	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	8	39	20	49	116
ADEL	14	10	23	26	73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:32		I. Rankine Goal	116 - 73
33:42		A. Davies Goal	110 - 73
32:29		B. Ainsworth Goal	104 - 73
29:19		S. Flanders Goal	98 - 73
28:01		J. Dawson Goal	92 - 73
26:13		L. Casboult Goal	92 - 67
22:18		L. Casboult Goal	86 - 67
20:18		J. Rowe Goal	80 - 67
19:23		Rushed	80 - 61
16:31		I. Rankine Behind	80 - 60
14:32		S. McAdam Goal	79 - 60
12:10		M. Chol Goal	79 - 54
9:52		D. Fogarty Goal	73 - 54
6:28		S. McAdam Behind	73 - 48
3:12		S. Flanders Goal	73 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
37:16		Rushed	67 - 47
34:14		L. Murphy Goal	67 - 46
32:18		T. Walker Goal	67 - 40
28:07		B. Ainsworth Goal	67 - 34
27:44		I. Rankine Behind	61 - 34
26:30		R. Laird Behind	60 - 34
23:44		T. Walker Behind	60 - 33
22:49		Rushed	60 - 32
15:01		T. Walker Behind	60 - 31
11:22		J. Rachele Goal	60 - 30
3:36		N. Holman Goal	60 - 24
2:34		N. Anderson Behind	54 - 24
0:36		N. Holman Goal	53 - 24
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:10		B. Ainsworth Behind	47 - 24
24:45		I. Rankine Goal	46 - 24
23:20		P. Parnell Behind	40 - 24
20:57		I. Rankine Goal	40 - 23
19:10		S. Flanders Behind	34 - 23
17:51		J. Jeffrey Goal	33 - 23
12:56		R. Thilthorpe Goal	27 - 23
10:02		W. Powell Behind	27 - 17
8:51		T. Walker Behind	26 - 17
8:00		Rushed	26 - 16
6:16		L. Casboult Goal	26 - 15
3:53		W. Milera Behind	20 - 15
2:20		M. Chol Goal	20 - 14
0:24		M. Chol Goal	14 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:34		B. Ainsworth Behind	8 - 14
21:05		D. Fogarty Goal	7 - 14
20:42		Rushed	7 - 8
11:46		W. Hamill Goal	6 - 8
10:01		J. Rowe Behind	6 - 2
9:38		J. Rowe Behind	6 - 1
7:58		B. Ainsworth 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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