	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	17	10	17	28	72
PORT	23	7	20	10	60

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:06		J. Horne-Francis Behind	72 - 60
28:14		W. Rioli Behind	72 - 59
26:33		Rushed	72 - 58
19:00		S. Draper Goal	71 - 58
17:12		C. Rozee Behind	65 - 58
15:56		N. Caddy Goal	65 - 57
13:23		N. Caddy Behind	59 - 57
12:37		N. Caddy Behind	58 - 57
8:17		M. Redman Goal	57 - 57
6:01		T. Cochrane Behind	51 - 57
3:31		N. Martin Goal	51 - 56
1:15		J. Horne-Francis Goal	45 - 56
0:19		J. Caldwell Behind	45 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:55		Rushed	44 - 50
27:52		Rushed	43 - 50
26:43		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	42 - 50
24:09		Z. Merrett Behind	42 - 44
23:28		Rushed	41 - 44
20:24		Rushed	40 - 44
18:52		A. Roberts Goal	40 - 43
16:07		J. Sinn Behind	34 - 43
13:19		O. Wines Goal	34 - 42
8:41		J. Menzie Goal	34 - 36
5:19		J. Richards Goal	28 - 36
1:02		Rushed	28 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:46		J. Gresham Goal	27 - 30
18:12		Rushed	21 - 30
15:42		H. Jones Behind	20 - 30
12:30		Rushed	19 - 30
8:00		Rushed	18 - 30
5:45		Rushed	18 - 29
2:47		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	17 - 29
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:01		T. Boak Goal	17 - 23
27:34		M. Georgiades Behind	17 - 17
25:57		Rushed	17 - 16
25:20		M. Georgiades Behind	17 - 15
23:16		J. Berry Behind	17 - 14
20:50		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	17 - 13
18:39		T. Edwards Behind	17 - 12
16:57		X. Duursma Behind	16 - 12
15:37		M. Georgiades Goal	15 - 12
13:46		N. Caddy Goal	15 - 6
12:17		J. Menzie Behind	9 - 6
11:05		S. Draper Goal	8 - 6
7:19		M. Georgiades Goal	2 - 6
5:09		J. Ridley Behind	2 - 0
4:06		Z. Merrett 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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