	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	22	27	20	12	81
WCE	15	33	17	14	79

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:43		K. McAuliffe Behind	81 - 79
22:13		T. Lynch Behind	80 - 79
18:38		T. Brown Behind	79 - 79
15:46		Bailey J. Williams Goal	78 - 79
12:39		Rushed	78 - 73
11:42		J. Hutchinson Behind	77 - 73
10:50		K. McIntosh Behind	77 - 72
5:51		Rushed	76 - 72
4:13		H. Ralphsmith Goal	75 - 72
2:39		T. Kelly Behind	69 - 72
1:22		H. Reid Goal	69 - 71
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:39		T. Nankervis Goal	69 - 65
26:48		R. Mansell Goal	63 - 65
26:05		J. Waterman Behind	57 - 65
23:31		M. Flynn Behind	57 - 64
19:35		T. Kelly Behind	57 - 63
17:43		J. Cripps Goal	57 - 62
14:40		M. Owies Behind	57 - 56
13:53		H. Ralphsmith Behind	57 - 55
11:30		T. Brockman Goal	56 - 55
9:20		J. Waterman Behind	56 - 49
6:20		T. Lynch Behind	56 - 48
2:21		T. Brown Goal	55 - 48
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:31		J. Waterman Behind	49 - 48
30:20		R. Mansell Goal	49 - 47
29:06		J. Cripps Goal	43 - 47
27:43		J. Ross Behind	43 - 41
26:30		R. Mansell Behind	42 - 41
19:58		Rushed	41 - 41
18:10		Bailey J. Williams Goal	40 - 41
16:18		S. Campbell Goal	40 - 35
13:41		M. Owies Goal	34 - 35
12:14		T. Lynch Goal	34 - 29
8:20		T. Sims Goal	28 - 29
6:42		Rushed	22 - 29
5:24		Rushed	22 - 28
3:38		J. Waterman Goal	22 - 27
1:40		M. Owies Goal	22 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:43		J. Hunt Goal	22 - 15
28:18		J. Cripps Goal	22 - 9
26:38		L. Trainor Behind	22 - 3
21:02		J. Cripps Behind	21 - 3
19:38		S. Campbell Goal	21 - 2
17:35		T. Taranto Goal	15 - 2
15:42		Rushed	9 - 2
14:35		S. Green Behind	8 - 2
9:11		J. Graham Behind	7 - 2
7:58		T. Lynch Goal	7 - 1
4:33		K. McAuliffe Behind	1 - 1
1:08		M. Owies 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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