10.8

68

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	20	12	16	20	68
FRE	14	16	21	10	61

8.13

61

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:11		D. Zaharakis Behind	68 - 61
26:11		R. Lobb Behind	67 - 61
25:39		B. Ham Behind	67 - 60
22:31		B. Ham Goal	66 - 60
18:13		M. Walters Behind	60 - 60
17:40		J. Aish Behind	60 - 59
15:49		D. Mundy Goal	60 - 58
11:46		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	60 - 52
10:49		L. Schultz Behind	54 - 52
5:29		A. Phillips Goal	54 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:08		D. Smith Behind	48 - 51
28:54		D. Parish Goal	47 - 51
25:56		M. Taberner Behind	41 - 51
21:26		M. Taberner Goal	41 - 50
19:34		M. Guelfi Behind	41 - 44
17:02		N. Fyfe Behind	40 - 44
11:48		Z. Merrett Behind	40 - 43
10:29		M. Redman Goal	39 - 43
9:02		Rushed	33 - 43
7:38		M. Taberner Goal	32 - 43
5:39		M. Walters Goal	32 - 37
1:50		Rushed	32 - 31
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:02		R. Lobb Behind	32 - 30
23:04		P. Wright Goal	32 - 29
18:42		M. Taberner Goal	26 - 29
14:13		K. Langford Goal	26 - 23
9:20		A. Cerra Goal	20 - 23
8:04		Rushed	20 - 17
6:14		M. Taberner Behind	20 - 16
1:31		M. Taberner Behind	20 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:04		M. Taberner Goal	20 - 14
16:46		R. Lobb Goal	20 - 8
15:09		C. Hooker Behind	20 - 2
13:46		C. Serong Behind	19 - 2
12:55		L. Henry Behind	19 - 1
7:37		H. Jones Goal	19 - 0
4:21		H. Jones Goal	13 - 0
2:35		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	7 - 0
0:42		B. Ham Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

Marvel Stadium

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL