	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	44	20	45	26	135
STK	14	13	22	23	72

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:56		J. Higgins Behind	135 - 72
29:59		Z. Cordy Goal	135 - 71
26:54		R. Thilthorpe Goal	135 - 65
24:56		R. Byrnes Behind	129 - 65
22:41		D. Fogarty Goal	129 - 64
21:07		J. Dawson Behind	123 - 64
18:27		Rushed	122 - 64
16:02		J. Higgins Goal	122 - 63
16:02		J. Higgins Goal	122 - 63
12:59		D. Wilson Behind	122 - 57
12:00		R. Marshall Behind	122 - 56
9:47		H. Garcia Goal	122 - 55
8:52		J. Rachele Behind	122 - 49
5:16		J. Soligo Goal	121 - 49
2:39		J. Rachele Goal	115 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:11		M. Wood Behind	109 - 49
32:30		B. Hill Goal	109 - 48
30:44		M. Wood Goal	109 - 42
28:51		I. Rankine Goal	109 - 36
26:31		Rushed	103 - 36
21:47		Rushed	102 - 36
19:18		B. Keays Goal	102 - 35
17:55		J. Higgins Behind	96 - 35
16:55		J. Rachele Behind	96 - 34
13:58		J. Dawson Goal	95 - 34
12:37		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	89 - 34
11:09		I. Rankine Behind	83 - 34
9:32		I. Rankine Goal	82 - 34
7:41		J. Peatling Goal	76 - 34
6:28		I. Cumming Goal	70 - 34
4:59		M. Wood Goal	64 - 34
2:59		N. Wanganeen-Milera Behind	64 - 28
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:21		D. Wilson Behind	64 - 27
22:33		M. Hall Goal	64 - 26
19:15		D. Fogarty Goal	64 - 20
17:06		T. Walker Goal	58 - 20
15:25		J. Peatling Behind	52 - 20
13:03		J. Rachele Goal	51 - 20
4:24		N. Wanganeen-Milera Goal	45 - 20
2:46		J. Dawson Behind	45 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:28		J. Dawson Goal	44 - 14
29:40		J. Higgins Goal	38 - 14
26:52		M. Hinge Behind	38 - 8
22:23		R. Thilthorpe Goal	37 - 8
19:58		M. Hall Goal	31 - 8
18:13		D. Fogarty Goal	31 - 2
17:34		M. Hall Behind	25 - 2
12:08		I. Cumming Goal	25 - 1
10:43		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	19 - 1
9:01		R. Thilthorpe Goal	18 - 1
8:31		M. Hall Behind	12 - 1
6:51		M. Crouch Goal	12 - 0
4:34		D. Fogarty Goal	6 - 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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