14.9

93

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	21	34	25	13	93
ESS	15	18	8	20	61

9.7

61

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:07		C. Serong Goal	93 - 61
21:24		M. Frederick Goal	87 - 61
19:40		Z. Merrett Goal	81 - 61
18:12		J. Menzie Behind	81 - 55
17:36		P. Wright Behind	81 - 54
9:37		J. Menzie Goal	81 - 53
6:55		L. Henry Behind	81 - 47
3:50		D. Parish Goal	80 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:08		L. Jackson Goal	80 - 41
21:07		L. Schultz Goal	74 - 41
19:16		M. Frederick Behind	68 - 41
13:34		D. Parish Behind	67 - 41
6:51		J. Stringer Behind	67 - 40
5:25		J. Stringer Goal	67 - 39
2:26		A. Brayshaw Goal	67 - 33
0:43		M. Walters Goal	61 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:27		M. Frederick Goal	55 - 33
28:41		M. Guelfi Goal	49 - 33
25:35		L. Jackson Behind	49 - 27
22:57		L. Jackson Goal	48 - 27
20:51		Rushed	42 - 27
16:51		J. Amiss Goal	41 - 27
12:15		N. Martin Goal	35 - 27
9:58		J. Amiss Goal	35 - 21
8:03		J. O'Meara Behind	29 - 21
6:54		M. Johnson Goal	28 - 21
3:19		B. Hobbs Goal	22 - 21
1:15		J. Treacy Behind	22 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:17		Rushed	21 - 15
26:00		M. Walters Goal	20 - 15
24:06		L. Jackson Goal	14 - 15
18:49		A. Phillips Behind	8 - 15
13:07		S. Switkowski Goal	8 - 14
9:16		J. Amiss Behind	2 - 14
8:34		J. Stringer Behind	1 - 14
7:05		J. Stringer Behind	1 - 13
5:26		S. Darcy Behind	1 - 12
4:20		J. Caldwell Goal	0 - 12
2:23		K. Langford Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L