	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	27	13	4	9	53
GWS	16	8	28	14	66

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:41		P. Wright Behind	53 - 66
24:59		B. Daniels Goal	52 - 66
19:25		D. Smith Behind	52 - 60
17:14		Sam J. Reid Behind	51 - 60
16:10		T. Green Behind	51 - 59
13:38		D. Smith Behind	51 - 58
8:45		N. Cox Goal	50 - 58
1:56		Sam J. Reid Goal	44 - 58
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		J. Hogan Goal	44 - 52
25:51		H. Himmelberg Behind	44 - 46
23:00		D. Lloyd Behind	44 - 45
22:37		C. Hooker Behind	44 - 44
19:21		N. Cox Behind	43 - 44
15:54		T. Taranto Behind	42 - 44
14:58		P. Wright Behind	42 - 43
12:06		D. Shiel Behind	41 - 43
10:53		S. Mumford Goal	40 - 43
6:09		H. Himmelberg Goal	40 - 37
2:38		Rushed	40 - 31
1:19		L. Ash Goal	40 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:49		D. Smith Goal	40 - 24
18:11		D. Lloyd Behind	34 - 24
12:44		C. Hooker Behind	34 - 23
9:21		T. Taranto Behind	33 - 23
6:30		J. Stringer Goal	33 - 22
4:28		D. Lloyd Goal	27 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:55		Rushed	27 - 16
29:25		J. Hogan Behind	26 - 16
27:36		H. Himmelberg Behind	26 - 15
26:00		P. Wright Behind	26 - 14
24:19		D. Zaharakis Goal	25 - 14
23:00		C. Hooker Goal	19 - 14
21:55		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	13 - 14
20:08		C. Ward Goal	12 - 14
10:21		J. Hogan Goal	12 - 8
8:59		H. Himmelberg Behind	12 - 2
7:16		A. Perkins Goal	12 - 1
4:48		D. Parish Goal	6 - 1
1:26		T. Taranto 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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