	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	14	28	33	9	84
CARL	14	15	21	31	81

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:49		J. Elliott Behind	84 - 81
22:30		O. Hollands Goal	83 - 81
20:56		B. Acres Goal	83 - 75
19:14		J. Martin Goal	83 - 69
18:15		Rushed	83 - 63
18:15		Rushed	83 - 63
9:55		M. Owies Goal	82 - 63
8:27		P. Cripps Behind	82 - 57
4:08		E. Hollands Goal	82 - 56
2:34		J. Elliott Goal	82 - 50
1:07		B. Hill Behind	76 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:27		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	75 - 50
27:50		C. Curnow Behind	69 - 50
26:17		Rushed	69 - 49
23:20		L. Schultz Goal	69 - 48
22:00		B. McCreery Behind	63 - 48
19:07		L. Fogarty Goal	62 - 48
16:33		B. Hill Goal	62 - 42
12:46		J. Martin Goal	56 - 42
10:48		P. Cripps Goal	56 - 36
7:23		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	56 - 30
6:45		E. Hollands Behind	50 - 30
5:29		J. Crisp Goal	50 - 29
2:49		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	44 - 29
1:35		B. Hill Behind	43 - 29
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:16		J. Motlop Behind	42 - 29
26:44		M. Cox Goal	42 - 28
24:59		Rushed	36 - 28
22:37		B. Acres Behind	36 - 27
18:12		J. De Goey Goal	36 - 26
14:45		L. Fogarty Goal	30 - 26
13:26		E. Hollands Goal	30 - 20
11:00		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	30 - 14
8:51		D. McStay Goal	29 - 14
7:20		M. Cox Goal	23 - 14
6:04		J. De Goey Behind	17 - 14
3:51		B. Hill Behind	16 - 14
3:06		N. Daicos Behind	15 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:19		H. McKay Goal	14 - 14
26:37		N. Daicos Goal	14 - 8
25:52		Rushed	8 - 8
25:20		Rushed	8 - 7
24:05		C. Curnow Behind	8 - 6
19:47		S. Pendlebury Behind	8 - 5
18:06		J. De Goey Goal	7 - 5
17:27		P. Cripps Behind	1 - 5
16:31		B. Hill Behind	1 - 4
14:42		J. Boyd Behind	0 - 4
9:32		Rushed	0 - 3
8:30		H. McKay Behind	0 - 2
2:40		Rushed	0 - 1

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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