	1	2	3	4	T
BL	21	15	25	44	105
WCE	6	1	13	10	30

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:03		Z. Bailey Goal	105 - 30
26:47		J. Cripps Behind	99 - 30
25:39		J. Berry Goal	99 - 29
23:26		J. Darling Behind	93 - 29
21:44		D. Fort Behind	93 - 28
19:33		T. Berry Goal	92 - 28
17:53		O. McInerney Goal	86 - 28
16:23		J. Darling Goal	80 - 28
14:28		L. Ryan Behind	80 - 22
11:37		H. McCluggage Goal	80 - 21
8:49		H. McCluggage Goal	74 - 21
5:34		J. Waterman Behind	68 - 21
3:32		C. Cameron Behind	68 - 20
1:58		H. McCluggage Goal	67 - 20
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:07		C. Rayner Goal	61 - 20
20:24		K. Coleman Goal	55 - 20
18:22		L. Ryan Goal	49 - 20
16:29		L. Ryan Goal	49 - 14
15:35		J. Jones Behind	49 - 8
14:23		T. Berry Behind	49 - 7
7:11		C. Cameron Goal	48 - 7
3:49		J. Payne Goal	42 - 7
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:12		J. Darling Behind	36 - 7
15:05		J. Lyons Behind	36 - 6
13:10		T. Berry Behind	35 - 6
9:21		C. Cameron Goal	34 - 6
5:13		C. Cameron Goal	28 - 6
0:52		C. Rayner Behind	22 - 6
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:51		J. Lyons Behind	21 - 6
23:36		Z. Bailey Behind	20 - 6
22:31		H. McCluggage Goal	19 - 6
10:25		L. Ryan Goal	13 - 6
9:48		C. Rayner Behind	13 - 0
6:55		C. Cameron Goal	12 - 0
1:33		C. Rayner 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