	1	2	3	4	T
WCE	19	32	25	2	78
ADEL	29	11	43	40	123

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:49		Bailey J. Williams Behind	78 - 123
26:59		T. Walker Behind	77 - 123
25:10		T. Walker Goal	77 - 122
22:50		L. Pedlar Behind	77 - 116
20:32		J. Soligo Goal	77 - 115
17:47		T. Walker Goal	77 - 109
15:31		L. Pedlar Behind	77 - 103
10:50		L. Gollant Behind	77 - 102
7:41		J. Rachele Goal	77 - 101
5:04		J. Darling Behind	77 - 95
3:20		T. Walker Goal	76 - 95
0:57		T. Walker Goal	76 - 89
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:49		D. Fogarty Goal	76 - 83
31:35		L. Gollant Goal	76 - 77
28:38		O. Allen Goal	76 - 71
25:11		J. Rachele Behind	70 - 71
24:13		J. Soligo Behind	70 - 70
22:46		J. Jones Goal	70 - 69
20:07		T. Walker Goal	64 - 69
17:26		J. Petruccelle Behind	64 - 63
15:28		J. Cripps Goal	63 - 63
13:22		T. Walker Goal	57 - 63
12:10		T. Walker Goal	57 - 57
10:27		I. Rankine Behind	57 - 51
9:00		I. Rankine Behind	57 - 50
7:13		Rushed	57 - 49
5:06		B. Keays Goal	57 - 48
4:47		H. Schoenberg Behind	57 - 42
3:31		J. Soligo Behind	57 - 41
0:25		J. Darling Goal	57 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:35		R. O'Brien Behind	51 - 40
26:58		T. Walker Behind	51 - 39
25:17		Bailey J. Williams Behind	51 - 38
21:16		O. Allen Goal	50 - 38
18:43		O. Allen Goal	44 - 38
16:53		T. Cole Goal	38 - 38
14:38		D. Fogarty Behind	32 - 38
12:52		J. Soligo Goal	32 - 37
12:33		Rushed	32 - 31
8:44		L. Gollant Behind	32 - 30
7:08		O. Allen Behind	32 - 29
5:47		J. Williams Goal	31 - 29
1:16		J. Darling Goal	25 - 29
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:17		J. Rachele Goal	19 - 29
25:02		T. Walker Behind	19 - 23
16:53		T. Walker Goal	19 - 22
15:18		Rushed	19 - 16
13:35		L. Shuey Goal	18 - 16
12:28		J. Rachele Goal	12 - 16
10:04		J. Darling Goal	12 - 10
8:57		Rushed	6 - 10
6:54		O. Allen Goal	6 - 9
6:06		T. Walker Behind	0 - 9
3:18		L. Pedlar Behind	0 - 8
2:01		T. Walker Goal	0 - 7
1:07		B. Smith Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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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	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL

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