	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	18	38	15	27	98
ADEL	16	24	13	19	72

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:24		T. Bruhn Goal	98 - 72
29:44		T. Hawkins Behind	92 - 72
29:11		Rushed	91 - 72
27:08		O. Henry Goal	90 - 72
23:24		T. Walker Goal	84 - 72
21:31		L. Pedlar Goal	84 - 66
20:13		M. Holmes Goal	84 - 60
14:35		I. Rankine Goal	78 - 60
9:51		O. Dempsey Behind	78 - 54
7:44		M. Blicavs Goal	77 - 54
2:32		I. Rankine Behind	71 - 54
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:05		I. Smith Behind	71 - 53
18:03		J. Cameron Goal	70 - 53
14:53		Rushed	64 - 53
13:32		L. Sholl Goal	64 - 52
9:56		M. Knevitt Goal	64 - 46
7:03		T. Walker Goal	58 - 46
3:16		T. Hawkins Behind	58 - 40
1:51		O. Henry Behind	57 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:40		J. Cameron Goal	56 - 40
29:50		Rushed	50 - 40
27:54		R. O'Brien Goal	49 - 40
25:16		M. Hinge Goal	49 - 34
22:55		S. Simpson Behind	49 - 28
17:47		R. Sloane Goal	48 - 28
15:49		T. Hawkins Goal	48 - 22
12:41		G. Miers Goal	42 - 22
8:30		J. Cameron Goal	36 - 22
5:38		I. Rankine Goal	30 - 22
2:21		S. Simpson Goal	30 - 16
0:48		I. Smith Goal	24 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:02		O. Henry Behind	18 - 16
28:28		Rushed	17 - 16
28:00		O. Henry Behind	16 - 16
26:58		T. Walker Behind	15 - 16
23:08		S. Simpson Goal	15 - 15
21:47		J. Cameron Behind	9 - 15
18:19		J. Soligo Behind	8 - 15
17:06		R. Laird Behind	8 - 14
15:56		L. Pedlar Goal	8 - 13
14:18		T. Atkins Goal	8 - 7
10:56		I. Smith Behind	2 - 7
10:13		J. Cameron Behind	1 - 7
8:39		T. Walker Goal	0 - 7
3:20		Rushed	0 - 1

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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