	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	10	10	32	25	77
WB	24	15	7	9	55

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:12		S. Bolton Goal	77 - 55
24:19		J. Bruce Behind	71 - 55
21:55		S. Bolton Goal	71 - 54
18:00		B. Houli Goal	65 - 54
14:59		P. Lipinski Behind	59 - 54
10:16		J. Schache Goal	59 - 53
7:19		L. Baker Goal	59 - 47
4:15		J. Riewoldt Behind	53 - 47
2:36		Rushed	52 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:46		J. Bruce Behind	52 - 46
26:10		T. Lynch Goal	52 - 45
23:30		A. Naughton Goal	46 - 45
16:07		Rushed	46 - 39
14:16		T. Lynch Goal	45 - 39
10:48		S. Bolton Behind	39 - 39
9:28		J. Graham Goal	38 - 39
7:56		T. Lynch Goal	32 - 39
3:48		J. Riewoldt Goal	26 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:44		M. Bontempelli Behind	20 - 39
25:35		S. Bolton Goal	20 - 38
21:10		A. Scott Behind	14 - 38
20:16		T. Lynch Behind	14 - 37
17:00		T. Lynch Behind	13 - 37
15:49		A. Naughton Goal	12 - 37
10:14		J. Aarts Behind	12 - 31
5:29		B. Smith Goal	11 - 31
2:04		Rushed	11 - 25
1:23		D. Rioli Behind	11 - 24
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:37		J. Aarts Goal	10 - 24
25:41		Rushed	4 - 24
23:54		Rushed	4 - 23
23:13		R. West Behind	4 - 22
21:47		A. Naughton Goal	4 - 21
19:35		J. Bruce Goal	4 - 15
17:12		M. Hannan Behind	4 - 9
15:20		T. Lynch Behind	4 - 8
13:36		T. Lynch Behind	3 - 8
11:32		J. Macrae Behind	2 - 8
10:13		J. Short Behind	2 - 7
7:11		A. Scott Goal	1 - 7
4:03		T. Lynch Behind	1 - 1
2:27		R. West 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

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