	1	2	3	4	T
BL	40	27	27	35	129
GWS	6	19	8	32	65

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
36:33		B. Hill Behind	129 - 65
34:18		M. Flynn Goal	129 - 64
31:30		D. Zorko Goal	129 - 58
27:27		L. McCarthy Goal	123 - 58
25:45		J. Daniher Behind	117 - 58
19:44		B. Hill Goal	116 - 58
17:52		Rushed	116 - 52
17:12		E. Hipwood Behind	115 - 52
15:55		Rushed	114 - 52
14:07		Z. Sproule Goal	113 - 52
12:21		M. Robinson Goal	113 - 46
8:22		O. McInerney Goal	107 - 46
7:27		J. Finlayson Behind	101 - 46
6:08		Rushed	101 - 45
3:58		Z. Bailey Goal	100 - 45
2:43		J. Hopper Goal	94 - 45
0:41		C. Ward Goal	94 - 39
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:10		M. Robinson Goal	94 - 33
28:02		H. McCluggage Goal	88 - 33
24:05		E. Hipwood Behind	82 - 33
17:48		J. Prior Goal	81 - 33
13:26		T. Green Behind	75 - 33
7:58		E. Hipwood Goal	75 - 32
5:34		J. Finlayson Goal	69 - 32
5:05		K. Coleman Behind	69 - 26
2:56		C. Cameron Behind	68 - 26
2:05		Rushed	67 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:54		H. Himmelberg Behind	67 - 25
26:02		M. Robinson Goal	67 - 24
22:24		O. McInerney Behind	61 - 24
17:24		D. Rich Behind	60 - 24
15:21		C. Ward Goal	59 - 24
14:29		M. Robinson Behind	59 - 18
11:22		M. Robinson Goal	58 - 18
8:29		J. Kelly Goal	52 - 18
3:29		K. Coleman Goal	52 - 12
2:07		J. Daniher Goal	46 - 12
0:20		J. Kelly Goal	40 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:15		B. Hill Goal	40 - 6
22:29		J. Lyons Behind	40 - 0
21:33		D. Rich Behind	39 - 0
18:56		D. McStay Goal	38 - 0
14:40		D. Zorko Goal	32 - 0
10:59		D. Rich Goal	26 - 0
8:50		L. McCarthy Goal	20 - 0
6:58		H. McCluggage Behind	14 - 0
5:08		O. McInerney Behind	13 - 0
2:32		D. McStay Goal	12 - 0
0:28		C. Cameron 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

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