	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	23	15	8	6	52
FRE	21	14	4	13	52

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
17:04		B. Banfield Goal	52 - 52
14:15		S. Bolton Goal	52 - 46
6:25		G. Logue Behind	46 - 46
4:06		M. Taberner Goal	46 - 45
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:17		M. Frederick Behind	46 - 39
15:04		M. Taberner Behind	46 - 38
11:20		N. Balta Behind	46 - 37
9:37		T. Sonsie Goal	45 - 37
7:05		J. Clark Behind	39 - 37
4:32		L. Baker Behind	39 - 36
2:51		Rushed	38 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:11		M. Walters Goal	38 - 35
23:07		I. Soldo Behind	38 - 29
20:28		Rushed	37 - 29
15:23		Rushed	37 - 28
13:39		K. McIntosh Goal	36 - 28
9:11		Rushed	30 - 28
5:23		N. Fyfe Goal	29 - 28
3:43		N. Balta Goal	29 - 22
2:23		Rushed	23 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:31		J. Riewoldt Behind	23 - 21
26:37		A. Brayshaw Behind	22 - 21
25:33		N. Balta Behind	22 - 20
24:09		J. Riewoldt Goal	21 - 20
22:48		A. Brayshaw Behind	15 - 20
21:27		N. Cumberland Behind	15 - 19
19:33		S. Bolton Goal	14 - 19
17:51		W. Brodie Goal	8 - 19
16:26		N. Cumberland Goal	8 - 13
11:37		B. Banfield Behind	2 - 13
9:47		J. Riewoldt Behind	2 - 12
5:49		J. Aish Goal	1 - 12
4:08		J. Riewoldt Behind	1 - 6
1:35		G. Logue 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

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

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

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