	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	20	1	0	9	30
MELB	40	40	36	12	128

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:20		J. Harmes Behind	30 - 128
25:08		J. Viney Behind	30 - 127
23:45		Rushed	30 - 126
20:46		S. Flanders Goal	29 - 126
19:31		J. Jeffrey Behind	23 - 126
17:12		B. Brown Behind	22 - 126
15:27		Rushed	22 - 125
14:43		A. Brayshaw Behind	22 - 124
11:55		S. May Behind	22 - 123
7:01		J. Corbett Behind	22 - 122
5:05		C. Petracca Goal	21 - 122
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		Rushed	21 - 116
27:07		B. Brown Goal	21 - 115
25:34		M. Gawn Behind	21 - 109
18:29		Rushed	21 - 108
16:13		K. Pickett Goal	21 - 107
15:20		T. Sparrow Behind	21 - 101
14:04		M. Gawn Goal	21 - 100
9:00		T. McDonald Behind	21 - 94
5:56		B. Brown Goal	21 - 93
4:14		K. Pickett Goal	21 - 87
1:06		T. McDonald Behind	21 - 81
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:06		Rushed	21 - 80
22:58		L. Jackson Goal	21 - 79
19:32		C. Oliver Behind	21 - 73
16:28		J. Harmes Behind	21 - 72
15:26		D. Swallow Behind	21 - 71
13:54		M. Gawn Goal	20 - 71
11:51		C. Spargo Goal	20 - 65
8:53		L. Jackson Goal	20 - 59
7:51		J. Harmes Behind	20 - 53
5:43		B. Brown Goal	20 - 52
1:50		C. Oliver Goal	20 - 46
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:53		L. Jackson Goal	20 - 40
30:38		K. Pickett Behind	20 - 34
28:53		Rushed	20 - 33
27:38		L. Jackson Goal	20 - 32
26:22		J. Corbett Goal	20 - 26
24:55		J. Corbett Behind	14 - 26
20:31		B. Fritsch Goal	13 - 26
19:17		A. Sexton Goal	13 - 20
15:42		C. Burgess Goal	7 - 20
13:50		B. Brown Goal	1 - 20
11:34		B. Fritsch Goal	1 - 14
10:37		Rushed	1 - 8
8:06		T. Miller Behind	1 - 7
6:50		T. McDonald Goal	0 - 7
2:18		Rushed	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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

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