	1	2	3	4	T
STK	31	7	35	21	94
COLL	19	27	7	26	79

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:26		Rushed	94 - 79
29:17		R. McInnes Goal	94 - 78
28:08		J. Higgins Behind	94 - 72
23:49		M. Phillipou Behind	93 - 72
20:26		J. Higgins Goal	92 - 72
15:37		J. Elliott Behind	86 - 72
14:08		B. Hill Goal	86 - 71
12:22		B. Hill Goal	86 - 65
8:13		J. Elliott Goal	86 - 59
4:04		M. Phillipou Goal	86 - 53
3:15		L. Henry Behind	80 - 53
0:32		L. Henry Goal	79 - 53
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:00		Rushed	73 - 53
26:59		C. Sharman Goal	72 - 53
25:15		M. Owens Behind	66 - 53
24:28		D. Wilson Behind	65 - 53
22:01		C. Sharman Behind	64 - 53
20:04		Rushed	63 - 53
18:27		T. Membrey Behind	63 - 52
17:09		J. Elliott Goal	62 - 52
12:38		M. King Goal	62 - 46
6:33		J. Higgins Goal	56 - 46
3:44		T. Membrey Goal	50 - 46
1:34		M. King Goal	44 - 46
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:50		D. Cameron Behind	38 - 46
23:29		D. Cameron Goal	38 - 45
19:50		P. Lipinski Goal	38 - 39
17:35		R. McInnes Goal	38 - 33
15:33		B. Mihocek Behind	38 - 27
14:14		C. Sharman Behind	38 - 26
11:15		J. Elliott Behind	37 - 26
7:38		L. Schultz Goal	37 - 25
3:26		T. Membrey Goal	37 - 19
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
36:40		J. Higgins Goal	31 - 19
33:44		B. Hill Goal	25 - 19
31:53		L. Henry Goal	19 - 19
29:05		L. Henry Behind	13 - 19
28:00		M. King Goal	12 - 19
12:23		R. McInnes Goal	6 - 19
9:10		P. Lipinski Goal	6 - 13
5:40		Rushed	6 - 7
3:02		J. Higgins Goal	6 - 6
1:39		J. Elliott Goal	0 - 6

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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