Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

4.6

30

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	14	8	2	6	30
ESS	14	42	28	14	98

14.14

98

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
17:16		D. Smith Behind	30 - 98
12:44		J. Townsend Goal	30 - 97
10:52		S. Durham Behind	24 - 97
4:49		D. Clarke Goal	24 - 96
1:38		J. Stringer Goal	24 - 90
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:31		D. Smith Goal	24 - 84
23:52		Rushed	24 - 78
18:57		N. Hind Goal	24 - 77
12:32		D. Parish Behind	24 - 71
10:26		J. Corbett Behind	24 - 70
8:52		A. Waterman Goal	23 - 70
7:05		A. Sexton Behind	23 - 64
4:41		D. Smith Behind	22 - 64
3:31		J. Stringer Behind	22 - 63
1:35		J. Stringer Goal	22 - 62
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:17		A. Waterman Behind	22 - 56
30:00		M. Guelfi Goal	22 - 55
26:43		A. Francis Behind	22 - 49
24:53		B. Fiorini Goal	22 - 48
23:03		J. Stringer Goal	16 - 48
18:01		Rushed	16 - 42
17:24		Rushed	15 - 42
16:49		P. Wright Behind	15 - 41
15:06		A. Perkins Behind	15 - 40
12:39		S. Durham Goal	15 - 39
6:41		A. Waterman Goal	15 - 33
4:09		J. Stringer Goal	15 - 27
2:52		M. Guelfi Goal	15 - 21
1:56		Rushed	15 - 15
0:51		Rushed	14 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		A. Francis Behind	14 - 14
27:21		M. Guelfi Behind	14 - 13
25:05		J. Corbett Goal	14 - 12
21:46		J. Jeffrey Goal	8 - 12
15:31		J. Jeffrey Behind	2 - 12
13:28		Rushed	1 - 12
8:10		A. Perkins Goal	0 - 12
2:38		J. Stringer Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	FRE	8	143.9	LWW
4	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
5	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
6	NMFC	8	116.6	WLW
7	COLL	8	114.6	WLW
8	MELB	8	96.0	WLW
9	WCE	8	87.3	LWW
10	GEEL	8	86.7	LWW
11	PORT	4	105.5	LWL
12	ADEL	4	100.0	WLL
13	BL	4	94.6	LLW
14	STK	4	86.0	LLWL
15	GWS	4	76.9	WLLL
16	CARL	4	72.9	LWL
17	ESS	0	61.8	LLL
18	RICH	0	56.9	LLL