	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	21	25	33	25	104
ADEL	12	13	31	7	63

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:50		B. Fritsch Goal	104 - 63
26:10		B. Fritsch Goal	98 - 63
24:35		B. Fritsch Goal	92 - 63
22:49		D. Fogarty Goal	86 - 63
16:00		Rushed	86 - 57
12:18		B. Fritsch Goal	86 - 56
8:48		K. Pickett Behind	80 - 56
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:56		C. Oliver Behind	79 - 56
28:51		B. Fritsch Goal	78 - 56
27:10		J. Harmes Behind	72 - 56
25:54		L. Jackson Goal	71 - 56
22:51		L. Sholl Behind	65 - 56
20:46		T. Lynch Goal	65 - 55
19:28		K. Pickett Goal	65 - 49
17:27		K. Pickett Behind	59 - 49
14:08		B. Fritsch Goal	58 - 49
12:32		D. Fogarty Goal	52 - 49
8:37		C. Petracca Goal	52 - 43
7:09		S. McAdam Goal	46 - 43
5:13		L. Murphy Goal	46 - 37
3:34		D. Fogarty Goal	46 - 31
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:41		R. Laird Behind	46 - 25
26:21		C. Petracca Goal	46 - 24
19:47		D. Mackay Goal	40 - 24
15:46		P. Seedsman Goal	40 - 18
8:18		L. Jackson Goal	40 - 12
6:09		C. Spargo Goal	34 - 12
3:44		B. Fritsch Goal	28 - 12
1:35		C. Oliver Behind	22 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:38		B. Brown Goal	21 - 12
27:28		B. Brown Behind	15 - 12
23:17		C. Spargo Behind	14 - 12
17:33		B. Brown Goal	13 - 12
16:23		J. Harmes Behind	7 - 12
14:01		D. Mackay Behind	6 - 12
13:09		K. Strachan Behind	6 - 11
11:12		E. Himmelberg Behind	6 - 10
9:19		S. McAdam Goal	6 - 9
6:25		D. Fogarty Behind	6 - 3
4:19		J. Melksham Goal	6 - 2
3:01		Rushed	0 - 2
2:01		P. Seedsman 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

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

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