	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	21	39	42	14	116
ADEL	14	20	2	32	68

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:14		C. Curnow Goal	116 - 68
27:00		B. Cook Goal	110 - 68
26:00		C. Jones Behind	110 - 62
23:48		C. Curnow Goal	110 - 61
21:06		S. McAdam Goal	104 - 61
14:37		T. Walker Behind	104 - 55
12:03		E. Himmelberg Goal	104 - 54
10:10		H. Schoenberg Goal	104 - 48
7:46		B. Frampton Goal	104 - 42
6:12		M. Kennedy Behind	104 - 36
2:51		C. Curnow Behind	103 - 36
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:32		H. McKay Behind	102 - 36
27:15		J. Rachele Behind	101 - 36
25:20		C. Curnow Behind	101 - 35
23:48		C. Curnow Goal	100 - 35
21:53		J. Silvagni Goal	94 - 35
20:27		J. Silvagni Goal	88 - 35
16:49		Z. Fisher Goal	82 - 35
14:47		J. Newnes Behind	76 - 35
14:09		Rushed	75 - 35
11:07		Z. Fisher Goal	75 - 34
8:40		M. Kennedy Goal	69 - 34
6:27		H. McKay Behind	63 - 34
5:04		Z. Fisher Behind	62 - 34
3:43		L. O'Brien Behind	61 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:39		H. McKay Goal	60 - 34
29:35		C. Curnow Goal	54 - 34
27:53		S. McAdam Behind	48 - 34
25:29		Rushed	48 - 33
22:20		T. Walker Goal	47 - 33
19:17		J. Rachele Behind	47 - 27
17:44		J. Dawson Goal	47 - 26
14:38		H. McKay Goal	47 - 20
13:21		L. O'Brien Behind	41 - 20
9:47		C. Curnow Goal	40 - 20
8:11		S. McAdam Goal	34 - 20
5:11		P. Cripps Goal	34 - 14
3:41		C. Curnow Behind	28 - 14
2:15		J. Newnes Goal	27 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:26		M. Owies Behind	21 - 14
23:34		L. Gollant Behind	20 - 14
16:18		C. Curnow Goal	20 - 13
14:11		P. Cripps Goal	14 - 13
10:42		Z. Fisher Behind	8 - 13
7:44		H. McKay Goal	7 - 13
5:34		J. Rachele Goal	1 - 13
3:50		T. Walker Goal	1 - 7
2:48		M. Hinge Behind	1 - 1
2:17		J. Martin 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

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