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

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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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