	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	33	19	20	28	100
CARL	27	26	16	9	78

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:24		H. McKay Behind	100 - 78
24:21		H. McLean Behind	100 - 77
22:29		T. Papley Goal	99 - 77
21:27		Rushed	93 - 77
18:54		P. Cripps Goal	92 - 77
16:39		H. McKay Behind	92 - 71
13:58		H. McKay Behind	92 - 70
8:47		T. Papley Goal	92 - 69
4:23		S. Wicks Goal	86 - 69
3:13		Rushed	80 - 69
2:42		I. Heeney Behind	79 - 69
1:30		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	78 - 69
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:59		T. De Koning Behind	72 - 69
26:18		E. Betts Behind	72 - 68
25:03		I. Heeney Goal	72 - 67
23:20		Rushed	66 - 67
19:32		H. McKay Behind	65 - 67
17:05		T. De Koning Goal	65 - 66
14:41		P. Cripps Goal	65 - 60
12:19		W. Hayward Goal	65 - 54
10:07		S. Wicks Behind	59 - 54
4:30		T. Papley Goal	58 - 54
3:33		Rushed	52 - 54
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:24		Rushed	52 - 53
25:51		L. Franklin Goal	51 - 53
22:55		I. Heeney Goal	45 - 53
21:33		Rushed	39 - 53
14:20		Rushed	39 - 52
10:49		H. McKay Goal	39 - 51
8:13		L. Franklin Goal	39 - 45
4:56		H. McKay Goal	33 - 45
3:09		P. Cripps Goal	33 - 39
1:01		E. Betts Goal	33 - 33
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:26		L. Franklin Goal	33 - 27
29:07		I. Heeney Goal	27 - 27
25:19		L. Parker Goal	21 - 27
23:28		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	15 - 27
20:44		E. Betts Goal	9 - 27
17:31		J. Silvagni Goal	9 - 21
16:13		M. Owies Behind	9 - 15
14:55		Z. Williams Goal	9 - 14
13:16		J. Silvagni Behind	9 - 8
9:22		D. Rampe Behind	9 - 7
7:26		Rushed	8 - 7
5:24		H. McKay Goal	7 - 7
3:25		H. McKay Behind	7 - 1
1:58		S. Wicks Behind	7 - 0
0:42		W. Hayward Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	40	135.5	WWWWW
2	SYD	36	142.5	WWWWL
3	GEEL	32	124.4	LWWWW
4	HAW	30	110.4	WDLLW
5	SUNS	28	116.9	LWWWL
6	MELB	28	106.7	WLWWL
7	ADEL	24	107.9	LWWWL
8	BL	24	106.6	WWWLL
9	WB	24	92.8	LLWLW
10	COLL	22	100.3	WDLLW
11	STK	20	108.2	WWLWL
12	GWS	20	98.6	WLWLW
13	NMFC	20	97.6	LLLLW
14	PORT	12	100.9	WLLLL
15	CARL	12	86.1	LLLWW
16	WCE	12	66.1	LLLWL
17	RICH	8	64.5	LWLLW
18	ESS	4	70.9	LLLLL

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