8.10

58

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
STK	23	8	13	14	58
MELB	30	14	15	20	79

12.7

79

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:31		C. Petracca Goal	58 - 79
19:37		J. Gresham Goal	58 - 73
17:26		B. Brown Behind	52 - 73
14:13		T. Sparrow Goal	52 - 72
12:08		T. Woewodin Behind	52 - 66
11:01		M. Owens Goal	52 - 65
9:46		J. Melksham Goal	46 - 65
7:33		M. Wood Behind	46 - 59
3:46		M. Wood Behind	45 - 59
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:07		Rushed	44 - 59
23:20		J. Billings Behind	44 - 58
20:35		C. Petracca Goal	43 - 58
14:49		C. Sharman Goal	43 - 52
13:03		J. Billings Goal	37 - 52
9:56		C. Petracca Goal	31 - 52
7:59		Rushed	31 - 46
4:11		J. Melksham Behind	31 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:22		J. Melksham Behind	31 - 44
17:51		T. Sparrow Goal	31 - 43
15:36		M. Owens Goal	31 - 37
11:03		J. Melksham Goal	25 - 37
7:50		J. Sinclair Behind	25 - 31
5:12		B. Crouch Behind	24 - 31
2:50		B. Brown Behind	23 - 31
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:47		M. Phillipou Behind	23 - 30
31:14		Rushed	22 - 30
28:29		C. Petracca Goal	21 - 30
22:44		E. Langdon Goal	21 - 24
19:49		B. Brown Goal	21 - 18
18:04		L. Hunter Goal	21 - 12
16:15		M. Wood Goal	21 - 6
13:16		J. Gresham Goal	15 - 6
11:36		C. Sharman Behind	9 - 6
10:08		L. Stocker Behind	8 - 6
8:50		M. Phillipou Behind	7 - 6
5:48		J. Steele Goal	6 - 6
2:21		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

Marvel Stadium

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	GEEL	8	86.7	LWW
6	FRE	4	121.1	LW
7	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
8	PORT	4	109.3	LW
9	ADEL	4	100.0	WLL
10	COLL	4	98.7	WL
11	STK	4	92.3	LLW
12	MELB	4	84.4	WL
13	WCE	4	81.3	LW
14	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL