	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	24	38	32	28	122
PORT	14	17	32	9	72

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:03		P. Cripps Behind	122 - 72
26:30		P. Cripps Behind	121 - 72
25:27		C. Curnow Behind	120 - 72
23:02		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	119 - 72
22:33		Rushed	119 - 71
21:25		C. Curnow Behind	119 - 70
19:34		C. Rozee Goal	118 - 70
14:43		C. Curnow Goal	118 - 64
8:05		N. Newman Goal	112 - 64
6:11		C. Curnow Goal	106 - 64
2:01		L. Fogarty Goal	100 - 64
1:01		L. Jones Behind	94 - 64
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:33		T. Marshall Goal	94 - 63
31:35		J. Silvagni Goal	94 - 57
26:54		J. Boyd Behind	88 - 57
25:12		J. McEntee Goal	87 - 57
23:20		T. Marshall Goal	87 - 51
21:38		P. Cripps Behind	87 - 45
20:05		P. Cripps Goal	86 - 45
17:33		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	80 - 45
13:43		O. Lord Goal	80 - 39
10:18		C. Curnow Goal	80 - 33
8:55		M. Cottrell Goal	74 - 33
8:08		Rushed	68 - 33
4:29		J. Silvagni Goal	68 - 32
1:57		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	62 - 32
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:42		J. Finlayson Behind	62 - 31
28:39		O. Lord Behind	62 - 30
25:36		C. Rozee Goal	62 - 29
24:17		C. Rozee Behind	62 - 23
22:16		M. Cottrell Goal	62 - 22
17:53		T. Marshall Behind	56 - 22
16:31		J. Silvagni Behind	56 - 21
14:45		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	55 - 21
9:53		D. Cuningham Goal	55 - 15
8:25		O. Lord Behind	49 - 15
6:42		J. Motlop Goal	49 - 14
5:18		J. Martin Goal	43 - 14
3:37		J. Motlop Goal	37 - 14
2:12		J. Motlop Goal	31 - 14
1:27		J. Martin Behind	25 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:11		L. Fogarty Behind	24 - 14
24:39		Z. Butters Goal	23 - 14
20:10		J. Motlop Goal	23 - 8
18:04		Rushed	17 - 8
15:54		T. Marshall Goal	16 - 8
14:43		K. Farrell Behind	16 - 2
13:56		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	16 - 1
11:32		J. Silvagni Goal	16 - 0
8:52		J. Silvagni Goal	10 - 0
7:40		C. Curnow Behind	4 - 0
6:48		Rushed	3 - 0
3:49		M. McGovern Behind	2 - 0
2:41		H. McKay Behind	1 - 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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