	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	19	11	15	13	58
PORT	1	14	17	27	59

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:45		C. Poulter Goal	58 - 59
24:49		B. McCreery Goal	52 - 59
21:13		O. Wines Goal	46 - 59
18:42		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	46 - 53
17:18		Rushed	46 - 47
13:44		M. Georgiades Behind	46 - 46
10:20		R. Gray Goal	46 - 45
8:23		Rushed	46 - 39
7:03		Callum L. Brown Behind	46 - 38
4:23		D. Houston Goal	45 - 38
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:07		C. Dixon Behind	45 - 32
25:59		Rushed	45 - 31
22:33		T. Boak Behind	45 - 30
21:15		B. McCreery Goal	45 - 29
20:12		C. Poulter Behind	39 - 29
19:37		Rushed	38 - 29
18:05		D. Houston Behind	37 - 29
14:06		B. McCreery Goal	37 - 28
10:53		J. De Goey Behind	31 - 28
8:27		T. Marshall Goal	30 - 28
6:04		C. Dixon Goal	30 - 22
0:55		C. Dixon Behind	30 - 16
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:14		J. Crisp Behind	30 - 15
23:25		B. McCreery Behind	29 - 15
21:49		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	28 - 15
18:53		R. Gray Goal	28 - 14
14:00		R. Gray Goal	28 - 8
11:08		T. Adams Behind	28 - 2
8:27		K. Farrell Behind	27 - 2
7:41		J. De Goey Behind	27 - 1
4:49		B. Grundy Goal	26 - 1
0:50		B. Grundy Behind	20 - 1
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:03		O. Wines Behind	19 - 1
9:30		J. Daicos Goal	19 - 0
7:08		J. Crisp Behind	13 - 0
4:54		D. Cameron Goal	12 - 0
1:08		B. Grundy Goal	6 - 0

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

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes

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