	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	22	14	26	28	90
GWS	12	21	12	9	54

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:28		T. Greene Behind	90 - 54
22:38		T. Greene Goal	90 - 53
20:38		Rushed	90 - 47
17:55		C. Durdin Goal	89 - 47
17:10		J. Honey Behind	83 - 47
15:40		W. Setterfield Behind	82 - 47
13:03		Rushed	81 - 47
11:49		C. Curnow Goal	81 - 46
8:48		C. Curnow Goal	75 - 46
6:22		P. Cripps Goal	69 - 46
4:27		K. Briggs Behind	63 - 46
2:44		H. McKay Behind	63 - 45
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:17		K. Briggs Goal	62 - 45
19:35		J. Honey Goal	62 - 39
17:27		H. McKay Goal	56 - 39
14:56		C. Curnow Goal	50 - 39
10:17		S. Coniglio Goal	44 - 39
5:53		J. Silvagni Goal	44 - 33
2:53		M. Kennedy Behind	38 - 33
0:28		Rushed	37 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:36		T. Greene Behind	36 - 33
27:20		J. Wehr Goal	36 - 32
25:14		T. Greene Goal	36 - 26
20:14		B. Preuss Behind	36 - 20
18:52		M. Cottrell Goal	36 - 19
15:02		M. Cottrell Goal	30 - 19
13:00		C. Curnow Behind	24 - 19
11:39		P. Cripps Behind	23 - 19
4:31		T. Greene Goal	22 - 19
3:28		J. Riccardi Behind	22 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:49		H. McKay Behind	22 - 12
27:14		C. Curnow Goal	21 - 12
23:46		Rushed	15 - 12
21:49		H. McKay Goal	14 - 12
20:10		P. Cripps Behind	8 - 12
16:51		H. McKay Behind	7 - 12
14:21		J. Riccardi Goal	6 - 12
8:10		W. Setterfield Goal	6 - 6
4:45		S. Coniglio Goal	0 - 6

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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