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	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL