	1	2	3	4	T
BL	25	13	24	24	86
MELB	11	50	16	4	81

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:32		B. Fritsch Behind	86 - 81
25:18		H. McCluggage Goal	86 - 80
23:01		W. Ashcroft Behind	80 - 80
19:53		K. Lohmann Goal	79 - 80
19:02		J. Daniher Behind	73 - 80
15:49		C. Oliver Behind	72 - 80
14:11		J. Berry Goal	72 - 79
13:32		E. Langdon Behind	66 - 79
10:18		Rushed	66 - 78
8:37		J. Fletcher Behind	65 - 78
7:01		J. Dunkley Behind	64 - 78
5:43		C. Ah Chee Behind	63 - 78
0:53		H. Petty Behind	62 - 78
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:38		J. Fletcher Behind	62 - 77
28:41		K. Pickett Goal	61 - 77
26:18		C. Ah Chee Goal	61 - 71
24:30		O. McInerney Behind	55 - 71
22:44		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	54 - 71
19:56		C. Rayner Goal	54 - 70
18:27		H. Petty Behind	48 - 70
16:31		C. Ah Chee Behind	48 - 69
14:08		Z. Bailey Behind	47 - 69
12:47		E. Langdon Behind	46 - 69
11:01		C. Ah Chee Behind	46 - 68
9:22		D. Turner Goal	45 - 68
7:07		J. Daniher Goal	45 - 62
4:57		Rushed	39 - 62
1:58		B. Fritsch Behind	38 - 62
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
37:15		H. Petty Behind	38 - 61
33:02		H. Petty Behind	38 - 60
29:40		K. Pickett Goal	38 - 59
27:40		J. Daniher Goal	38 - 53
24:56		C. Oliver Goal	32 - 53
21:16		K. Pickett Goal	32 - 47
19:25		K. Chandler Goal	32 - 41
14:04		B. Fritsch Goal	32 - 35
12:46		K. Pickett Goal	32 - 29
10:00		J. van Rooyen Goal	32 - 23
4:30		E. Hipwood Goal	32 - 17
4:08		Rushed	26 - 17
2:11		J. van Rooyen Goal	25 - 17
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		O. McInerney Behind	25 - 11
26:34		K. Lohmann Behind	24 - 11
24:08		E. Hipwood Behind	23 - 11
22:12		C. Cameron Goal	22 - 11
21:25		K. Pickett Behind	16 - 11
19:17		K. Pickett Behind	16 - 10
17:53		K. Tholstrup Behind	16 - 9
16:45		Rushed	16 - 8
13:39		B. Fritsch Behind	15 - 8
13:11		C. Windsor Behind	15 - 7
11:36		K. Pickett Goal	15 - 6
9:06		C. Cameron Goal	15 - 0
7:24		W. Ashcroft Behind	9 - 0
5:57		Rushed	8 - 0
2:46		C. Rayner Goal	7 - 0
1:24		Rushed	1 - 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

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