	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	9	14	19	18	60
MELB	6	15	21	14	56

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:14		C. Petracca Behind	60 - 56
17:34		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	60 - 55
14:23		J. Smith Goal	60 - 54
10:05		K. Pickett Goal	60 - 48
6:53		C. Curnow Goal	60 - 42
1:56		T. De Koning Goal	54 - 42
0:28		M. Owies Goal	48 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:51		C. Petracca Behind	42 - 42
23:50		T. Sparrow Behind	42 - 41
20:38		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	42 - 40
14:59		C. Petracca Goal	42 - 34
10:54		S. Docherty Goal	42 - 28
9:22		T. Sparrow Goal	36 - 28
8:14		M. Owies Goal	36 - 22
6:55		K. Chandler Behind	30 - 22
3:14		P. Cripps Goal	30 - 21
0:58		Rushed	24 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:43		Rushed	23 - 21
25:17		B. Acres Goal	23 - 20
19:22		J. Martin Goal	17 - 20
18:05		J. van Rooyen Behind	11 - 20
16:15		C. Petracca Goal	11 - 19
14:02		D. Cuningham Behind	11 - 13
9:23		J. van Rooyen Behind	10 - 13
4:13		S. Docherty Behind	10 - 12
3:02		K. Chandler Goal	9 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:58		E. Langdon Goal	9 - 6
24:49		M. Owies Behind	9 - 0
23:56		G. Hewett Behind	8 - 0
16:00		C. Curnow Goal	7 - 0
12:54		Rushed	1 - 0

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

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