	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	7	50	14	27	98
ESS	26	7	17	7	57

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:00		G. Miers Goal	98 - 57
23:55		T. Hawkins Goal	92 - 57
21:45		J. Stringer Goal	86 - 57
19:42		G. Rohan Behind	86 - 51
13:14		T. Hawkins Goal	85 - 51
11:30		I. Smith Goal	79 - 51
9:55		D. Smith Behind	73 - 51
2:23		Rushed	73 - 50
0:59		Rushed	72 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:46		Rushed	71 - 50
27:07		T. Hawkins Goal	71 - 49
24:20		Rushed	65 - 49
23:14		G. Miers Goal	65 - 48
20:50		A. Waterman Behind	59 - 48
18:56		M. Holmes Behind	59 - 47
14:08		P. Wright Behind	58 - 47
11:05		D. Parish Goal	58 - 46
9:55		D. Smith Behind	58 - 40
5:42		Z. Tuohy Behind	58 - 39
3:05		Z. Merrett Goal	57 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:44		T. Hawkins Goal	57 - 33
29:26		T. Hawkins Goal	51 - 33
27:52		H. Jones Goal	45 - 33
24:29		G. Rohan Goal	45 - 27
21:21		P. Dangerfield Goal	39 - 27
18:14		T. Hawkins Goal	33 - 27
15:23		I. Smith Behind	27 - 27
13:20		J. Cameron Goal	26 - 27
10:40		Rushed	20 - 27
6:41		J. Cameron Goal	20 - 26
4:42		Z. Tuohy Goal	14 - 26
2:55		L. Dahlhaus Behind	8 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:19		J. Cameron Goal	7 - 26
27:45		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	1 - 26
23:17		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	1 - 20
19:51		J. Stringer Goal	1 - 14
18:15		T. Hawkins Behind	1 - 8
14:53		J. Stringer Behind	0 - 8
12:50		B. Ham Behind	0 - 7
0:44		J. Stringer Goal	0 - 6

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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