	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	28	36	18	21	103
SUNS	25	9	2	19	55

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:59		J. Stringer Goal	103 - 55
26:05		N. Martin Goal	97 - 55
17:38		I. Rankine Goal	91 - 55
14:50		S. Draper Goal	91 - 49
13:43		S. Day Goal	85 - 49
11:54		J. Lukosius Goal	85 - 43
9:06		K. Langford Behind	85 - 37
8:37		P. Wright Behind	84 - 37
5:58		Rushed	83 - 37
1:51		T. Miller Behind	82 - 37
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:58		Rushed	82 - 36
23:09		B. Hobbs Behind	82 - 35
21:06		J. Stringer Behind	81 - 35
19:19		H. Jones Goal	80 - 35
15:57		Rushed	74 - 35
13:50		I. Rankine Behind	73 - 35
12:43		Rushed	73 - 34
9:03		Rushed	72 - 34
6:40		J. Stringer Goal	71 - 34
0:50		K. Langford Behind	65 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:44		B. Hobbs Behind	64 - 34
26:06		J. Stringer Goal	63 - 34
25:09		K. Langford Behind	57 - 34
23:04		B. Fiorini Behind	56 - 34
21:51		S. Draper Goal	56 - 33
20:11		P. Wright Behind	50 - 33
17:22		N. Hind Behind	49 - 33
15:11		S. Day Goal	48 - 33
13:39		S. Draper Behind	48 - 27
12:00		J. Stringer Goal	47 - 27
8:57		A. Phillips Goal	41 - 27
6:57		Rushed	35 - 27
5:01		J. Stringer Behind	35 - 26
1:38		H. Jones Goal	34 - 26
0:26		M. Chol Behind	28 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:48		M. Redman Behind	28 - 25
26:06		Z. Merrett Behind	27 - 25
22:43		P. Wright Behind	26 - 25
18:57		L. Casboult Goal	25 - 25
17:16		M. Chol Goal	25 - 19
15:06		L. Casboult Goal	25 - 13
13:24		M. Chol Goal	25 - 7
11:11		N. Martin Behind	25 - 1
9:04		P. Wright Goal	24 - 1
7:17		P. Wright Goal	18 - 1
5:30		S. Durham Goal	12 - 1
2:25		N. Martin Goal	6 - 1
0:51		M. Chol 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

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