	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	24	14	62	20	120
GWS	5	19	14	15	53

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:07		Rushed	120 - 53
26:41		F. Callaghan Goal	119 - 53
24:12		B. Hill Goal	119 - 47
19:33		C. Spargo Goal	119 - 41
18:24		B. Fritsch Goal	113 - 41
15:14		M. de Boer Behind	107 - 41
10:12		B. Fritsch Goal	107 - 40
9:02		T. Green Behind	101 - 40
7:15		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	101 - 39
5:43		Rushed	100 - 39
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:09		S. Weideman Goal	100 - 38
33:08		S. Coniglio Behind	94 - 38
32:03		J. Bowey Goal	94 - 37
31:36		S. Weideman Behind	88 - 37
28:29		C. Petracca Behind	87 - 37
23:05		J. Viney Goal	86 - 37
20:29		B. Fritsch Goal	80 - 37
18:11		M. Flynn Goal	74 - 37
16:22		M. Gawn Goal	74 - 31
14:18		T. McDonald Goal	68 - 31
12:48		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	62 - 31
11:26		K. Pickett Goal	56 - 31
9:45		B. Hill Goal	50 - 31
7:30		C. Petracca Goal	50 - 25
3:01		C. Ward Behind	44 - 25
1:01		J. Jordon Goal	44 - 24
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:03		J. Hogan Goal	38 - 24
26:26		K. Pickett Behind	38 - 18
22:04		L. Jackson Goal	37 - 18
16:17		T. Green Behind	31 - 18
14:18		S. Coniglio Goal	31 - 17
10:39		E. Langdon Behind	31 - 11
8:28		H. Himmelberg Goal	30 - 11
2:12		M. Gawn Goal	30 - 5
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:58		Rushed	24 - 5
23:40		T. Green Behind	24 - 4
21:47		B. Fritsch Goal	24 - 3
19:39		K. Pickett Goal	18 - 3
17:48		Rushed	12 - 3
10:07		J. Hogan Behind	12 - 2
6:03		K. Pickett Goal	12 - 1
3:23		C. Petracca Goal	6 - 1
2:17		Rushed	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

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