Geelong CatsGEEL

16.9

105

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	20	20	32	33	105
ESS	26	19	6	9	60

9.6

60

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:59		M. Knevitt Goal	105 - 60
26:06		G. Miers Behind	99 - 60
23:53		J. Gresham Behind	98 - 60
22:41		K. Langford Behind	98 - 59
20:29		G. Rohan Behind	98 - 58
19:37		J. Cameron Behind	97 - 58
16:47		A. Perkins Behind	96 - 58
14:20		T. Stengle Goal	96 - 57
12:06		G. Rohan Goal	90 - 57
10:01		K. Langford Goal	84 - 57
6:44		J. Cameron Goal	84 - 51
1:14		B. Close Goal	78 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:42		T. Stengle Goal	72 - 51
14:51		O. Dempsey Goal	66 - 51
12:36		G. Rohan Goal	60 - 51
9:05		T. Stengle Goal	54 - 51
8:31		S. Neale Behind	48 - 51
7:17		J. Cameron Behind	47 - 51
3:05		M. Guelfi Goal	46 - 51
1:18		M. Blicavs Goal	46 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:08		Rushed	40 - 45
27:19		P. Wright Goal	39 - 45
25:32		O. Dempsey Goal	39 - 39
23:35		J. Bowes Goal	33 - 39
16:00		N. Hind Goal	27 - 39
11:50		J. Cameron Goal	27 - 33
8:42		Rushed	21 - 33
6:26		M. Knevitt Behind	21 - 32
1:09		Z. Merrett Goal	20 - 32
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:02		Z. Merrett Behind	20 - 26
28:29		J. Cameron Behind	20 - 25
26:11		Rushed	19 - 25
24:08		P. Wright Behind	18 - 25
22:01		M. Holmes Goal	18 - 24
19:24		J. Stringer Goal	12 - 24
13:54		J. Stringer Goal	12 - 18
12:23		P. Wright Goal	12 - 12
10:44		S. Neale Goal	12 - 6
6:25		M. Duncan Goal	6 - 6
5:04		J. Gresham Goal	0 - 6

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	GEEL	8	86.7	LWW
6	FRE	4	121.1	LW
7	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
8	PORT	4	109.3	LW
9	ADEL	4	100.0	WLL
10	COLL	4	98.7	WL
11	STK	4	92.3	LLW
12	MELB	4	84.4	WL
13	WCE	4	81.3	LW
14	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL