	1	2	3	4	T
BL	22	29	32	4	87
ESS	10	13	14	30	67

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:47		Rushed	87 - 67
18:48		S. Draper Goal	86 - 67
16:55		Z. Merrett Goal	86 - 61
15:44		Rushed	86 - 55
14:48		H. McCluggage Behind	85 - 55
12:03		B. Hobbs Goal	84 - 55
10:11		L. Neale Behind	84 - 49
5:41		N. Martin Goal	83 - 49
3:54		J. Stringer Goal	83 - 43
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:42		Rushed	83 - 37
31:39		L. Neale Goal	83 - 36
30:22		C. Cameron Behind	77 - 36
29:14		J. Daniher Behind	76 - 36
24:01		Rushed	75 - 36
23:32		C. Rayner Behind	74 - 36
22:04		E. Hipwood Goal	73 - 36
15:44		Z. Bailey Goal	67 - 36
13:42		L. Morris Behind	61 - 36
11:13		K. Langford Goal	60 - 36
10:32		Rushed	60 - 30
8:33		K. Lohmann Goal	59 - 30
8:08		K. Lohmann Behind	53 - 30
7:43		N. Martin Behind	52 - 30
2:52		K. Langford Goal	52 - 29
1:40		Rushed	52 - 23
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:10		L. Morris Behind	51 - 23
26:37		Rushed	50 - 23
24:35		J. Gresham Goal	49 - 23
21:15		C. Cameron Goal	49 - 17
17:24		J. Stringer Goal	43 - 17
15:19		J. Daniher Goal	43 - 11
14:07		J. Daniher Behind	37 - 11
12:35		Z. Bailey Behind	36 - 11
10:27		K. Lohmann Goal	35 - 11
6:04		C. Cameron Goal	29 - 11
2:54		K. Lohmann Behind	23 - 11
0:31		Z. Merrett Behind	22 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:38		J. Gresham Behind	22 - 10
20:59		L. Morris Goal	22 - 9
20:03		Rushed	16 - 9
19:00		D. Parish Behind	15 - 9
15:56		J. Stringer Behind	15 - 8
13:40		K. Langford Goal	15 - 7
11:43		K. Lohmann Goal	15 - 1
8:02		A. Perkins Behind	9 - 1
6:03		Rushed	9 - 0
4:20		C. Cameron Goal	8 - 0
2:30		J. Berry Behind	2 - 0
0:58		E. Hipwood 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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes

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