	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	37	35	28	19	119
ESS	10	21	13	21	65

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:11		C. Dixon Behind	119 - 65
25:03		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	118 - 65
22:48		Rushed	118 - 64
19:10		O. Fantasia Goal	118 - 63
12:35		S. Lycett Goal	112 - 63
10:44		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	106 - 63
7:18		D. Houston Goal	106 - 57
4:17		D. Smith Behind	100 - 57
2:50		N. Cox Goal	100 - 56
0:56		W. Snelling Goal	100 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:01		O. Fantasia Behind	100 - 44
22:47		C. Dixon Behind	99 - 44
20:16		M. Georgiades Goal	98 - 44
17:21		C. Dixon Goal	92 - 44
14:52		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	86 - 44
14:10		K. Amon Behind	86 - 38
12:23		C. Hooker Goal	85 - 38
9:42		O. Fantasia Goal	85 - 32
7:10		M. Georgiades Goal	79 - 32
5:48		C. Hooker Behind	73 - 32
2:50		H. Hartlett Behind	73 - 31
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:22		B. Ham Behind	72 - 31
27:12		S. Motlop Goal	72 - 30
26:00		Rushed	66 - 30
23:56		K. Langford Goal	66 - 29
19:49		C. Hooker Goal	66 - 23
17:32		S. Motlop Goal	66 - 17
16:11		Rushed	60 - 17
15:30		O. Fantasia Behind	59 - 17
14:21		P. Ladhams Goal	58 - 17
13:13		Rushed	52 - 17
11:09		W. Drew Behind	52 - 16
8:56		C. Dixon Goal	51 - 16
7:17		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	45 - 16
5:58		K. Amon Goal	45 - 10
4:17		T. Boak Behind	39 - 10
1:17		Rushed	38 - 10
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:06		Rushed	37 - 10
29:57		D. Shiel Behind	37 - 9
26:03		C. Dixon Goal	37 - 8
21:58		D. Shiel Behind	31 - 8
20:22		P. Wright Behind	31 - 7
18:29		C. Hooker Goal	31 - 6
16:29		P. Ladhams Goal	31 - 0
15:09		M. Georgiades Goal	25 - 0
13:01		M. Georgiades Goal	19 - 0
11:08		O. Fantasia Behind	13 - 0
4:20		Z. Butters Goal	12 - 0
1:06		C. Dixon Goal	6 - 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

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