	1	2	3	4	T
WB	22	21	8	19	70
COLL	16	22	21	17	76

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:13		R. Lobb Behind	70 - 76
25:54		S. Sidebottom Goal	69 - 76
23:19		J. De Goey Behind	69 - 70
19:41		J. Freijah Goal	69 - 69
18:07		D. McStay Behind	63 - 69
16:50		J. De Goey Behind	63 - 68
14:24		J. Elliott Behind	63 - 67
10:56		T. Liberatore Goal	63 - 66
9:35		S. Darcy Goal	57 - 66
6:06		D. McStay Behind	51 - 66
2:27		B. Hill Goal	51 - 65
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:24		S. Sidebottom Goal	51 - 59
20:59		R. West Goal	51 - 53
17:31		Rushed	45 - 53
15:03		N. Long Behind	45 - 52
10:25		L. Schultz Behind	45 - 51
6:31		S. Darcy Behind	45 - 50
4:44		B. McCreery Goal	44 - 50
3:23		L. Schultz Goal	44 - 44
1:43		S. Darcy Behind	44 - 38
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:46		D. McStay Behind	43 - 38
26:12		P. Lipinski Behind	43 - 37
22:53		M. Cox Behind	43 - 36
20:44		L. McNeil Behind	43 - 35
19:40		J. Elliott Behind	42 - 35
18:08		J. Harmes Goal	42 - 34
15:34		Rushed	36 - 34
13:18		D. Houston Goal	35 - 34
8:48		S. Darcy Goal	35 - 28
7:29		E. Richards Behind	29 - 28
5:16		S. Darcy Goal	28 - 28
3:22		B. Hill Goal	22 - 28
0:44		J. Elliott Goal	22 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:32		Rushed	22 - 16
27:27		L. Schultz Goal	22 - 15
25:58		N. Daicos Behind	22 - 9
23:39		J. Elliott Behind	22 - 8
21:03		D. McStay Goal	22 - 7
19:53		J. De Goey Behind	22 - 1
16:16		Rushed	22 - 0
15:03		E. Richards Behind	21 - 0
13:46		L. Vandermeer Goal	20 - 0
11:35		L. McNeil Goal	14 - 0
10:45		J. Freijah Behind	8 - 0
8:14		M. Kennedy Behind	7 - 0
0:56		S. Darcy 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

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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