	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	9	19	20	19	67
PORT	34	5	17	21	77

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:29		T. Taranto Goal	67 - 77
25:48		T. Taranto Behind	61 - 77
19:53		J. Horne-Francis Goal	60 - 77
17:34		J. Clarke Goal	60 - 71
14:48		J. Finlayson Goal	54 - 71
12:07		Rushed	54 - 65
10:39		Rushed	54 - 64
7:29		D. Byrne-Jones Behind	54 - 63
5:25		O. Lord Goal	54 - 62
3:08		T. Taranto Goal	54 - 56
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:13		M. Bergman Behind	48 - 56
29:20		W. Drew Behind	48 - 55
26:18		J. Horne-Francis Behind	48 - 54
22:29		S. Ryan Goal	48 - 53
18:16		M. Bergman Behind	42 - 53
16:59		T. Taranto Goal	42 - 52
12:41		S. Bolton Behind	36 - 52
11:49		S. Bolton Behind	35 - 52
8:30		Z. Butters Goal	34 - 52
4:46		D. Martin Goal	34 - 46
3:08		W. Drew Goal	28 - 46
0:59		J. Finlayson Behind	28 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:30		R. Burton Behind	28 - 39
22:29		J. Riewoldt Behind	28 - 38
18:06		T. Taranto Goal	27 - 38
16:42		D. Byrne-Jones Behind	21 - 38
15:59		S. Bolton Behind	21 - 37
14:51		Rushed	20 - 37
13:56		K. McIntosh Behind	20 - 36
12:54		D. Martin Behind	19 - 36
11:52		J. Short Behind	18 - 36
9:56		D. Rioli Behind	17 - 36
6:54		Rushed	16 - 36
5:33		D. Martin Goal	16 - 35
4:44		D. Martin Behind	10 - 35
1:02		J. Finlayson Behind	9 - 35
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:11		C. Rozee Behind	9 - 34
27:02		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	9 - 33
25:40		D. Martin Behind	9 - 27
23:52		J. Short Behind	8 - 27
22:22		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	7 - 27
20:43		J. Mead Goal	7 - 26
19:05		O. Wines Goal	7 - 20
18:08		O. Lord Behind	7 - 14
16:40		Rushed	7 - 13
15:07		R. Burton Goal	6 - 13
13:49		J. McEntee Goal	6 - 7
11:12		Rushed	6 - 1
5:32		S. Bolton 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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

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