	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	14	20	12	18	64
FRE	2	33	14	22	71

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:50		E. Stanley Behind	64 - 71
21:54		S. Sturt Behind	64 - 70
19:33		L. Schultz Goal	64 - 69
16:11		M. Frederick Goal	64 - 63
12:40		I. Smith Goal	64 - 57
10:43		Rushed	58 - 57
8:31		L. Schultz Goal	58 - 56
6:29		J. Amiss Behind	58 - 50
2:50		B. Close Goal	58 - 49
1:28		T. Hawkins Goal	52 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:04		J. Cameron Behind	46 - 49
26:52		J. Amiss Behind	45 - 49
25:34		J. Amiss Goal	45 - 48
20:57		O. Henry Goal	45 - 42
18:24		Rushed	39 - 42
16:10		Rushed	39 - 41
15:07		M. O'Connor Behind	38 - 41
10:59		G. Miers Behind	37 - 41
9:48		S. Sturt Goal	36 - 41
6:52		J. Cameron Behind	36 - 35
0:58		J. Cameron Behind	35 - 35
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:49		J. Corbett Goal	34 - 35
28:04		J. Cameron Goal	34 - 29
25:44		Z. Tuohy Behind	28 - 29
23:55		J. Corbett Behind	27 - 29
21:24		J. Corbett Goal	27 - 28
19:42		O. Henry Goal	27 - 22
19:02		M. Frederick Behind	21 - 22
14:26		Rushed	21 - 21
13:37		S. Sturt Behind	20 - 21
9:56		T. Hawkins Goal	20 - 20
4:37		S. Switkowski Goal	14 - 20
3:32		M. Frederick Goal	14 - 14
2:21		M. Walters Goal	14 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:17		L. Schultz Behind	14 - 2
24:22		M. Holmes Goal	14 - 1
15:11		S. Sturt Behind	8 - 1
10:03		T. Stengle Goal	8 - 0
7:16		J. Cameron Behind	2 - 0
1:04		J. Cameron 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

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes

Judging the biggest AFL overreactions: Reaction to Docherty and Gorringe has been over the top

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Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL