	1	2	3	4	T
WCE	19	21	24	14	78
ADEL	32	2	26	27	87

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:14		T. Brockman Goal	78 - 87
27:37		C. Burgess Behind	72 - 87
26:10		C. Burgess Behind	72 - 86
24:25		R. Thilthorpe Goal	72 - 85
21:04		R. Thilthorpe Goal	72 - 79
18:40		I. Rankine Goal	72 - 73
10:58		Rushed	72 - 67
9:53		C. Hall Behind	71 - 67
5:46		D. Fogarty Goal	70 - 67
4:06		I. Rankine Behind	70 - 61
1:12		T. Kelly Goal	70 - 60
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:26		R. Thilthorpe Behind	64 - 60
30:55		L. Ryan Goal	64 - 59
26:34		L. Ryan Goal	58 - 59
24:47		R. Thilthorpe Goal	52 - 59
22:23		L. Pedlar Goal	52 - 53
20:18		Z. Taylor Goal	52 - 47
9:11		J. Soligo Goal	52 - 41
3:23		J. Shanahan Goal	52 - 35
1:35		H. Davis Goal	46 - 35
0:40		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	40 - 35
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:33		J. Cripps Goal	40 - 34
16:16		J. Shanahan Behind	34 - 34
14:01		J. Shanahan Behind	33 - 34
12:00		L. Ryan Goal	32 - 34
9:07		C. Chesser Behind	26 - 34
7:37		R. Thilthorpe Behind	25 - 34
3:31		Rushed	25 - 33
2:09		J. Shanahan Goal	25 - 32
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:57		L. Baker Goal	19 - 32
28:18		Z. Taylor Behind	13 - 32
26:11		L. Pedlar Goal	13 - 31
24:20		B. Keays Goal	13 - 25
20:59		L. Pedlar Goal	13 - 19
15:01		D. Fogarty Behind	13 - 13
13:09		J. Shanahan Goal	13 - 12
10:36		C. Chesser Behind	7 - 12
8:43		J. Dawson Goal	6 - 12
6:41		J. Peatling Goal	6 - 6
4:28		C. Chesser 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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