	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	13	27	22	19	81
RICH	8	23	19	8	58

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:33		H. Ralphsmith Goal	81 - 58
24:59		R. Mansell Behind	81 - 52
22:57		P. Wright Behind	81 - 51
21:58		X. Duursma Behind	80 - 51
18:51		P. Wright Goal	79 - 51
16:09		K. McAuliffe Behind	73 - 51
13:46		B. Hobbs Behind	73 - 50
10:29		A. Clarke Behind	72 - 50
9:29		S. Durham Behind	71 - 50
8:15		P. Wright Behind	70 - 50
4:18		A. Perkins Goal	69 - 50
0:53		X. Duursma Behind	63 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:14		Rushed	62 - 50
27:45		M. Guelfi Goal	61 - 50
22:23		Rushed	55 - 50
19:58		P. Wright Goal	54 - 50
17:07		S. Lalor Goal	48 - 50
16:05		N. Caddy Behind	48 - 44
12:36		Rushed	47 - 44
9:00		T. Taranto Goal	47 - 43
7:34		Z. Merrett Behind	47 - 37
3:46		R. Mansell Goal	46 - 37
2:23		N. Caddy Goal	46 - 31
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:08		S. Durham Goal	40 - 31
30:30		P. Wright Behind	34 - 31
24:44		A. Clarke Goal	33 - 31
21:54		H. Ralphsmith Goal	27 - 31
20:17		Rushed	27 - 25
19:15		N. Caddy Behind	27 - 24
13:00		J. Faull Goal	26 - 24
11:52		J. Faull Behind	26 - 18
10:14		N. Martin Goal	26 - 17
7:33		A. Clarke Goal	20 - 17
6:15		A. Roberts Behind	14 - 17
4:20		H. Ralphsmith Behind	13 - 17
3:33		Rushed	13 - 16
3:00		S. Green Behind	13 - 15
0:57		S. Lalor Goal	13 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:31		A. Clarke Goal	13 - 8
24:17		R. Mansell Behind	7 - 8
22:00		J. Hopper Behind	7 - 7
16:00		Rushed	7 - 6
12:29		T. Taranto Goal	6 - 6
2:17		N. Martin 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

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