	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	4	28	31	1	64
CARL	26	18	19	17	80

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:18		M. Owies Behind	64 - 80
24:20		J. Martin Behind	64 - 79
23:05		S. Walsh Goal	64 - 78
20:49		J. Silvagni Behind	64 - 72
12:57		A. Saad Behind	64 - 71
8:55		E. Betts Goal	64 - 70
4:05		Rushed	64 - 64
2:26		L. Schultz Behind	64 - 63
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:18		L. Henry Behind	63 - 63
29:58		S. Darcy Behind	62 - 63
25:59		Rushed	61 - 63
24:16		M. Walters Goal	60 - 63
23:33		Rushed	54 - 63
21:10		R. Lobb Goal	53 - 63
19:24		R. Lobb Behind	47 - 63
17:19		A. Brayshaw Goal	46 - 63
15:10		J. Silvagni Goal	40 - 63
12:54		H. McKay Goal	40 - 57
11:06		A. Brayshaw Goal	40 - 51
9:24		T. Colyer Behind	34 - 51
7:06		T. Williamson Behind	33 - 51
5:24		H. McKay Goal	33 - 50
2:57		N. Fyfe Behind	33 - 44
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:08		L. Henry Goal	32 - 44
23:58		A. Cerra Behind	26 - 44
21:56		S. Darcy Goal	25 - 44
19:07		S. Switkowski Behind	19 - 44
17:11		H. McKay Goal	18 - 44
15:29		L. Schultz Behind	18 - 38
12:30		S. Switkowski Goal	17 - 38
8:39		P. Dow Goal	11 - 38
7:26		C. Serong Behind	11 - 32
5:06		J. Treacy Goal	10 - 32
0:55		M. Owies Goal	4 - 32
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:44		L. Henry Behind	4 - 26
25:42		T. De Koning Goal	3 - 26
20:30		J. Silvagni Goal	3 - 20
19:07		M. Walters Behind	3 - 14
11:48		Rushed	2 - 14
9:56		E. Betts Goal	1 - 14
6:57		A. Cerra Behind	1 - 8
3:58		M. Kennedy Goal	0 - 8
2:28		J. Martin Behind	0 - 2
1:03		H. McKay 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

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