10.12

72

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	20	9	15	28	72
FRE	12	15	32	20	79

12.7

79

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:14		A. Brayshaw Behind	72 - 79
26:29		B. Banfield Goal	71 - 79
24:28		K. Pickett Goal	71 - 73
23:00		J. van Rooyen Behind	65 - 73
19:26		K. Pickett Behind	64 - 73
18:01		S. Switkowski Behind	63 - 73
15:37		J. Amiss Goal	63 - 72
13:06		T. Sparrow Goal	63 - 66
11:26		J. van Rooyen Goal	57 - 66
9:48		L. Schultz Goal	51 - 66
9:11		Rushed	51 - 60
6:02		L. Schultz Behind	50 - 60
2:47		B. Fritsch Goal	50 - 59
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:22		C. Serong Goal	44 - 59
28:49		C. Spargo Behind	44 - 53
26:41		L. Jackson Goal	43 - 53
25:11		B. Fritsch Behind	43 - 47
21:43		S. Switkowski Behind	42 - 47
20:25		J. Treacy Goal	42 - 46
15:14		B. Grundy Goal	42 - 40
13:34		M. Frederick Goal	36 - 40
9:52		Rushed	36 - 34
8:26		Rushed	35 - 34
2:14		J. Viney Goal	35 - 33
1:04		J. Amiss Goal	29 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:18		B. Grundy Behind	29 - 27
22:09		J. Harmes Goal	28 - 27
20:38		J. Harmes Behind	22 - 27
18:13		J. Treacy Goal	21 - 27
16:16		L. Jackson Behind	21 - 21
14:11		S. Switkowski Behind	21 - 20
7:50		B. Fritsch Behind	21 - 19
4:09		J. Aish Goal	20 - 19
0:27		A. Brayshaw Behind	20 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:22		B. Fritsch Goal	20 - 12
28:11		T. McDonald Goal	14 - 12
21:57		J. Harmes Behind	8 - 12
16:20		B. Grundy Behind	7 - 12
14:11		J. Amiss Goal	6 - 12
12:24		B. Banfield Goal	6 - 6
3:18		K. Pickett Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	40	135.5	WWWWW
2	SYD	36	142.5	WWWWL
3	GEEL	32	124.4	LWWWW
4	HAW	30	110.4	WDLLW
5	SUNS	28	116.9	LWWWL
6	MELB	28	106.7	WLWWL
7	ADEL	24	107.9	LWWWL
8	BL	24	106.6	WWWLL
9	WB	24	92.8	LLWLW
10	COLL	22	100.3	WDLLW
11	STK	20	108.2	WWLWL
12	GWS	20	98.6	WLWLW
13	NMFC	20	97.6	LLLLW
14	PORT	12	100.9	WLLLL
15	CARL	12	86.1	LLLWW
16	WCE	12	66.1	LLLWL
17	RICH	8	64.5	LWLLW
18	ESS	4	70.9	LLLLL