	1	2	3	4	T
BL	20	38	32	26	116
COLL	33	3	24	23	83

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:07		C. Cameron Goal	116 - 83
27:25		J. Noble Behind	110 - 83
26:08		J. Berry Behind	110 - 82
23:58		Rushed	109 - 82
22:33		T. Adams Behind	109 - 81
19:41		N. Daicos Goal	109 - 80
17:48		J. Daniher Goal	109 - 74
14:05		J. De Goey Goal	103 - 74
12:06		C. Cameron Behind	103 - 68
8:50		J. Elliott Behind	102 - 68
6:49		S. Sidebottom Behind	102 - 67
5:27		C. Cameron Goal	102 - 66
3:22		J. Crisp Goal	96 - 66
2:10		C. Cameron Goal	96 - 60
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:25		B. Mihocek Goal	90 - 60
28:23		C. Cameron Goal	90 - 54
26:54		J. De Goey Behind	84 - 54
24:51		B. Mihocek Goal	84 - 53
20:47		O. Markov Behind	84 - 47
17:22		N. Daicos Behind	84 - 46
15:34		B. Mihocek Goal	84 - 45
14:10		C. Rayner Goal	84 - 39
11:34		N. Daicos Behind	78 - 39
10:09		C. Rayner Behind	78 - 38
8:04		Rushed	77 - 38
6:35		C. Rayner Goal	76 - 38
5:08		C. Cameron Goal	70 - 38
3:56		Rushed	64 - 38
3:01		J. Elliott Behind	64 - 37
1:01		E. Hipwood Goal	64 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:39		B. Hill Behind	58 - 36
27:01		E. Hipwood Behind	58 - 35
25:06		D. Zorko Goal	57 - 35
19:56		J. Prior Goal	51 - 35
17:00		E. Hipwood Goal	45 - 35
16:03		Z. Bailey Behind	39 - 35
13:18		J. Berry Goal	38 - 35
12:37		J. Elliott Behind	32 - 35
7:39		J. Daniher Goal	32 - 34
3:40		D. Wilmot Goal	26 - 34
0:55		A. Johnson Behind	20 - 34
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:23		N. Daicos Goal	20 - 33
28:15		Rushed	20 - 27
27:01		B. Hill Goal	20 - 26
24:51		B. Mihocek Behind	20 - 20
22:24		B. Hill Goal	20 - 19
18:25		C. Cameron Goal	20 - 13
16:15		C. Rayner Goal	14 - 13
10:35		C. Rayner Goal	8 - 13
8:03		A. Johnson Goal	2 - 13
4:43		B. McCreery Behind	2 - 7
3:18		L. Neale Behind	2 - 6
2:19		L. McCarthy Behind	1 - 6
1:09		T. Adams 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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