	1	2	3	4	T
STK	24	16	8	14	62
CARL	27	27	8	15	77

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:43		H. McKay Goal	62 - 77
26:43		C. Durdin Behind	62 - 71
21:48		M. Hall Behind	62 - 70
17:15		C. Lord Goal	61 - 70
15:07		M. Phillipou Goal	61 - 64
10:40		C. Durdin Behind	55 - 64
7:44		J. Sinclair Goal	55 - 63
6:10		E. Hollands Behind	49 - 63
3:38		Rushed	49 - 62
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:55		H. McKay Goal	48 - 62
24:22		P. Cripps Behind	48 - 56
18:44		T. De Koning Behind	48 - 55
12:13		R. Marshall Behind	48 - 54
7:16		C. Sharman Goal	47 - 54
2:49		J. Macrae Behind	41 - 54
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:16		H. Garcia Behind	40 - 54
26:30		M. Phillipou Behind	39 - 54
23:05		R. Marshall Behind	38 - 54
20:29		L. Young Goal	37 - 54
17:30		J. Higgins Goal	37 - 48
16:20		Rushed	31 - 48
14:56		M. Phillipou Goal	30 - 48
11:59		W. White Goal	24 - 48
11:11		Rushed	24 - 42
5:48		L. Young Goal	24 - 41
4:51		Rushed	24 - 35
2:29		C. Curnow Goal	24 - 34
1:07		Rushed	24 - 28
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:01		J. Binns Behind	24 - 27
25:18		C. Sharman Goal	24 - 26
21:38		P. Cripps Behind	18 - 26
19:50		C. Curnow Goal	18 - 25
18:25		C. Curnow Goal	18 - 19
16:49		J. Binns Goal	18 - 13
12:41		A. Caminiti Goal	18 - 7
11:27		Rushed	12 - 7
8:51		H. McKay Goal	12 - 6
7:08		M. Hall Goal	12 - 0
5:15		J. Higgins 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

Judging the biggest AFL overreactions: Reaction to Docherty and Gorringe has been over the top

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Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL