	1	2	3	4	T
WCE	6	3	13	16	38
MELB	41	10	15	46	112

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:03		P. Naish Behind	38 - 112
30:57		K. Chandler Behind	37 - 112
29:54		T. McDonald Goal	37 - 111
28:22		K. Pickett Behind	37 - 105
25:59		K. Pickett Goal	37 - 104
24:22		J. McGovern Goal	37 - 98
20:16		B. Fritsch Goal	31 - 98
19:04		S. Petrevski-Seton Behind	31 - 92
17:14		B. Fritsch Goal	30 - 92
15:06		M. Gawn Behind	30 - 86
12:36		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	30 - 85
10:52		C. Spargo Goal	30 - 79
8:53		J. Darling Goal	30 - 73
7:02		T. McDonald Goal	24 - 73
3:43		T. Kelly Behind	24 - 67
1:04		Rushed	23 - 67
0:19		Rushed	22 - 67
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:58		T. McDonald Goal	22 - 66
25:12		C. Petracca Behind	22 - 60
23:10		C. Petracca Behind	22 - 59
17:30		Bailey J. Williams Goal	22 - 58
12:46		C. Petracca Goal	16 - 58
8:30		B. Fritsch Behind	16 - 52
6:58		J. Darling Behind	16 - 51
5:05		J. Cripps Goal	15 - 51
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:53		C. Petracca Behind	9 - 51
21:35		C. Petracca Behind	9 - 50
20:05		T. McDonald Behind	9 - 49
14:02		Rushed	9 - 48
12:09		L. Foley Behind	9 - 47
8:05		B. Brown Goal	8 - 47
4:10		G. Clark Behind	8 - 41
2:56		Rushed	7 - 41
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:23		C. Spargo Behind	6 - 41
25:09		B. Brown Goal	6 - 40
23:38		C. Oliver Behind	6 - 34
19:06		K. Pickett Goal	6 - 33
16:47		L. Jackson Behind	6 - 27
14:08		B. Fritsch Goal	6 - 26
11:46		K. Pickett Goal	6 - 20
9:40		C. Petracca Goal	6 - 14
7:53		J. Harmes Behind	6 - 8
6:35		T. McDonald Goal	6 - 7
5:30		K. Pickett Behind	6 - 1
3:19		J. Waterman 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

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