	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	25	38	30	14	107
HAW	21	18	14	3	56

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:41		D. Moore Behind	107 - 56
22:33		Rushed	107 - 55
21:59		J. Daicos Behind	106 - 55
17:56		B. Mihocek Goal	105 - 55
10:57		Rushed	99 - 55
7:06		B. Hill Goal	99 - 54
3:36		H. Morrison Behind	93 - 54
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:40		Rushed	93 - 53
29:08		S. Sidebottom Behind	92 - 53
26:52		T. Membrey Goal	91 - 53
22:31		J. Crisp Behind	85 - 53
16:50		J. Gunston Goal	84 - 53
14:59		N. Watson Goal	84 - 47
12:55		Rushed	84 - 41
9:39		P. Lipinski Goal	84 - 40
7:45		B. Mihocek Goal	78 - 40
6:50		T. Membrey Behind	72 - 40
4:58		J. Elliott Goal	71 - 40
3:51		J. Elliott Behind	65 - 40
3:06		J. Newcombe Behind	64 - 40
1:49		B. Mihocek Behind	64 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:51		P. Lipinski Goal	63 - 39
26:11		J. Elliott Goal	57 - 39
24:52		B. Hill Behind	51 - 39
21:35		B. Mihocek Goal	50 - 39
20:40		J. Crisp Behind	44 - 39
17:13		J. Gunston Goal	43 - 39
14:55		J. Weddle Goal	43 - 33
12:15		J. Elliott Goal	43 - 27
8:07		S. Sidebottom Goal	37 - 27
3:58		J. Ginnivan Goal	31 - 27
2:39		J. Elliott Goal	31 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:58		B. Hardwick Behind	25 - 21
21:45		J. Ginnivan Goal	25 - 20
20:03		S. Sidebottom Goal	25 - 14
17:28		B. Mihocek Goal	19 - 14
15:18		N. Daicos Goal	13 - 14
14:34		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	7 - 14
9:53		D. Moore Behind	6 - 14
8:36		J. Ginnivan Goal	6 - 13
6:27		J. Worpel Goal	6 - 7
3:13		Rushed	6 - 1
0:56		J. Elliott 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

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