	1	2	3	4	T
WB	16	38	20	32	106
WCE	14	1	4	11	30

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:34		S. Darcy Goal	106 - 30
27:05		A. Treloar Goal	100 - 30
26:01		J. Cripps Behind	94 - 30
23:54		M. Bontempelli Goal	94 - 29
20:59		E. Yeo Behind	88 - 29
19:30		S. Darcy Behind	88 - 28
17:54		J. Petruccelle Behind	87 - 28
16:26		J. Cripps Goal	87 - 27
15:14		M. Bontempelli Goal	87 - 21
13:11		C. Poulter Behind	81 - 21
8:07		C. Weightman Goal	80 - 21
4:22		R. Ginbey Behind	74 - 21
3:04		Bailey J. Williams Behind	74 - 20
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:09		J. Cripps Behind	74 - 19
21:58		L. Vandermeer Behind	74 - 18
21:14		Rushed	73 - 18
18:01		C. Daniel Goal	72 - 18
14:37		J. Cripps Behind	66 - 18
9:41		R. West Goal	66 - 17
4:54		Rushed	60 - 17
2:34		J. Ugle-Hagan Goal	60 - 16
1:18		J. Cripps Behind	54 - 16
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:22		T. English Goal	54 - 15
23:23		Rushed	48 - 15
21:27		T. English Goal	47 - 15
16:21		L. Vandermeer Goal	41 - 15
13:02		E. Yeo Behind	35 - 15
9:51		H. Gallagher Goal	35 - 14
7:45		H. Gallagher Goal	29 - 14
5:56		A. Naughton Goal	23 - 14
2:00		Rushed	17 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:28		J. Waterman Behind	16 - 14
25:09		M. Bontempelli Goal	16 - 13
16:43		J. Waterman Goal	10 - 13
14:46		B. Dale Behind	10 - 7
11:34		A. Naughton Behind	9 - 7
9:26		C. Weightman Goal	8 - 7
7:07		J. Williams Goal	2 - 7
5:56		Rushed	2 - 1
2:51		L. Bramble Behind	1 - 1
1:30		J. Cripps 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

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