11.12

78

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	40	14	8	16	78
ESS	7	19	25	19	70

11.4

70

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:01		B. Acres Behind	78 - 70
25:10		Rushed	77 - 70
22:53		X. Duursma Goal	76 - 70
18:52		N. Martin Goal	76 - 64
17:27		J. Motlop Behind	76 - 58
15:05		J. Gresham Goal	75 - 58
11:15		Z. Williams Goal	75 - 52
10:00		J. Gresham Behind	69 - 52
4:27		H. O'Keeffe Behind	69 - 51
1:22		B. Acres Goal	68 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:50		M. McGovern Behind	62 - 51
26:58		J. Gresham Goal	61 - 51
25:23		J. Motlop Goal	61 - 45
18:09		C. Curnow Behind	55 - 45
11:27		P. Wright Goal	54 - 45
7:31		P. Wright Goal	54 - 39
5:47		Rushed	54 - 33
0:29		M. Guelfi Goal	54 - 32
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:39		P. Wright Goal	54 - 26
30:18		T. De Koning Goal	54 - 20
24:48		P. Cripps Behind	48 - 20
23:44		J. Motlop Behind	47 - 20
17:29		A. Perkins Goal	46 - 20
15:32		J. Caldwell Goal	46 - 14
10:45		O. Fantasia Goal	46 - 8
6:53		M. Guelfi Behind	40 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:48		A. Clarke Behind	40 - 7
27:27		Z. Williams Goal	40 - 6
24:56		C. Curnow Goal	34 - 6
21:28		L. Lual Goal	28 - 6
21:28		L. Lual Goal	28 - 6
19:01		C. Curnow Behind	28 - 0
14:28		M. McGovern Goal	27 - 0
11:21		Z. Williams Behind	21 - 0
10:57		S. Walsh Behind	20 - 0
9:53		J. Motlop Goal	19 - 0
7:28		C. Curnow Goal	13 - 0
5:49		T. De Koning Behind	7 - 0
1:25		A. Saad Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	28	165.5	WWWWW
2	FRE	28	133.0	WWWWW
3	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
4	BL	20	126.0	WWLWW
5	SUNS	20	116.0	LLWLW
6	GEEL	20	114.6	LWWLW
7	MELB	20	100.2	WLWWL
8	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
9	STK	16	114.9	LWLWW
10	NMFC	16	106.1	WLWLL
11	ADEL	16	96.6	LWWLW
12	WB	16	91.5	WLLLL
13	PORT	12	110.9	WLLWL
14	GWS	12	88.2	LWLWL
15	WCE	8	59.3	LLLLL
16	CARL	4	78.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	70.2	LWLLL
18	RICH	4	60.0	LLLLW