11.7

73

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
STK	20	19	13	21	73
MELB	22	21	24	24	91

12.19

91

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:24		T. Membrey Behind	73 - 91
24:23		Z. Jones Behind	72 - 91
22:12		L. Jackson Behind	71 - 91
19:20		J. Higgins Goal	71 - 90
17:35		T. McDonald Goal	65 - 90
15:20		T. McDonald Behind	65 - 84
13:28		J. Gresham Goal	65 - 83
12:16		S. McKernan Goal	59 - 83
11:09		J. Jordon Behind	53 - 83
9:53		C. Petracca Behind	53 - 82
8:58		J. Battle Behind	53 - 81
7:35		C. Petracca Behind	52 - 81
5:19		C. Spargo Behind	52 - 80
2:39		K. Pickett Goal	52 - 79
0:55		T. McDonald Goal	52 - 73
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:31		B. Fritsch Goal	52 - 67
23:15		J. Steele Goal	52 - 61
16:45		J. Steele Goal	46 - 61
15:23		C. Salem Behind	40 - 61
14:00		T. McDonald Behind	40 - 60
12:45		T. Membrey Behind	40 - 59
11:40		Rushed	39 - 59
8:14		K. Pickett Behind	39 - 58
6:07		C. Spargo Goal	39 - 57
4:44		E. Langdon Goal	39 - 51
3:57		K. Pickett Behind	39 - 45
0:23		C. Petracca Behind	39 - 44
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:47		B. Fritsch Behind	39 - 43
24:45		T. Sparrow Goal	39 - 42
21:19		K. Pickett Goal	39 - 36
19:40		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	39 - 30
18:41		T. McDonald Behind	39 - 24
11:16		J. Battle Goal	39 - 23
8:40		J. Billings Goal	33 - 23
6:03		Rushed	27 - 23
4:30		T. Membrey Behind	27 - 22
1:23		M. King Goal	26 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:04		M. King Goal	20 - 22
27:08		B. Fritsch Behind	14 - 22
25:06		J. Steele Goal	14 - 21
21:58		J. Viney Goal	8 - 21
18:51		J. Billings Behind	8 - 15
16:39		J. Steele Behind	7 - 15
15:01		Rushed	6 - 15
12:32		N. Jones Goal	6 - 14
7:03		A. Brayshaw Behind	6 - 8
3:58		T. Membrey Goal	6 - 7
2:31		B. Fritsch Behind	0 - 7
0:29		J. Viney Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L