Geelong CatsGEEL

12.13

85

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	23	21	15	26	85
MELB	8	21	14	3	46

6.10

46

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:03		S. Neale Behind	85 - 46
21:52		T. Stengle Goal	84 - 46
19:13		K. Pickett Behind	78 - 46
16:05		T. Stengle Goal	78 - 45
8:30		S. Mannagh Goal	72 - 45
7:41		B. Fritsch Behind	66 - 45
6:32		S. Neale Goal	66 - 44
3:27		P. Dangerfield Behind	60 - 44
1:55		B. Fritsch Behind	59 - 44
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:21		T. Clohesy Behind	59 - 43
22:12		C. Oliver Behind	58 - 43
21:23		T. Sparrow Behind	58 - 42
19:49		E. Langdon Goal	58 - 41
16:07		P. Dangerfield Goal	58 - 35
13:50		J. Bowes Goal	52 - 35
12:57		O. Henry Behind	46 - 35
7:01		D. Turner Goal	45 - 35
4:49		P. Dangerfield Behind	45 - 29
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:37		J. Cameron Behind	44 - 29
24:27		E. Langdon Behind	43 - 29
23:59		B. Fritsch Behind	43 - 28
23:06		D. Turner Behind	43 - 27
21:02		H. Langford Goal	43 - 26
19:50		S. De Koning Goal	43 - 20
16:27		J. van Rooyen Goal	37 - 20
16:27		J. van Rooyen Goal	37 - 20
11:54		C. Petracca Goal	37 - 14
8:10		J. Bowes Goal	37 - 8
5:03		P. Dangerfield Goal	31 - 8
4:08		T. Stengle Behind	25 - 8
2:00		J. Cameron Behind	24 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:01		R. Stanley Goal	23 - 8
28:07		P. Dangerfield Goal	17 - 8
21:49		K. Pickett Behind	11 - 8
20:24		B. Close Behind	11 - 7
18:26		Rushed	10 - 7
14:53		Rushed	9 - 7
11:16		K. Pickett Behind	8 - 7
9:15		J. Cameron Goal	8 - 6
8:39		O. Dempsey Behind	2 - 6
7:08		Rushed	1 - 6
2:32		C. Petracca Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L