	1	2	3	4	T
WB	45	23	35	24	127
ESS	3	6	19	8	36

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:14		A. Naughton Behind	127 - 36
25:37		M. Kennedy Behind	126 - 36
24:14		W. Setterfield Behind	125 - 36
22:08		E. Richards Behind	125 - 35
21:13		P. Wright Behind	124 - 35
15:22		B. Khamis Goal	124 - 34
14:07		L. Vandermeer Behind	118 - 34
11:56		B. Khamis Goal	117 - 34
10:29		B. Williams Behind	111 - 34
9:50		Rushed	110 - 34
6:25		P. Wright Goal	109 - 34
3:54		R. West Goal	109 - 28
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:42		T. English Behind	103 - 28
29:10		B. Williams Goal	102 - 28
27:53		B. Khamis Behind	96 - 28
26:07		S. Durham Goal	95 - 28
24:50		A. Perkins Goal	95 - 22
24:00		P. Wright Behind	95 - 16
16:30		R. West Goal	95 - 15
13:12		R. West Behind	89 - 15
10:27		M. Bontempelli Goal	88 - 15
8:44		M. Kennedy Goal	82 - 15
6:15		A. Naughton Behind	76 - 15
4:35		S. Davidson Goal	75 - 15
2:19		N. Martin Goal	69 - 15
0:46		M. Kennedy Behind	69 - 9
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:10		L. McNeil Behind	68 - 9
25:45		A. Naughton Goal	67 - 9
24:08		Rushed	61 - 9
16:54		X. Duursma Goal	60 - 9
12:08		L. McNeil Behind	60 - 3
11:40		Rushed	59 - 3
9:53		E. Richards Goal	58 - 3
6:45		R. West Goal	52 - 3
5:42		J. Johannisen Behind	46 - 3
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:29		T. Liberatore Goal	45 - 3
29:15		E. Richards Goal	39 - 3
27:52		N. Martin Behind	33 - 3
27:52		N. Martin Behind	33 - 3
24:22		B. Khamis Goal	33 - 2
21:26		L. Vandermeer Behind	27 - 2
19:05		L. Vandermeer Goal	26 - 2
17:56		L. McNeil Goal	20 - 2
14:38		R. West Goal	14 - 2
11:01		M. Bontempelli Goal	8 - 2
9:52		Z. Merrett Behind	2 - 2
9:05		A. Naughton Behind	2 - 1
3:34		E. Richards Behind	1 - 1
1:24		N. Martin 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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