	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	22	10	22	25	79
CARL	14	24	5	32	75

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:56		J. Silvagni Behind	79 - 75
29:41		C. Curnow Goal	79 - 74
24:05		C. Curnow Goal	79 - 68
20:03		M. Owies Goal	79 - 62
18:21		O. Henry Goal	79 - 56
16:09		M. Owies Goal	73 - 56
14:08		O. Henry Goal	73 - 50
12:26		Z. Fisher Behind	67 - 50
9:44		I. Quaynor Behind	67 - 49
6:16		T. Brown Goal	66 - 49
4:52		M. Cox Goal	60 - 49
1:54		J. Motlop Goal	54 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:34		J. Crisp Behind	54 - 43
21:31		S. Sidebottom Goal	53 - 43
17:24		Rushed	47 - 43
15:16		B. Mihocek Behind	47 - 42
13:49		S. Sidebottom Behind	46 - 42
11:01		P. Cripps Behind	45 - 42
8:24		P. Lipinski Goal	45 - 41
7:04		M. Cox Behind	39 - 41
5:42		Z. Fisher Behind	38 - 41
4:08		Rushed	38 - 40
2:23		P. Lipinski Goal	38 - 39
1:18		C. Curnow Behind	32 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:24		C. Curnow Goal	32 - 38
17:31		A. Cerra Goal	32 - 32
14:12		S. Walsh Goal	32 - 26
12:54		P. Cripps Goal	32 - 20
9:22		O. Henry Behind	32 - 14
6:02		J. Ginnivan Behind	31 - 14
4:10		Rushed	30 - 14
2:38		Rushed	29 - 14
0:14		J. De Goey Goal	28 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:01		J. Elliott Behind	22 - 14
27:29		Rushed	21 - 14
25:49		T. De Koning Behind	20 - 14
23:54		J. Ginnivan Behind	20 - 13
21:44		Rushed	19 - 13
19:55		O. Henry Goal	18 - 13
17:33		S. Sidebottom Goal	12 - 13
13:38		C. Curnow Behind	6 - 13
11:47		C. Durdin Goal	6 - 12
9:07		C. Curnow Goal	6 - 6
7:38		J. Elliott 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

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