	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	27	40	22	20	109
SYD	25	25	14	14	78

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:58		T. Membrey Behind	109 - 78
28:09		A. Sheldrick Goal	108 - 78
23:32		B. Hill Goal	108 - 72
17:43		C. Warner Goal	102 - 72
16:08		B. Campbell Behind	102 - 66
15:11		P. Ladhams Behind	102 - 65
11:02		B. Mihocek Goal	102 - 64
9:03		J. Elliott Goal	96 - 64
7:26		B. Hill Behind	90 - 64
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:39		J. Lloyd Behind	89 - 64
23:53		H. McLean Goal	89 - 63
20:32		B. McCreery Goal	89 - 57
19:57		T. Membrey Behind	83 - 57
18:37		I. Heeney Goal	82 - 57
13:56		H. Perryman Behind	82 - 51
11:31		J. Elliott Goal	81 - 51
7:12		T. Membrey Goal	75 - 51
2:55		J. Elliott Behind	69 - 51
1:41		W. Hayward Behind	68 - 51
0:49		Rushed	68 - 50
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:46		D. Cameron Behind	67 - 50
32:19		J. Elliott Goal	66 - 50
27:41		H. McLean Goal	60 - 50
20:52		W. Hayward Goal	60 - 44
17:53		C. Warner Goal	60 - 38
15:38		B. Mihocek Behind	60 - 32
13:30		Rushed	59 - 32
11:47		B. Hill Goal	58 - 32
10:24		L. Sullivan Goal	52 - 32
9:42		C. Warner Behind	46 - 32
8:12		B. Mihocek Goal	46 - 31
6:44		N. Daicos Behind	40 - 31
5:21		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	39 - 31
3:42		T. Hanily Goal	33 - 31
1:12		J. Crisp Goal	33 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:46		H. McLean Goal	27 - 25
24:01		D. McStay Goal	27 - 19
21:40		J. Elliott Behind	21 - 19
18:30		W. Hayward Behind	20 - 19
17:37		J. Crisp Behind	20 - 18
13:57		B. McCreery Goal	19 - 18
11:24		B. Mihocek Goal	13 - 18
9:43		B. Campbell Goal	7 - 18
7:14		T. Hanily Goal	7 - 12
3:53		I. Heeney Goal	7 - 6
2:58		N. Daicos Behind	7 - 0
0:59		B. Hill 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

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