	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	18	20	13	14	65
BL	20	35	15	23	93

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:36		J. Dunkley Goal	65 - 93
29:03		W. Ashcroft Behind	65 - 87
26:52		L. Neale Goal	65 - 86
26:52		L. Neale Goal	65 - 86
21:35		K. Lohmann Goal	65 - 80
20:24		C. Rayner Behind	65 - 74
17:19		M. Rowell Goal	65 - 73
14:10		B. Long Behind	59 - 73
11:33		L. Morris Behind	58 - 73
9:19		J. Lukosius Behind	58 - 72
4:47		M. Rosas Goal	57 - 72
1:23		J. Dunkley Behind	51 - 72
0:41		C. Cameron Behind	51 - 71
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:36		C. Cameron Goal	51 - 70
28:07		Rushed	51 - 64
26:39		L. Morris Behind	51 - 63
19:46		B. Humphrey Behind	51 - 62
13:37		E. Hipwood Goal	50 - 62
7:25		B. King Goal	50 - 56
3:25		D. Zorko Behind	44 - 56
0:33		M. Rosas Goal	44 - 55
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:22		K. Lohmann Behind	38 - 55
32:40		J. Daniher Behind	38 - 54
31:06		B. Starcevich Behind	38 - 53
23:02		Z. Bailey Goal	38 - 52
21:36		C. Rayner Goal	38 - 46
16:24		W. Graham Goal	38 - 40
14:38		J. Daniher Goal	32 - 40
13:05		J. Berry Behind	32 - 34
12:08		Rushed	32 - 33
10:16		L. Morris Behind	31 - 33
9:03		H. McCluggage Goal	31 - 32
8:08		B. King Behind	31 - 26
6:17		S. Flanders Goal	30 - 26
4:12		C. Rayner Goal	24 - 26
1:37		J. Witts Goal	24 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:59		J. Daniher Goal	18 - 20
24:24		N. Holman Goal	18 - 14
22:12		Rushed	12 - 14
19:12		J. Lukosius Behind	12 - 13
17:47		J. Daniher Behind	11 - 13
15:49		B. King Behind	11 - 12
9:53		B. Long Goal	10 - 12
6:47		H. McCluggage Goal	4 - 12
6:00		J. Jeffrey Behind	4 - 6
4:51		Rushed	3 - 6
3:03		C. Cameron Goal	2 - 6
2:35		B. Long Behind	2 - 0
1:17		B. King Behind	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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