12.8

80

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	22	19	37	2	80
SUNS	15	12	8	34	69

9.15

69

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:57		N. Anderson Behind	80 - 69
25:49		W. Graham Goal	80 - 68
23:49		S. Flanders Behind	80 - 62
20:43		B. Long Goal	80 - 61
18:42		S. Green Behind	80 - 55
16:51		S. Lalor Behind	79 - 55
11:21		L. Weller Behind	78 - 55
9:21		B. Ainsworth Behind	78 - 54
4:13		J. Walter Goal	78 - 53
1:57		B. Long Goal	78 - 47
0:20		S. Flanders Goal	78 - 41
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:29		S. Lalor Goal	78 - 35
29:02		S. Campbell Goal	72 - 35
25:38		T. Miller Goal	66 - 35
24:13		J. Ross Behind	66 - 29
18:37		T. Taranto Goal	65 - 29
17:17		J. Short Goal	59 - 29
15:24		J. Witts Behind	53 - 29
14:08		Rushed	53 - 28
10:44		T. Lynch Goal	53 - 27
5:40		M. Rioli Goal	47 - 27
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:12		H. Ralphsmith Goal	41 - 27
25:33		T. Dow Goal	35 - 27
23:26		E. Read Behind	29 - 27
21:22		S. Flanders Behind	29 - 26
17:37		J. Walter Behind	29 - 25
15:23		B. Long Goal	29 - 24
12:36		Rushed	29 - 18
8:37		Rushed	29 - 17
6:24		J. Ross Goal	29 - 16
4:08		J. Rogers Behind	23 - 16
0:31		S. Green Behind	23 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:01		B. King Goal	22 - 15
28:39		J. Hopper Behind	22 - 9
25:11		Rushed	21 - 9
21:43		Rushed	21 - 8
20:08		J. Trezise Behind	21 - 7
15:36		Rushed	20 - 7
14:19		J. Faull Behind	19 - 7
12:14		W. Graham Goal	18 - 7
7:29		S. Campbell Goal	18 - 1
6:33		J. Faull Goal	12 - 1
3:52		B. Long Behind	6 - 1
1:54		T. Lynch Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL