	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	8	30	34	32	104
WCE	15	14	19	10	58

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:28		X. O'Neill Behind	104 - 58
26:51		T. Taranto Behind	104 - 57
25:02		D. Martin Goal	103 - 57
23:43		S. Bolton Goal	97 - 57
22:47		J. Jones Behind	91 - 57
20:56		Bailey J. Williams Goal	91 - 56
16:20		S. Ryan Goal	91 - 50
13:44		J. Hopper Goal	85 - 50
12:48		J. Waterman Behind	79 - 50
7:28		Rushed	79 - 49
5:27		T. Taranto Goal	79 - 48
4:16		Rushed	73 - 48
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:40		R. Mansell Behind	72 - 48
26:48		D. Prestia Goal	71 - 48
24:07		D. Prestia Goal	65 - 48
22:04		D. Prestia Goal	59 - 48
20:52		S. Bolton Goal	53 - 48
19:09		J. Darling Goal	47 - 48
13:37		O. Allen Goal	47 - 42
11:56		J. Clarke Goal	47 - 36
8:19		O. Allen Goal	41 - 36
6:47		C. West Behind	41 - 30
6:03		Rushed	41 - 29
5:12		D. Martin Behind	40 - 29
3:52		Rushed	39 - 29
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:16		Rushed	38 - 29
32:15		T. Taranto Goal	38 - 28
25:15		O. Allen Goal	32 - 28
22:33		B. Miller Goal	32 - 22
21:11		Rushed	26 - 22
19:33		M. Pickett Behind	25 - 22
17:38		S. Bolton Behind	24 - 22
14:22		S. Bolton Goal	23 - 22
12:29		Rushed	17 - 22
10:33		J. Graham Behind	16 - 22
7:35		J. Hopper Behind	15 - 22
5:31		Rushed	14 - 22
2:40		J. Graham Goal	14 - 21
0:52		C. West Goal	8 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:14		S. Bolton Behind	8 - 15
22:31		Rushed	7 - 15
15:32		M. Pickett Goal	7 - 14
9:43		O. Allen Goal	1 - 14
8:36		Rushed	1 - 8
6:24		Rushed	1 - 7
5:38		J. Hunt Behind	0 - 7
0:42		J. Petruccelle 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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