	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	8	19	22	23	72
COLL	26	2	2	12	42

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:43		L. Franklin Goal	72 - 42
23:38		I. Heeney Behind	66 - 42
21:45		Callum L. Brown Behind	65 - 42
20:35		N. Blakey Goal	65 - 41
18:39		C. Poulter Behind	59 - 41
18:15		Rushed	59 - 40
16:49		I. Heeney Goal	59 - 39
14:57		J. De Goey Behind	53 - 39
13:39		H. McLean Behind	53 - 38
11:13		T. Papley Behind	52 - 38
8:14		L. Franklin Behind	51 - 38
4:59		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	50 - 38
2:38		B. McCreery Behind	50 - 32
1:16		I. Heeney Behind	50 - 31
0:21		J. De Goey Behind	49 - 31
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:26		O. Florent Behind	49 - 30
24:09		H. McLean Goal	48 - 30
22:54		Rushed	42 - 30
21:30		B. McCreery Behind	42 - 29
19:16		T. Papley Goal	42 - 28
13:58		C. Warner Goal	36 - 28
10:55		T. Hickey Behind	30 - 28
9:24		S. Wicks Behind	29 - 28
6:58		L. Franklin Behind	28 - 28
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:52		Rushed	27 - 28
18:55		I. Heeney Goal	27 - 27
13:12		L. Franklin Goal	21 - 27
11:07		T. Papley Goal	15 - 27
8:42		B. Mihocek Behind	9 - 27
0:54		S. Wicks Behind	9 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:36		D. Cameron Goal	8 - 26
16:44		I. Heeney Goal	8 - 20
13:19		S. Pendlebury Behind	2 - 20
11:05		J. De Goey Goal	2 - 19
9:21		J. De Goey Goal	2 - 13
5:27		Rushed	2 - 7
4:28		J. McInerney Behind	2 - 6
2:37		B. McCreery Goal	1 - 6
0:58		H. McLean Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	64	142.0	WWLWW
2	SYD	52	128.3	WLWLL
3	HAW	50	118.4	WWLWW
4	BL	48	117.8	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	117.2	WLWWW
6	MELB	48	109.6	WLWWW
7	WB	44	93.2	LWLWW
8	COLL	42	105.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	40	116.2	WLLLW
10	STK	32	104.0	WLWWL
11	GWS	32	101.3	LLWWL
12	CARL	32	91.1	WWWLL
13	NMFC	32	90.9	WWLLL
14	SUNS	28	95.3	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	99.3	LWWLL
16	WCE	16	72.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	67.9	LLLLW
18	RICH	8	61.7	LLLLL

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