	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	8	21	19	12	60
GWS	14	25	24	27	90

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:10		J. Kelly Goal	60 - 90
28:05		J. Finlayson Behind	60 - 84
21:26		J. Finlayson Goal	60 - 83
19:28		J. Kelly Goal	60 - 77
14:34		T. Greene Behind	60 - 71
7:26		J. Thomas Goal	60 - 70
6:10		J. Finlayson Goal	54 - 70
4:22		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	54 - 64
3:05		Rushed	48 - 64
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:25		H. Himmelberg Goal	48 - 63
22:56		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	48 - 57
19:25		J. Daicos Goal	42 - 57
14:17		J. De Goey Goal	36 - 57
10:14		J. Riccardi Goal	30 - 57
8:26		T. Greene Goal	30 - 51
6:11		T. Greene Goal	30 - 45
4:06		B. Mihocek Behind	30 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:12		B. Mihocek Behind	29 - 39
25:23		B. Mihocek Goal	28 - 39
23:25		J. Finlayson Goal	22 - 39
21:23		J. Madgen Goal	22 - 33
18:13		Rushed	16 - 33
15:36		T. Adams Behind	16 - 32
12:24		T. Greene Goal	15 - 32
10:38		T. Greene Goal	15 - 26
7:27		J. De Goey Goal	15 - 20
4:04		T. Greene Goal	9 - 20
2:50		Callum L. Brown Behind	9 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:15		J. Finlayson Goal	8 - 14
26:23		J. Finlayson Behind	8 - 8
21:59		H. Himmelberg Behind	8 - 7
18:00		J. Crisp Behind	8 - 6
10:16		J. Madgen Behind	7 - 6
6:57		B. McCreery Goal	6 - 6
1:01		B. Hill Goal	0 - 6

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

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes

Judging the biggest AFL overreactions: Reaction to Docherty and Gorringe has been over the top

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Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL