	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	14	28	26	14	82
RICH	21	4	13	10	48

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:34		C. Oliver Behind	82 - 48
23:01		K. Pickett Goal	81 - 48
18:38		S. Bolton Behind	75 - 48
17:20		L. Baker Behind	75 - 47
13:17		S. Bolton Goal	75 - 46
11:12		J. Riewoldt Behind	75 - 40
9:49		K. Pickett Behind	75 - 39
3:17		J. Aarts Behind	74 - 39
1:37		C. Petracca Goal	74 - 38
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:29		S. Bolton Behind	68 - 38
23:05		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	68 - 37
19:21		T. McDonald Goal	67 - 37
17:29		J. Aarts Goal	61 - 37
16:17		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	61 - 31
14:05		S. Edwards Goal	55 - 31
8:32		B. Fritsch Goal	55 - 25
3:29		E. Langdon Behind	49 - 25
1:06		L. Jackson Goal	48 - 25
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:44		Rushed	42 - 25
25:42		K. Pickett Behind	42 - 24
22:53		L. Jackson Goal	41 - 24
20:35		T. McDonald Goal	35 - 24
18:46		J. Riewoldt Behind	29 - 24
17:03		T. McDonald Goal	29 - 23
14:52		J. Melksham Behind	23 - 23
13:32		J. Jordon Behind	22 - 23
12:19		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	21 - 23
7:30		M. Pickett Behind	15 - 23
3:39		C. Petracca Behind	15 - 22
1:39		Rushed	14 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:27		B. Fritsch Goal	14 - 21
26:34		S. Edwards Goal	8 - 21
22:18		C. Salem Goal	8 - 15
20:46		Rushed	2 - 15
19:38		B. Fritsch Behind	1 - 15
11:07		J. Riewoldt Goal	0 - 15
9:39		T. Nankervis Behind	0 - 9
6:31		J. Riewoldt Goal	0 - 8
5:42		Rushed	0 - 2
1:38		S. Edwards Behind	0 - 1

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

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