	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	40	27	9	14	90
STK	30	20	19	1	70

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:36		S. Bolton Goal	90 - 70
24:50		T. Taranto Goal	84 - 70
24:50		T. Taranto Goal	84 - 70
19:29		T. Cotchin Behind	78 - 70
14:43		J. Riewoldt Behind	77 - 70
10:22		M. King Behind	76 - 70
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:32		B. Miller Behind	76 - 69
29:02		R. Byrnes Goal	75 - 69
25:38		J. Higgins Goal	75 - 63
22:34		D. Butler Goal	75 - 57
21:17		B. Crouch Behind	75 - 51
18:36		N. Vlastuin Goal	75 - 50
15:43		D. Martin Behind	69 - 50
2:43		Rushed	68 - 50
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:24		B. Miller Goal	67 - 50
24:13		J. Higgins Goal	61 - 50
20:55		L. Baker Goal	61 - 44
20:35		M. Rioli Behind	55 - 44
18:44		K. McIntosh Goal	54 - 44
18:11		S. Bolton Behind	48 - 44
15:38		A. Caminiti Goal	47 - 44
12:22		D. Martin Behind	47 - 38
11:07		R. Marshall Behind	46 - 38
8:35		M. King Behind	46 - 37
5:26		D. Butler Goal	46 - 36
2:39		T. Cotchin Goal	46 - 30
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:07		B. Miller Goal	40 - 30
32:20		S. Bolton Goal	34 - 30
31:02		T. Taranto Behind	28 - 30
29:07		J. Short Goal	27 - 30
26:40		T. Cotchin Goal	21 - 30
22:49		M. King Goal	15 - 30
21:04		J. Short Goal	15 - 24
19:58		D. Martin Behind	9 - 24
16:56		Rushed	8 - 24
14:01		S. Bolton Goal	7 - 24
12:33		M. King Goal	1 - 24
10:08		D. Butler Goal	1 - 18
8:27		J. Ross Behind	1 - 12
5:22		J. Battle Goal	0 - 12
1:03		J. Gresham 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

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

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