	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	25	9	31	4	69
SYD	15	25	37	14	91

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:44		T. Sparrow Behind	69 - 91
21:03		Rushed	68 - 91
15:31		I. Heeney Goal	67 - 91
14:33		C. Petracca Behind	67 - 85
9:39		J. Melksham Behind	66 - 85
7:39		W. Hayward Behind	65 - 85
4:32		Rushed	65 - 84
2:52		J. Lloyd Goal	65 - 83
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:05		J. Melksham Behind	65 - 77
32:07		T. Hickey Goal	64 - 77
29:21		M. Gawn Goal	64 - 71
27:08		S. Reid Goal	58 - 71
24:13		S. Reid Goal	58 - 65
22:03		L. Parker Goal	58 - 59
20:07		D. Stephens Behind	58 - 53
17:52		C. Oliver Goal	58 - 52
14:50		J. Lloyd Goal	52 - 52
12:27		T. Papley Goal	52 - 46
6:44		T. Sparrow Goal	52 - 40
5:30		B. Fritsch Goal	46 - 40
2:40		C. Oliver Goal	40 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:18		B. Fritsch Behind	34 - 40
26:15		D. Stephens Goal	33 - 40
18:31		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	33 - 34
17:48		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	32 - 34
13:37		C. Mills Goal	31 - 34
11:16		I. Heeney Behind	31 - 28
8:05		T. Papley Goal	31 - 27
5:39		W. Hayward Goal	31 - 21
1:46		K. Pickett Goal	31 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:29		B. Fritsch Goal	25 - 15
27:12		S. Reid Behind	19 - 15
25:18		B. Brown Goal	19 - 14
23:03		I. Heeney Behind	13 - 14
17:24		J. Rowbottom Goal	13 - 13
15:23		C. Spargo Goal	13 - 7
11:26		B. Fritsch Goal	7 - 7
9:11		W. Hayward Goal	1 - 7
4:41		C. Warner Behind	1 - 1
1:48		K. Pickett Behind	1 - 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

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