Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

15.6

96

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	14	19	30	33	96
BL	21	9	16	9	55

7.13

55

Brisbane LionsBL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:56		B. Ainsworth Goal	96 - 55
30:51		Rushed	90 - 55
29:24		B. Ainsworth Goal	90 - 54
27:53		K. Lohmann Goal	84 - 54
26:59		Rushed	84 - 48
25:30		J. Gunston Behind	84 - 47
23:24		J. Farrar Goal	84 - 46
22:21		N. Anderson Behind	78 - 46
12:01		L. Casboult Goal	77 - 46
10:01		B. Humphrey Behind	71 - 46
7:48		B. Ainsworth Behind	70 - 46
3:16		M. Rowell Goal	69 - 46
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:49		C. Cameron Behind	63 - 46
29:37		J. Dunkley Behind	63 - 45
27:48		J. Daniher Behind	63 - 44
25:27		C. Cameron Goal	63 - 43
22:00		L. Casboult Goal	63 - 37
20:09		N. Anderson Goal	57 - 37
13:00		L. McCarthy Goal	51 - 37
11:04		B. King Goal	51 - 31
8:52		M. Rosas Goal	45 - 31
7:04		C. Cameron Behind	39 - 31
5:46		B. King Goal	39 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:55		E. Hipwood Behind	33 - 30
26:14		E. Hipwood Goal	33 - 29
23:54		D. Macpherson Goal	33 - 23
20:57		E. Hipwood Behind	27 - 23
16:15		B. Ellis Goal	27 - 22
13:18		B. King Goal	21 - 22
7:01		E. Hipwood Behind	15 - 22
5:22		B. King Behind	15 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:34		D. Zorko Goal	14 - 21
26:57		H. McCluggage Behind	14 - 15
23:55		C. Cameron Goal	14 - 14
20:52		Rushed	14 - 8
19:41		J. Daniher Behind	13 - 8
15:08		B. King Goal	13 - 7
12:21		J. Daniher Behind	7 - 7
8:22		B. King Goal	7 - 6
5:20		D. Swallow Behind	1 - 6
2:14		H. McCluggage Goal	0 - 6

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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