	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	20	28	20	18	86
COLL	25	14	26	26	91

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:34		Rushed	86 - 91
24:49		T. Walker Goal	86 - 90
23:47		L. Murphy Goal	80 - 90
22:29		J. Elliott Goal	74 - 90
18:07		A. Johnson Goal	74 - 84
13:02		T. Walker Goal	74 - 78
11:28		B. McCreery Behind	68 - 78
10:32		N. Daicos Goal	68 - 77
3:24		N. Daicos Goal	68 - 71
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:33		J. Daicos Behind	68 - 65
26:58		S. Pendlebury Goal	68 - 64
25:45		J. Carmichael Goal	68 - 58
21:19		M. Hinge Goal	68 - 52
20:13		R. Thilthorpe Behind	62 - 52
18:27		T. Walker Goal	61 - 52
10:48		Rushed	55 - 52
8:26		R. Thilthorpe Behind	55 - 51
6:37		B. Mihocek Goal	54 - 51
2:24		J. Ginnivan Goal	54 - 45
0:43		L. Murphy Goal	54 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:53		J. Ginnivan Behind	48 - 39
21:50		S. McAdam Goal	48 - 38
18:59		S. McAdam Behind	42 - 38
17:04		R. Thilthorpe Goal	41 - 38
16:38		T. Walker Behind	35 - 38
14:34		D. Fogarty Goal	34 - 38
12:33		B. McCreery Goal	28 - 38
10:32		D. Cameron Goal	28 - 32
9:01		J. Elliott Behind	28 - 26
8:11		Rushed	28 - 25
7:31		R. Thilthorpe Behind	27 - 25
2:41		T. Walker Goal	26 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:21		A. Johnson Goal	20 - 25
24:02		S. Sidebottom Goal	20 - 19
21:48		B. Mihocek Goal	20 - 13
18:40		A. Johnson Behind	20 - 7
15:56		N. Daicos Goal	20 - 6
13:47		R. Laird Behind	20 - 0
11:18		D. Fogarty Goal	19 - 0
7:25		T. Walker Goal	13 - 0
5:19		L. Murphy Behind	7 - 0
3:01		L. Murphy 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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