	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	31	12	11	7	61
SYD	11	34	2	26	73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:19		C. Warner Behind	61 - 73
24:05		T. Papley Goal	61 - 72
20:31		E. Gulden Goal	61 - 66
16:31		L. McDonald Behind	61 - 60
14:08		M. Gawn Behind	61 - 59
9:45		L. McDonald Goal	60 - 59
3:10		I. Heeney Goal	60 - 53
1:07		M. Gawn Goal	60 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:23		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	54 - 47
20:13		A. Brayshaw Behind	53 - 47
19:35		Rushed	52 - 47
16:07		Rushed	51 - 47
13:13		B. Fritsch Goal	51 - 46
12:33		T. Papley Behind	45 - 46
8:23		J. Jordon Behind	45 - 45
1:07		B. Brown Behind	44 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:45		J. Amartey Behind	43 - 45
27:28		B. Fritsch Goal	43 - 44
24:39		T. Papley Goal	37 - 44
22:45		S. Wicks Behind	37 - 38
22:07		S. Reid Behind	37 - 37
16:15		L. McDonald Goal	37 - 36
15:01		I. Heeney Behind	37 - 30
13:04		S. Reid Goal	37 - 29
8:10		L. McDonald Goal	37 - 23
5:22		S. Reid Goal	37 - 17
0:54		M. Gawn Goal	37 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:09		S. Reid Goal	31 - 11
26:31		B. Fritsch Goal	31 - 5
24:40		M. Gawn Goal	25 - 5
19:56		Rushed	19 - 5
17:10		L. Jackson Goal	19 - 4
15:52		I. Heeney Behind	13 - 4
14:38		L. Jackson Behind	13 - 3
12:11		J. McInerney Behind	12 - 3
10:47		C. Warner Behind	12 - 2
5:22		L. McDonald Behind	12 - 1
2:55		E. Langdon Goal	12 - 0
0:59		J. Jordon 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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