	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	29	15	41	21	106
WB	21	16	26	33	96

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:07		B. King Goal	106 - 96
31:58		W. Graham Behind	100 - 96
27:23		M. Bontempelli Goal	99 - 96
25:50		S. Davidson Goal	99 - 90
23:34		L. McNeil Behind	99 - 84
22:03		L. McNeil Goal	99 - 83
20:16		S. Davidson Goal	99 - 77
18:46		N. Anderson Behind	99 - 71
15:19		J. Noble Goal	98 - 71
12:23		B. Long Behind	92 - 71
9:28		Rushed	91 - 71
5:15		R. West Goal	91 - 70
3:50		E. Richards Behind	91 - 64
0:50		N. Holman Goal	91 - 63
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:00		W. Graham Behind	85 - 63
30:07		S. Clohesy Goal	84 - 63
28:01		B. Humphrey Behind	78 - 63
25:15		B. King Goal	77 - 63
21:03		Rushed	71 - 63
19:44		B. Humphrey Behind	70 - 63
18:15		L. Vandermeer Goal	69 - 63
15:26		B. Khamis Goal	69 - 57
14:14		S. Flanders Goal	69 - 51
12:12		M. Rowell Goal	63 - 51
9:49		B. Long Goal	57 - 51
8:40		B. King Behind	51 - 51
6:58		A. Naughton Behind	50 - 51
5:46		E. Richards Goal	50 - 50
2:34		L. Vandermeer Goal	50 - 44
1:38		M. Bontempelli Behind	50 - 38
0:19		N. Holman Goal	50 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:49		M. Bontempelli Behind	44 - 37
22:59		M. Rosas Behind	44 - 36
21:31		R. Sanders Goal	43 - 36
20:10		B. King Goal	43 - 30
16:30		R. West Behind	37 - 30
14:28		R. West Behind	37 - 29
12:28		B. Ainsworth Goal	37 - 28
10:21		M. Rosas Behind	31 - 28
6:18		E. Richards Behind	30 - 28
3:10		B. King Behind	30 - 27
1:24		M. Kennedy Goal	29 - 27
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:33		R. West Behind	29 - 21
27:25		R. West Goal	29 - 20
25:39		M. Kennedy Goal	29 - 14
24:18		S. Flanders Goal	29 - 8
23:45		Rushed	23 - 8
21:54		B. Khamis Behind	22 - 8
19:59		W. Graham Goal	22 - 7
17:39		D. Rioli Goal	16 - 7
17:10		Rushed	10 - 7
17:10		Rushed	10 - 7
10:41		M. Kennedy Goal	9 - 7
8:55		W. Graham Goal	9 - 1
4:48		B. King Behind	3 - 1
3:38		S. Clohesy Behind	2 - 1
2:11		B. Long Behind	1 - 1
0:58		M. Bontempelli Behind	0 - 1

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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