Brisbane LionsBL

8.9

57

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
BL	7	8	21	21	57
MELB	38	43	25	9	115

18.7

115

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:33		C. Rayner Goal	57 - 115
24:47		M. Robinson Goal	51 - 115
22:44		L. McCarthy Behind	45 - 115
17:23		L. McCarthy Behind	44 - 115
15:20		Rushed	43 - 115
12:02		L. Jackson Goal	43 - 114
10:07		J. Melksham Behind	43 - 108
9:19		K. Pickett Behind	43 - 107
6:50		C. Cameron Behind	43 - 106
1:11		H. McCluggage Goal	42 - 106
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:54		B. Fritsch Goal	36 - 106
27:50		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	36 - 100
24:37		J. Payne Behind	36 - 94
23:41		Rushed	35 - 94
20:27		L. McCarthy Goal	34 - 94
19:13		C. Petracca Goal	28 - 94
17:41		Rushed	28 - 88
10:23		B. Fritsch Goal	28 - 87
8:07		O. McInerney Behind	28 - 81
3:08		J. Daniher Goal	27 - 81
1:36		H. McCluggage Goal	21 - 81
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:53		B. Brown Goal	15 - 81
29:43		B. Fritsch Goal	15 - 75
23:45		E. Langdon Behind	15 - 69
22:33		J. Melksham Goal	15 - 68
20:58		C. Petracca Goal	15 - 62
20:08		D. Zorko Behind	15 - 56
18:42		K. Pickett Goal	14 - 56
14:01		B. Brown Goal	14 - 50
6:16		K. Pickett Goal	14 - 44
3:55		J. Daniher Behind	14 - 38
2:38		D. McStay Goal	13 - 38
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		K. Pickett Goal	7 - 38
21:58		E. Langdon Goal	7 - 32
19:18		Rushed	7 - 26
15:08		B. Brown Goal	6 - 26
13:05		J. Daniher Goal	6 - 20
11:25		B. Fritsch Goal	0 - 20
9:15		J. Lever Goal	0 - 14
2:05		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	0 - 8
1:30		C. Petracca Behind	0 - 7
0:21		K. Pickett Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
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16	PORT	0	59.3	L
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