11.8

74

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	18	23	32	1	74
SUNS	19	26	31	39	115

18.7

115

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:55		N. Moyle Behind	74 - 115
27:04		B. Fiorini Goal	74 - 114
24:05		Z. Merrett Behind	74 - 108
22:59		N. Anderson Goal	73 - 108
20:34		B. Humphrey Goal	73 - 102
15:24		Rushed	73 - 96
11:26		B. King Goal	73 - 95
8:48		B. Humphrey Behind	73 - 89
2:58		B. Ainsworth Goal	73 - 88
1:23		T. Miller Goal	73 - 82
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:12		B. King Goal	73 - 76
31:09		Rushed	73 - 70
29:49		J. Caldwell Goal	72 - 70
26:42		J. Walter Goal	66 - 70
16:09		A. May Goal	66 - 64
15:09		J. Walter Behind	60 - 64
13:24		A. May Goal	60 - 63
11:18		A. May Goal	54 - 63
9:04		N. Anderson Goal	48 - 63
7:29		N. Moyle Goal	48 - 57
3:40		I. Kako Goal	48 - 51
3:09		N. Caddy Behind	42 - 51
1:38		C. Budarick Goal	41 - 51
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:05		B. King Goal	41 - 45
28:14		N. Caddy Goal	41 - 39
24:03		P. Wright Goal	35 - 39
22:59		S. Clohesy Behind	29 - 39
22:34		B. Ainsworth Behind	29 - 38
18:07		X. Duursma Behind	29 - 37
14:04		E. Read Goal	28 - 37
11:59		N. Caddy Goal	28 - 31
9:39		B. King Goal	22 - 31
7:39		P. Wright Behind	22 - 25
5:43		Rushed	21 - 25
4:02		A. Clarke Behind	20 - 25
2:57		Rushed	19 - 25
1:40		J. Jeffrey Goal	18 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:39		E. Read Goal	18 - 19
30:58		A. Clarke Goal	18 - 13
27:47		N. Caddy Goal	12 - 13
19:48		Rushed	6 - 13
12:51		E. Read Goal	6 - 12
10:51		B. Humphrey Goal	6 - 6
9:22		B. Hobbs Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL