	1	2	3	4	T
GWS	19	19	18	16	72
HAW	25	5	13	7	50

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:25		M. Lewis Behind	72 - 50
26:53		L. Shiels Goal	72 - 49
25:41		Rushed	72 - 43
19:26		L. Ash Behind	71 - 43
16:49		C. Brown Behind	70 - 43
14:08		Rushed	69 - 43
6:17		J. Hogan Goal	68 - 43
2:58		C. Brown Goal	62 - 43
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:22		D. Moore Goal	56 - 43
26:33		J. Wehr Goal	56 - 37
21:17		L. Breust Goal	50 - 37
19:25		C. Brown Goal	50 - 31
9:33		J. Gunston Behind	44 - 31
7:43		C. Brown Goal	44 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:32		D. Lloyd Goal	38 - 30
27:02		J. Wehr Goal	32 - 30
23:00		S. Butler Behind	26 - 30
14:40		J. Hogan Behind	26 - 29
12:02		J. Sicily Behind	25 - 29
7:05		Rushed	25 - 28
4:17		C. Brown Goal	25 - 27
3:19		Rushed	19 - 27
2:18		T. Mitchell Behind	19 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:10		J. Koschitzke Goal	19 - 25
28:52		W. Day Goal	19 - 19
23:55		J. Hogan Behind	19 - 13
22:04		J. Newcombe Behind	18 - 13
20:21		H. Morrison Goal	18 - 12
16:04		C. Ward Goal	18 - 6
13:41		C. Macdonald Goal	12 - 6
8:31		J. Hogan Goal	12 - 0
3:26		T. Bruhn 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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