	1	2	3	4	T
HAW	39	19	3	25	86
ADEL	8	12	15	19	54

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:34		L. Breust Goal	86 - 54
26:32		D. Fogarty Goal	80 - 54
24:46		W. Milera Goal	80 - 48
19:08		B. McEvoy Behind	80 - 42
17:52		Rushed	79 - 42
15:51		J. Koschitzke Goal	79 - 41
13:21		L. Breust Goal	73 - 41
9:38		J. O'Meara Goal	67 - 41
3:38		N. McHenry Goal	61 - 41
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:14		J. Scrimshaw Behind	61 - 35
21:12		J. Impey Behind	60 - 35
19:35		R. Thilthorpe Goal	59 - 35
16:16		Rushed	59 - 29
14:33		D. Fogarty Behind	59 - 28
9:12		Rushed	59 - 27
5:32		Rushed	59 - 26
2:51		B. Keays Goal	58 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:50		J. Impey Goal	58 - 20
27:25		R. Thilthorpe Goal	52 - 20
11:54		M. Lewis Goal	52 - 14
8:06		L. Breust Behind	46 - 14
6:37		M. Lewis Goal	45 - 14
2:32		D. Fogarty Goal	39 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:49		C. Nash Goal	39 - 8
24:32		M. Lewis Goal	33 - 8
23:17		M. Lewis Goal	27 - 8
21:36		T. Walker Behind	21 - 8
19:41		T. Walker Goal	21 - 7
17:01		M. Lewis Goal	21 - 1
14:58		J. Impey Behind	15 - 1
9:58		H. Morrison Goal	14 - 1
8:58		J. Impey Behind	8 - 1
6:15		N. Reeves Goal	7 - 1
3:36		M. Lewis Behind	1 - 1
1:56		B. Keays Behind	0 - 1

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

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes

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