	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	32	36	15	19	102
COLL	26	8	16	14	64

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:49		J. Elliott Behind	102 - 64
22:29		M. Redman Goal	102 - 63
20:24		J. Stringer Behind	96 - 63
18:06		J. Stringer Goal	95 - 63
14:34		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	89 - 63
9:41		J. Elliott Goal	89 - 57
5:19		J. Ginnivan Behind	89 - 51
2:41		A. Waterman Goal	89 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:03		J. Daicos Behind	83 - 50
25:27		D. Smith Behind	83 - 49
20:52		M. Guelfi Behind	82 - 49
18:55		J. Elliott Goal	81 - 49
16:52		A. Waterman Goal	81 - 43
12:53		D. Parish Behind	75 - 43
11:10		J. Thomas Behind	74 - 43
7:27		J. Elliott Goal	74 - 42
5:46		J. Daicos Behind	74 - 36
4:05		O. Henry Behind	74 - 35
2:33		D. Smith Goal	74 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		P. Wright Goal	68 - 34
21:56		D. Cameron Behind	62 - 34
20:02		W. Snelling Goal	62 - 33
16:38		J. Thomas Goal	56 - 33
13:18		P. Wright Goal	56 - 27
8:38		P. Wright Goal	50 - 27
6:40		J. Stringer Goal	44 - 27
5:41		N. Murphy Behind	38 - 27
2:56		A. Waterman Goal	38 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:50		M. Redman Goal	32 - 26
28:55		J. De Goey Goal	26 - 26
28:07		D. Smith Behind	26 - 20
26:15		J. Daicos Goal	25 - 20
22:57		A. Waterman Goal	25 - 14
20:56		D. Cameron Goal	19 - 14
19:09		J. Elliott Goal	19 - 8
14:57		J. De Goey Behind	19 - 2
13:16		P. Wright Goal	19 - 1
12:03		A. Francis Behind	13 - 1
10:03		D. Smith Goal	12 - 1
7:21		J. Ginnivan Behind	6 - 1
2:19		A. Perkins 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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