	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	39	30	44	17	130
SYD	12	22	1	2	37

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:26		T. Papley Behind	130 - 37
23:17		J. Cameron Goal	130 - 36
19:24		B. Close Goal	124 - 36
14:18		Rushed	118 - 36
13:02		O. Henry Behind	117 - 36
8:46		S. Simpson Behind	116 - 36
7:56		P. Dangerfield Behind	115 - 36
7:07		G. Rohan Behind	114 - 36
1:34		E. Gulden Behind	113 - 36
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:35		A. Francis Behind	113 - 35
27:57		T. Hawkins Goal	113 - 34
26:12		Z. Tuohy Goal	107 - 34
16:32		T. Hawkins Goal	101 - 34
14:52		J. Cameron Goal	95 - 34
10:52		G. Rohan Goal	89 - 34
9:10		O. Henry Goal	83 - 34
7:56		G. Rohan Behind	77 - 34
2:33		J. Cameron Goal	76 - 34
0:32		B. Close Behind	70 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:22		Rushed	69 - 34
26:37		D. Stephens Goal	69 - 33
24:35		I. Heeney Goal	69 - 27
23:09		J. Rowbottom Behind	69 - 21
22:45		E. Gulden Behind	69 - 20
20:37		P. Dangerfield Goal	69 - 19
17:22		S. Simpson Goal	63 - 19
15:40		W. Hayward Goal	57 - 19
11:14		E. Gulden Behind	57 - 13
10:00		T. Hawkins Goal	57 - 12
5:08		B. Close Goal	51 - 12
3:25		T. Hawkins Goal	45 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:34		J. Bowes Behind	39 - 12
23:27		J. Cameron Goal	38 - 12
20:15		T. Papley Goal	32 - 12
18:19		J. Cameron Goal	32 - 6
15:31		O. Henry Goal	26 - 6
12:33		T. Hawkins Goal	20 - 6
10:35		G. Rohan Behind	14 - 6
9:04		M. Blicavs Goal	13 - 6
5:34		G. Rohan Behind	7 - 6
3:58		W. Hayward Goal	6 - 6
2:49		S. Simpson Goal	6 - 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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