	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	14	14	18	24	70
STK	14	13	13	24	64

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:22		B. Crouch Goal	70 - 64
29:11		R. Byrnes Goal	70 - 58
28:36		M. Wood Behind	70 - 52
27:19		J. Higgins Goal	70 - 51
25:01		M. Owens Behind	70 - 45
18:11		J. Elliott Goal	70 - 44
13:34		R. Byrnes Behind	64 - 43
10:02		B. Hill Behind	64 - 42
8:55		B. Hill Behind	64 - 41
6:50		B. Hill Goal	64 - 40
3:55		A. Johnson Goal	58 - 40
0:22		J. Ginnivan Goal	52 - 40
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:35		A. Johnson Behind	46 - 40
27:03		Rushed	45 - 40
19:58		A. Johnson Behind	44 - 34
18:41		Rushed	43 - 34
14:42		B. Hill Goal	42 - 34
9:22		M. Wood Behind	36 - 28
7:31		B. Mihocek Goal	36 - 27
5:40		Rushed	30 - 27
3:53		B. Frampton Behind	29 - 27
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:21		B. McCreery Behind	28 - 27
17:57		B. McCreery Goal	27 - 21
15:32		B. Mihocek Goal	21 - 21
13:37		J. Daicos Behind	15 - 21
6:46		J. Higgins Goal	14 - 21
0:26		M. Owens Behind	14 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:10		H. Clark Goal	14 - 14
20:39		J. Higgins Behind	14 - 8
13:00		J. Ginnivan Behind	14 - 7
10:41		M. Windhager Behind	13 - 7
7:59		B. Hill Goal	13 - 6
4:49		T. Adams Behind	7 - 6
2:25		T. Mitchell Goal	6 - 6
1:22		B. Crouch 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

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