	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	26	26	10	4	66
ESS	6	15	27	2	50

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
14:41		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	66 - 50
13:21		O. Wines Behind	65 - 50
12:22		A. Waterman Behind	64 - 50
10:01		D. Byrne-Jones Behind	64 - 49
7:50		T. Dumont Behind	63 - 49
0:40		Rushed	62 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:48		N. Martin Behind	62 - 48
28:09		D. Parish Behind	62 - 47
24:35		T. Dumont Goal	62 - 46
23:19		Rushed	56 - 46
22:09		T. Dumont Behind	55 - 46
17:21		S. Durham Goal	54 - 46
16:45		D. Smith Behind	54 - 40
14:22		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	54 - 39
13:38		C. Rozee Behind	53 - 39
12:31		A. Waterman Goal	52 - 39
10:50		N. Martin Goal	52 - 33
1:39		H. Jones Goal	52 - 27
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:20		T. Wanganeen Behind	52 - 21
22:40		A. McGrath Goal	52 - 20
17:45		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	52 - 14
16:10		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	46 - 14
14:59		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	45 - 14
11:46		A. Phillips Goal	44 - 14
9:35		S. Motlop Goal	44 - 8
7:16		D. Parish Behind	38 - 8
4:35		T. Marshall Goal	38 - 7
3:31		A. Perkins Behind	32 - 7
1:55		C. Dixon Goal	32 - 6
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:36		J. Caldwell Behind	26 - 6
26:41		H. Jones Behind	26 - 5
25:19		Z. Butters Behind	26 - 4
18:41		Z. Butters Goal	25 - 4
16:49		D. Smith Behind	19 - 4
15:23		C. Dixon Goal	19 - 3
11:22		Rushed	13 - 3
10:25		B. Hobbs Behind	13 - 2
7:53		J. Finlayson Goal	13 - 1
6:41		N. Martin Behind	7 - 1
4:39		C. Rozee Goal	7 - 0
1:01		T. Marshall 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

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