	1	2	3	4	T
BL	39	12	19	20	90
ESS	7	18	33	14	72

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:54		N. Answerth Goal	90 - 72
16:12		K. Lohmann Goal	84 - 72
15:24		L. Morris Behind	78 - 72
13:56		W. Ashcroft Behind	77 - 72
12:47		A. Roberts Behind	76 - 72
9:30		L. Morris Goal	76 - 71
7:28		P. Wright Behind	70 - 71
2:24		T. Goldstein Goal	70 - 70
0:25		J. Gresham Goal	70 - 64
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:27		E. Hipwood Goal	70 - 58
24:37		K. Lohmann Goal	64 - 58
21:59		N. Caddy Goal	58 - 58
20:44		W. Setterfield Goal	58 - 52
17:38		L. Morris Behind	58 - 46
14:51		D. Gardiner Goal	57 - 46
10:51		N. Martin Goal	51 - 46
8:23		N. Caddy Behind	51 - 40
6:35		J. Gresham Behind	51 - 39
5:02		Rushed	51 - 38
2:59		J. Caldwell Goal	51 - 37
0:57		N. Caddy Goal	51 - 31
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:26		L. Morris Goal	51 - 25
23:03		Rushed	45 - 25
20:52		D. Zorko Behind	44 - 25
18:29		H. McCluggage Behind	43 - 25
16:07		S. Durham Goal	42 - 25
15:10		L. Morris Behind	42 - 19
9:36		P. Wright Goal	41 - 19
7:57		D. Fort Behind	41 - 13
4:41		Z. Bailey Behind	40 - 13
1:38		P. Wright Goal	39 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:49		K. Lohmann Goal	39 - 7
20:58		D. Wilmot Goal	33 - 7
16:58		I. Kako Behind	27 - 7
15:55		J. Berry Behind	27 - 6
15:21		Z. Bailey Behind	26 - 6
12:31		C. Ah Chee Goal	25 - 6
10:13		C. Rayner Goal	19 - 6
9:00		J. Fletcher Goal	13 - 6
6:23		N. Martin Goal	7 - 6
4:32		C. Cameron Goal	7 - 0
3:39		Rushed	1 - 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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