	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	25	16	14	24	79
WB	20	32	19	19	90

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:56		B. King Goal	79 - 90
31:04		J. Corbett Behind	73 - 90
29:50		B. Ainsworth Behind	72 - 90
27:50		C. Weightman Goal	71 - 90
23:45		A. Sexton Behind	71 - 84
20:39		A. Sexton Goal	70 - 84
17:38		B. King Goal	64 - 84
13:39		A. Sexton Behind	58 - 84
11:53		N. Anderson Behind	57 - 84
5:55		A. Naughton Goal	56 - 84
4:51		Rushed	56 - 78
2:58		J. Johannisen Goal	56 - 77
1:21		J. Lukosius Behind	56 - 71
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:52		B. King Behind	55 - 71
27:17		C. Weightman Goal	54 - 71
25:08		R. Atkins Behind	54 - 65
21:57		J. Ugle-Hagan Goal	53 - 65
14:39		A. Sexton Goal	53 - 59
12:31		J. Bruce Goal	47 - 59
8:53		J. Bruce Behind	47 - 53
4:00		B. Ainsworth Goal	47 - 52
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:28		N. Anderson Behind	41 - 52
31:02		B. King Behind	40 - 52
25:21		A. Sexton Goal	39 - 52
23:43		T. English Goal	33 - 52
21:01		B. Ainsworth Goal	33 - 46
19:34		J. Johannisen Behind	27 - 46
16:58		J. Johannisen Goal	27 - 45
12:32		J. Corbett Behind	27 - 39
9:36		J. Macrae Goal	26 - 39
8:48		A. Sexton Behind	26 - 33
8:09		Rushed	25 - 33
6:48		J. Macrae Goal	25 - 32
3:41		J. Ugle-Hagan Goal	25 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:44		C. Daniel Goal	25 - 20
29:22		T. English Behind	25 - 14
27:00		A. Sexton Behind	25 - 13
25:13		N. Holman Goal	24 - 13
20:44		J. Ugle-Hagan Goal	18 - 13
18:18		L. McNeil Goal	18 - 7
11:44		N. Holman Goal	18 - 1
9:32		N. Holman Goal	12 - 1
8:23		Rushed	6 - 1
5:15		B. Ainsworth 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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