	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	21	6	25	34	86
MELB	12	8	30	14	64

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:32		B. Fritsch Goal	86 - 64
30:06		C. Petracca Behind	86 - 58
28:27		Rushed	86 - 57
25:57		L. McDonald Goal	86 - 56
21:31		I. Heeney Behind	80 - 56
15:49		J. van Rooyen Goal	79 - 56
13:54		R. Fox Goal	79 - 50
12:35		C. Warner Behind	73 - 50
11:11		S. Wicks Goal	72 - 50
7:57		W. Hayward Goal	66 - 50
6:08		C. Warner Goal	60 - 50
4:33		Rushed	54 - 50
3:09		E. Gulden Behind	53 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
36:14		H. McLean Behind	52 - 50
32:02		C. Petracca Goal	51 - 50
30:50		W. Hayward Goal	51 - 44
29:17		J. Rowbottom Behind	45 - 44
28:03		J. Viney Goal	44 - 44
24:29		J. Rowbottom Behind	44 - 38
22:53		H. McLean Goal	43 - 38
19:16		B. Fritsch Goal	37 - 38
18:21		J. Amartey Behind	37 - 32
17:01		B. Fritsch Goal	36 - 32
13:18		H. McLean Goal	36 - 26
10:09		H. McLean Behind	30 - 26
5:08		T. Papley Behind	29 - 26
4:26		R. Fox Behind	28 - 26
1:17		B. Fritsch Goal	27 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:07		E. Langdon Goal	27 - 20
20:45		C. Petracca Behind	27 - 14
14:52		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	27 - 13
6:47		J. McInerney Goal	27 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:15		J. Schache Behind	21 - 12
25:30		T. Papley Goal	21 - 11
23:28		Rushed	15 - 11
21:39		B. Fritsch Behind	15 - 10
20:33		Rushed	15 - 9
18:25		J. Schache Behind	14 - 9
17:17		I. Heeney Goal	14 - 8
14:12		Rushed	8 - 8
11:18		Rushed	7 - 8
9:26		C. Spargo Behind	6 - 8
7:09		J. Viney Goal	6 - 7
5:16		O. Florent Goal	6 - 1
2:53		M. Gawn Behind	0 - 1

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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