	1	2	3	4	T
WCE	15	14	10	7	46
ESS	25	28	19	24	96

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:30		O. Allen Goal	46 - 96
26:56		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	40 - 96
19:51		W. Snelling Goal	40 - 95
18:44		Rushed	40 - 89
16:38		M. D'Ambrosio Behind	40 - 88
16:02		K. Langford Behind	40 - 87
12:25		B. Hobbs Goal	40 - 86
11:16		S. Weideman Behind	40 - 80
9:17		J. Menzie Goal	40 - 79
8:11		Rushed	40 - 73
1:38		O. Allen Behind	40 - 72
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:35		K. Langford Goal	39 - 72
20:05		K. Langford Goal	39 - 66
19:30		C. West Behind	39 - 60
18:01		M. Guelfi Behind	38 - 60
13:52		J. Waterman Goal	38 - 59
12:57		X. O'Neill Behind	32 - 59
8:53		Rushed	31 - 59
7:06		B. Hobbs Goal	30 - 59
5:04		Rushed	30 - 53
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:19		J. Stringer Goal	29 - 53
26:42		Rushed	29 - 47
24:30		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	28 - 47
20:31		C. West Behind	28 - 46
19:21		S. Draper Behind	27 - 46
17:13		A. Perkins Behind	27 - 45
15:20		M. Guelfi Goal	27 - 44
12:44		O. Allen Goal	27 - 38
10:16		J. Menzie Goal	21 - 38
8:56		K. Langford Behind	21 - 32
4:52		J. Petruccelle Goal	21 - 31
1:49		W. Snelling Goal	15 - 31
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:50		J. Hunt Behind	15 - 25
26:00		Bailey J. Williams Behind	14 - 25
21:06		S. Draper Goal	13 - 25
19:00		O. Allen Goal	13 - 19
15:56		O. Allen Goal	7 - 19
13:32		A. Perkins Goal	1 - 19
11:43		J. Waterman Behind	1 - 13
8:44		M. Redman Goal	0 - 13
6:31		S. Weideman Behind	0 - 7
0:58		K. Langford 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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