	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	14	34	14	18	80
BL	14	25	24	7	70

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:18		Rushed	80 - 70
24:54		L. Dahlhaus Behind	79 - 70
22:59		L. Neale Behind	78 - 70
18:47		T. Hawkins Goal	78 - 69
17:44		T. Hawkins Behind	72 - 69
16:14		T. Stengle Behind	71 - 69
15:29		T. Hawkins Behind	70 - 69
9:41		C. Cameron Goal	69 - 69
7:06		R. Stanley Behind	69 - 63
4:17		J. Cameron Goal	68 - 63
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:41		C. Cameron Goal	62 - 63
27:29		G. Miers Behind	62 - 57
25:28		T. Hawkins Goal	61 - 57
22:37		T. Hawkins Behind	55 - 57
14:17		B. Starcevich Goal	54 - 57
11:42		J. Daniher Goal	54 - 51
5:29		D. McStay Goal	54 - 45
2:05		Q. Narkle Goal	54 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:16		C. Ah Chee Behind	48 - 39
30:02		M. Blicavs Behind	48 - 38
27:18		J. Cameron Behind	47 - 38
22:31		T. Hawkins Goal	46 - 38
20:23		J. Daniher Goal	40 - 38
18:43		J. Bews Goal	40 - 32
16:53		D. McStay Goal	34 - 32
15:48		B. Close Behind	34 - 26
13:13		T. Stengle Goal	33 - 26
11:46		J. Daniher Goal	27 - 26
7:52		M. Blicavs Behind	27 - 20
4:30		I. Smith Goal	26 - 20
2:43		C. Rayner Goal	20 - 20
0:59		T. Hawkins Goal	20 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:24		T. Fullarton Goal	14 - 14
22:25		T. Hawkins Goal	14 - 8
21:11		D. McStay Behind	8 - 8
18:09		T. Stengle Behind	8 - 7
14:46		D. McStay Goal	7 - 7
13:17		J. Cameron Behind	7 - 1
9:16		L. Dahlhaus Goal	6 - 1
7:33		H. McCluggage 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

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

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