	1	2	3	4	T
STK	20	34	34	25	113
SUNS	22	10	9	19	60

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:12		J. Higgins Goal	113 - 60
22:42		Rushed	107 - 60
21:12		D. Butler Goal	107 - 59
18:36		N. Holman Goal	101 - 59
16:16		R. Byrnes Behind	101 - 53
11:39		A. Sexton Goal	100 - 53
10:22		M. Owens Goal	100 - 47
8:27		B. Ainsworth Goal	94 - 47
3:59		J. Higgins Goal	94 - 41
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:53		Rushed	88 - 41
26:59		Rushed	87 - 41
26:03		J. Higgins Behind	86 - 41
24:28		W. Powell Behind	85 - 41
21:02		N. Anderson Behind	85 - 40
18:36		M. Owens Behind	85 - 39
13:39		M. Owens Goal	84 - 39
12:33		Z. Cordy Goal	78 - 39
10:54		B. Hill Goal	72 - 39
6:58		Rushed	66 - 39
3:39		J. Sinclair Goal	60 - 38
1:43		J. Jeffrey Goal	54 - 38
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:35		J. Jeffrey Behind	48 - 32
25:00		J. Higgins Goal	48 - 31
21:59		J. Higgins Goal	42 - 31
12:33		J. Higgins Goal	30 - 30
11:51		Rushed	24 - 30
11:00		M. Windhager Behind	23 - 30
7:32		N. Anderson Goal	21 - 30
5:46		J. Gresham Behind	21 - 24
2:31		B. King Behind	20 - 24
1:04		J. Lukosius Behind	20 - 23
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:45		D. Swallow Behind	20 - 22
26:31		L. Casboult Goal	20 - 21
20:15		B. Hill Goal	20 - 15
17:48		M. Rosas Goal	14 - 15
14:16		S. Ross Goal	14 - 9
11:51		M. Windhager Goal	8 - 8
10:38		N. Holman Behind	2 - 8
9:50		B. Ainsworth Behind	2 - 7
7:47		Rushed	2 - 6
4:45		M. Owens Behind	1 - 6
3:08		B. King Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL

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