	1	2	3	4	T
BL	23	28	26	25	102
RICH	31	13	9	21	74

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:25		T. Lynch Behind	102 - 74
31:59		T. Lynch Behind	102 - 73
28:26		J. Ross Goal	102 - 72
26:11		D. Zorko Goal	102 - 66
24:52		J. Lyons Goal	96 - 66
20:13		T. Lynch Goal	90 - 66
13:31		E. Hipwood Goal	90 - 60
11:32		T. Lynch Goal	84 - 60
7:36		Z. Bailey Goal	84 - 54
4:54		D. Zorko Behind	78 - 54
0:58		J. Riewoldt Behind	77 - 54
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:17		J. Daniher Behind	77 - 53
30:01		R. Mathieson Goal	76 - 53
26:24		J. Daniher Goal	70 - 53
23:14		J. Castagna Behind	64 - 53
20:40		J. Madden Goal	64 - 52
17:59		Z. Bailey Goal	58 - 52
16:23		Rushed	52 - 52
12:41		J. Daniher Behind	52 - 51
10:03		T. Lynch Goal	51 - 51
1:00		Rushed	51 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:45		E. Hipwood Goal	51 - 44
22:47		J. Aarts Behind	45 - 44
20:47		Z. Bailey Goal	45 - 43
19:31		H. McCluggage Behind	39 - 43
16:45		E. Hipwood Goal	38 - 43
15:26		J. Ross Goal	32 - 43
14:10		E. Hipwood Goal	32 - 37
10:53		J. Aarts Goal	26 - 37
9:31		Rushed	26 - 31
5:38		J. Daniher Behind	25 - 31
3:05		J. Daniher Behind	24 - 31
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:51		Z. Bailey Goal	23 - 31
28:16		Rushed	17 - 31
26:16		J. Riewoldt Goal	16 - 31
24:53		C. Cameron Behind	16 - 25
24:19		K. Coleman Behind	15 - 25
23:08		J. Aarts Goal	14 - 25
22:00		C. Cameron Goal	14 - 19
20:20		D. McStay Behind	8 - 19
16:24		K. Coleman Goal	7 - 19
15:05		H. McCluggage Behind	1 - 19
12:08		P. Naish Goal	0 - 19
7:16		J. Riewoldt Goal	0 - 13
4:00		J. Riewoldt Goal	0 - 7
1:47		T. Lynch 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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