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

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	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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