7.9

51

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
STK	19	10	14	8	51
SUNS	7	8	20	13	48

7.6

48

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:17		M. King Goal	51 - 48
21:53		B. Ainsworth Behind	45 - 48
18:40		T. Miller Goal	45 - 47
13:43		Rushed	45 - 41
8:44		B. King Goal	44 - 41
5:01		D. Butler Behind	44 - 35
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:34		M. Rowell Goal	43 - 35
24:19		D. Butler Goal	43 - 29
22:04		D. Swallow Goal	37 - 29
20:01		Rushed	37 - 23
18:40		R. Bonner Behind	37 - 22
15:30		J. Higgins Goal	36 - 22
10:31		L. Henry Behind	30 - 22
8:48		J. Lukosius Behind	29 - 22
2:15		B. Long Goal	29 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:20		B. Ainsworth Goal	29 - 15
22:37		N. Wanganeen-Milera Behind	29 - 9
20:41		J. Lukosius Behind	28 - 9
19:23		Rushed	28 - 8
15:30		M. King Goal	28 - 7
11:28		J. Higgins Behind	22 - 7
10:43		M. King Behind	21 - 7
5:47		J. Sinclair Behind	20 - 7
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:52		D. Butler Goal	19 - 7
18:19		B. King Goal	13 - 7
15:43		D. Butler Goal	13 - 1
13:28		Rushed	7 - 1
7:14		M. Owens Behind	7 - 0
2:06		J. Higgins Goal	6 - 0

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