14.15

99

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	23	9	34	33	99
ESS	4	19	30	17	70

10.10

70

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:44		B. Fritsch Behind	99 - 70
29:59		S. Weideman Goal	98 - 70
27:44		Rushed	92 - 70
26:04		B. Fritsch Goal	92 - 69
23:52		E. Langdon Goal	86 - 69
21:59		P. Wright Behind	80 - 69
20:15		P. Wright Goal	80 - 68
17:54		A. Perkins Goal	80 - 62
16:38		B. Fritsch Goal	80 - 56
13:15		C. Petracca Behind	74 - 56
11:09		C. Spargo Goal	73 - 56
8:43		B. Ham Behind	67 - 56
7:11		E. Langdon Behind	67 - 55
5:17		Rushed	66 - 55
3:26		M. Guelfi Behind	66 - 54
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:53		B. Fritsch Behind	66 - 53
28:37		M. Gawn Behind	65 - 53
27:19		C. Petracca Goal	64 - 53
25:51		S. Weideman Goal	58 - 53
24:03		J. Stringer Goal	52 - 53
21:01		J. Stringer Goal	52 - 47
16:32		S. Weideman Goal	52 - 41
14:23		J. Harmes Goal	46 - 41
9:42		J. Harmes Goal	40 - 41
8:42		T. McDonald Behind	34 - 41
5:58		P. Wright Goal	33 - 41
4:49		Rushed	33 - 35
3:41		P. Wright Goal	32 - 35
1:59		T. Wanganeen Goal	32 - 29
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:26		A. McGrath Goal	32 - 23
16:57		T. Sparrow Goal	32 - 17
12:48		S. Weideman Behind	26 - 17
11:31		P. Wright Goal	25 - 17
9:56		T. Cutler Goal	25 - 11
7:24		T. McDonald Behind	25 - 5
3:12		L. Jackson Behind	24 - 5
1:05		T. Wanganeen Behind	23 - 5
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:58		J. Viney Goal	23 - 4
24:04		M. Guelfi Behind	17 - 4
22:35		T. McDonald Goal	17 - 3
19:28		J. Harmes Behind	11 - 3
16:48		S. Weideman Behind	10 - 3
14:10		Rushed	9 - 3
12:28		C. Petracca Behind	9 - 2
8:35		J. Laverde Behind	8 - 2
6:35		S. Weideman Goal	8 - 1
5:27		S. Weideman Behind	2 - 1
4:22		C. Oliver Behind	1 - 1
2:25		J. Caldwell Behind	0 - 1

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
2	WB	8	154.1	WW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	NMFC	4	168.7	W
6	ADEL	4	117.7	W
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L