96.6	LWWLW
12	WB	16	91.5	WLLLL
13	PORT	12	110.9	WLLWL
14	GWS	12	88.2	LWLWL
15	WCE	8	59.3	LLLLL
16	CARL	4	78.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	70.2	LWLLL
18	RICH	4	60.0	LLLLW