	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	9	22	21	26	78
COLL	23	9	27	13	72

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:43		M. Holmes Goal	78 - 72
26:52		J. Crisp Behind	72 - 72
23:56		G. Rohan Goal	72 - 71
22:02		J. De Goey Goal	66 - 71
15:57		B. Close Goal	66 - 65
12:40		I. Smith Behind	60 - 65
4:19		J. Cameron Goal	59 - 65
2:49		J. De Goey Goal	53 - 65
1:25		M. Holmes Behind	53 - 59
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:41		J. Elliott Goal	52 - 59
26:43		J. Cameron Goal	52 - 53
24:46		A. Johnson Goal	46 - 53
21:45		J. Crisp Goal	46 - 47
20:10		B. Close Behind	46 - 41
17:25		G. Rohan Goal	45 - 41
14:53		M. Duncan Goal	39 - 41
12:32		M. Duncan Behind	33 - 41
11:06		A. Johnson Goal	32 - 41
9:01		J. Cameron Behind	32 - 35
7:30		Rushed	31 - 35
5:50		B. Mihocek Behind	31 - 34
1:07		J. Elliott Behind	31 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:36		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	31 - 32
27:20		Rushed	31 - 26
23:29		C. Guthrie Behind	30 - 26
21:42		B. Close Goal	29 - 26
20:48		Rushed	23 - 26
19:03		T. Stewart Behind	23 - 25
17:04		G. Rohan Goal	22 - 25
12:42		Rushed	16 - 25
6:02		T. Hawkins Goal	15 - 25
3:58		A. Johnson Behind	9 - 25
3:17		B. Maynard Behind	9 - 24
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:02		J. Elliott Behind	9 - 23
27:27		J. Cameron Goal	9 - 22
25:22		J. Daicos Goal	3 - 22
24:25		J. Cameron Behind	3 - 16
20:18		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	2 - 16
19:02		B. Mihocek Goal	2 - 15
15:08		T. Stengle Behind	2 - 9
11:50		Rushed	1 - 9
9:16		D. Cameron Behind	1 - 8
8:05		A. Johnson Behind	1 - 7
2:54		P. Lipinski Goal	1 - 6
1:16		G. Rohan 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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