	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	30	1	8	27	66
FRE	21	10	25	13	69

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:56		M. Blicavs Goal	66 - 69
24:41		T. Stengle Goal	60 - 69
24:16		Rushed	54 - 69
20:32		M. Frederick Goal	53 - 69
18:53		Rushed	53 - 63
8:49		R. Stanley Goal	53 - 62
7:45		Rushed	47 - 62
6:05		T. Hawkins Behind	46 - 62
4:14		L. Dahlhaus Goal	45 - 62
2:40		L. Schultz Goal	39 - 62
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:02		G. Miers Behind	39 - 56
28:42		T. Hawkins Behind	38 - 56
25:14		B. Acres Goal	37 - 56
24:08		Rushed	37 - 50
19:43		R. Stanley Goal	37 - 49
16:06		M. Frederick Goal	31 - 49
14:42		S. Switkowski Goal	31 - 43
0:55		D. Tucker Goal	31 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:02		S. Switkowski Behind	31 - 31
15:53		R. Lobb Goal	31 - 30
13:03		B. Acres Behind	31 - 24
11:06		W. Brodie Behind	31 - 23
8:24		L. Schultz Behind	31 - 22
0:58		B. Close Behind	31 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:14		L. Schultz Goal	30 - 21
27:31		T. Stengle Goal	30 - 15
26:24		Rushed	24 - 15
21:42		W. Brodie Behind	24 - 14
20:30		N. O'Driscoll Goal	24 - 13
19:05		R. Lobb Behind	24 - 7
17:16		T. Hawkins Goal	24 - 6
15:31		R. Lobb Goal	18 - 6
12:33		M. Blicavs Goal	18 - 0
9:39		T. Stengle Goal	12 - 0
6:50		T. Hawkins 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

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