	1	2	3	4	T
STK	21	22	19	25	87
SUNS	19	18	9	15	61

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:40		J. Sinclair Behind	87 - 61
26:27		J. Higgins Goal	86 - 61
24:52		J. Corbett Goal	80 - 61
19:02		J. Gresham Goal	80 - 55
17:24		Rushed	74 - 55
16:33		L. Casboult Behind	74 - 54
14:13		B. Ainsworth Goal	74 - 53
9:38		I. Rankine Behind	74 - 47
6:40		S. Ross Goal	74 - 46
0:42		T. Membrey Goal	68 - 46
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:48		M. Rosas Behind	62 - 46
22:53		J. Corbett Goal	62 - 45
19:32		M. King Goal	62 - 39
17:47		J. Higgins Goal	56 - 39
14:05		Rushed	50 - 39
12:35		Rushed	50 - 38
11:05		J. Higgins Behind	50 - 37
9:19		J. Higgins Goal	49 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:54		J. Hayes Goal	43 - 37
21:07		B. Hill Behind	37 - 37
20:45		T. Membrey Behind	36 - 37
16:20		M. King Goal	35 - 37
12:18		M. King Behind	29 - 37
10:34		M. Chol Goal	28 - 37
7:41		N. Holman Goal	28 - 31
3:44		B. Ellis Goal	28 - 25
2:51		M. King Behind	28 - 19
1:03		M. King Goal	27 - 19
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:32		J. Higgins Behind	21 - 19
25:04		M. Wood Behind	20 - 19
23:01		J. Gresham Goal	19 - 19
20:34		L. Casboult Goal	13 - 19
16:23		M. Rosas Behind	13 - 13
14:26		J. Higgins Goal	13 - 12
12:20		J. Higgins Goal	7 - 12
10:38		I. Rankine Goal	1 - 12
8:08		B. Ainsworth Goal	1 - 6
5:31		D. Butler Behind	1 - 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

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

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

Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes

Judging the biggest AFL overreactions: Reaction to Docherty and Gorringe has been over the top

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Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL