	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	30	16	34	6	86
WB	28	14	14	13	69

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:48		J. Dunkley Goal	86 - 69
14:36		A. Naughton Behind	86 - 63
12:38		M. Georgiades Behind	86 - 62
11:01		O. Wines Behind	85 - 62
7:26		S. Motlop Behind	84 - 62
5:54		T. Boak Behind	83 - 62
5:06		Rushed	82 - 62
3:10		B. Smith Goal	81 - 62
1:33		J. Finlayson Behind	81 - 56
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		A. Naughton Goal	80 - 56
29:06		J. Finlayson Goal	80 - 50
23:10		L. McNeil Behind	74 - 50
21:37		T. Marshall Goal	74 - 49
20:17		T. Marshall Behind	68 - 49
16:27		T. Dumont Goal	67 - 49
15:21		R. Gray Behind	61 - 49
14:12		M. Georgiades Behind	60 - 49
13:41		B. Smith Behind	59 - 49
11:44		M. Georgiades Behind	59 - 48
10:00		T. Boak Goal	58 - 48
3:16		A. Naughton Goal	52 - 48
1:10		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	52 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		R. McComb Behind	46 - 42
22:52		S. Motlop Behind	46 - 41
22:35		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	45 - 41
16:04		T. Liberatore Goal	44 - 41
13:01		R. Smith Behind	44 - 35
9:19		M. Georgiades Behind	44 - 34
7:32		J. Finlayson Goal	43 - 34
5:44		Z. Butters Behind	37 - 34
3:58		B. Khamis Goal	36 - 34
2:09		T. Marshall Goal	36 - 28
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:59		R. Gray Goal	30 - 28
32:43		Rushed	24 - 28
31:02		A. Naughton Goal	24 - 27
28:45		A. Naughton Behind	24 - 21
24:55		A. Naughton Goal	24 - 20
23:38		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	24 - 14
20:38		J. Finlayson Goal	18 - 14
17:48		S. Motlop Goal	12 - 14
14:50		R. Gray Goal	6 - 14
12:49		J. Macrae Behind	0 - 14
6:04		B. Smith Goal	0 - 13
4:25		L. McNeil Goal	0 - 7
1:29		B. Khamis 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

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