	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	29	23	27	30	109
ESS	8	7	32	18	65

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:07		J. Cameron Behind	109 - 65
29:47		J. Cameron Behind	108 - 65
27:10		T. Atkins Behind	107 - 65
24:41		J. Cameron Goal	106 - 65
22:34		J. Cameron Behind	100 - 65
20:47		J. Cameron Goal	99 - 65
17:42		B. Close Behind	93 - 65
14:25		P. Wright Goal	92 - 65
11:47		M. Blicavs Goal	92 - 59
9:23		S. Mannagh Goal	86 - 59
8:04		X. Duursma Goal	80 - 59
6:23		Rushed	80 - 53
4:31		A. McGrath Goal	79 - 53
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:56		S. Mannagh Goal	79 - 47
29:45		G. Miers Goal	73 - 47
27:07		J. Gresham Goal	67 - 47
23:19		L. McMahon Goal	67 - 41
21:59		M. Guelfi Goal	67 - 35
18:25		Z. Merrett Goal	67 - 29
16:47		G. Miers Behind	67 - 23
16:10		P. Wright Behind	66 - 23
13:39		S. Mannagh Goal	66 - 22
12:40		B. Close Behind	60 - 22
9:30		G. Miers Behind	59 - 22
8:16		Z. Merrett Behind	58 - 22
6:16		L. McMahon Goal	58 - 21
3:20		M. Blicavs Goal	58 - 15
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:54		O. Dempsey Behind	52 - 15
23:37		B. Close Goal	51 - 15
22:29		J. Cameron Behind	45 - 15
20:52		B. Close Behind	44 - 15
17:33		L. McMahon Behind	43 - 15
16:06		J. Cameron Behind	43 - 14
12:47		M. Knevitt Behind	42 - 14
9:58		J. Cameron Goal	41 - 14
5:28		J. Cameron Goal	35 - 14
3:11		L. McMahon Goal	29 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:37		T. Stengle Behind	29 - 8
24:27		L. McMahon Goal	28 - 8
23:21		T. Stengle Behind	28 - 2
20:18		I. Kako Behind	27 - 2
18:00		J. Bowes Behind	27 - 1
15:44		O. Dempsey Goal	26 - 1
12:19		S. Neale Goal	20 - 1
11:10		T. Stengle Behind	14 - 1
9:53		S. Neale Goal	13 - 1
8:03		S. Neale Goal	7 - 1
3:56		M. Redman Behind	1 - 1
2:38		B. Smith Behind	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

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