	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	9	18	13	25	65
GWS	27	19	25	13	84

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:06		S. Higgins Behind	65 - 84
23:48		H. Himmelberg Goal	64 - 84
22:16		M. Holmes Behind	64 - 78
21:06		T. Bruhn Goal	63 - 78
18:30		E. Ratugolea Goal	63 - 72
14:46		H. Perryman Behind	57 - 72
13:55		Rushed	57 - 71
12:27		Z. Tuohy Goal	56 - 71
10:17		J. Clark Behind	50 - 71
6:52		R. Stanley Behind	49 - 71
4:56		Rushed	48 - 71
3:49		B. Parfitt Behind	47 - 71
0:35		J. Henry Goal	46 - 71
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:55		T. Stewart Behind	40 - 71
23:19		E. Ratugolea Goal	39 - 71
21:32		T. Taranto Goal	33 - 71
16:08		J. Henry Goal	33 - 65
12:37		T. Greene Goal	27 - 65
7:44		C. Brown Goal	27 - 59
6:07		T. Greene Goal	27 - 53
4:07		H. Himmelberg Behind	27 - 47
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:54		Rushed	27 - 46
27:08		Rushed	26 - 46
26:07		Rushed	25 - 46
20:39		B. Close Behind	24 - 46
18:33		T. Greene Goal	23 - 46
17:06		T. Taranto Goal	23 - 40
15:14		J. Selwood Behind	23 - 34
12:20		T. Hawkins Goal	22 - 34
6:32		M. Blicavs Goal	16 - 34
4:27		T. Hawkins Behind	10 - 34
2:33		M. Buntine Behind	9 - 34
1:13		Z. Sproule Goal	9 - 33
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:44		I. Cumming Behind	9 - 27
29:44		Rushed	9 - 26
25:47		C. Brown Goal	8 - 26
24:07		H. Himmelberg Goal	8 - 20
22:24		M. Buntine Goal	8 - 14
19:47		T. Greene Goal	8 - 8
15:00		T. Greene Behind	8 - 2
12:13		S. Menegola Behind	8 - 1
10:18		X. O'Halloran Behind	7 - 1
2:24		M. Holmes Behind	7 - 0
0:37		J. Kolodjashnij 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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