	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	9	19	29	13	70
RICH	27	16	33	9	85

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:54		S. Bolton Goal	70 - 85
23:06		E. Hughes Behind	70 - 79
20:55		Rushed	69 - 79
19:34		Rushed	69 - 78
13:58		J. Riewoldt Behind	69 - 77
4:12		J. Amiss Goal	69 - 76
1:05		M. Walters Goal	63 - 76
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:20		Rushed	57 - 76
32:13		M. Walters Goal	57 - 75
30:23		N. Fyfe Goal	51 - 75
28:45		T. Nankervis Goal	45 - 75
27:14		A. Brayshaw Goal	45 - 69
26:11		Rushed	39 - 69
24:44		Rushed	39 - 68
23:18		J. Treacy Goal	38 - 68
21:21		R. Mansell Goal	32 - 68
20:04		L. Jackson Behind	32 - 62
16:45		Rushed	31 - 62
10:32		J. Riewoldt Behind	30 - 62
8:53		Rushed	30 - 61
7:30		J. Riewoldt Goal	29 - 61
5:52		J. Short Goal	29 - 55
2:46		C. Serong Behind	29 - 49
1:07		J. Riewoldt Goal	28 - 49
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:44		S. Sturt Goal	28 - 43
23:11		Rushed	22 - 43
19:42		Rushed	22 - 42
17:05		T. Taranto Goal	22 - 41
16:09		Rushed	22 - 35
12:47		J. Amiss Goal	22 - 34
10:58		D. Martin Behind	16 - 34
9:12		J. Amiss Goal	16 - 33
6:32		J. Clarke Goal	10 - 33
3:18		L. Jackson Behind	10 - 27
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:10		L. Baker Behind	9 - 27
26:23		T. Taranto Goal	9 - 26
23:53		J. Short Goal	9 - 20
20:33		J. Short Goal	9 - 14
19:35		S. Ryan Behind	9 - 8
15:00		J. Ross Goal	9 - 7
12:42		M. Johnson Behind	9 - 1
5:09		M. Frederick Behind	8 - 1
4:56		J. Treacy Behind	7 - 1
2:55		J. Amiss Goal	6 - 1
0:46		J. Riewoldt Behind	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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