	1	2	3	4	T
BL	8	38	21	22	89
HAW	21	20	15	23	79

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:02		B. Reville Behind	89 - 79
27:19		N. Watson Goal	88 - 79
23:35		Rushed	88 - 73
21:28		C. Rayner Goal	87 - 73
20:11		B. Reville Goal	81 - 73
16:47		J. Ginnivan Goal	75 - 73
14:43		J. Gunston Behind	75 - 67
12:34		Rushed	75 - 66
11:35		D. Fort Behind	74 - 66
9:45		L. Meek Behind	73 - 66
7:17		J. Ginnivan Behind	73 - 65
5:30		H. McCluggage Goal	73 - 64
4:50		Rushed	67 - 64
2:09		J. Newcombe Behind	67 - 63
1:01		D. Moore Goal	67 - 62
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:07		J. Sicily Behind	67 - 56
24:18		K. Amon Behind	67 - 55
22:55		Z. Bailey Behind	67 - 54
21:41		H. McCluggage Behind	66 - 54
20:31		Rushed	65 - 54
15:57		Rushed	64 - 54
14:28		L. Meek Goal	63 - 54
12:42		J. Dunkley Behind	63 - 48
9:47		J. Gunston Goal	62 - 48
8:35		Rushed	62 - 42
7:28		J. Gunston Behind	61 - 42
5:49		C. Cameron Behind	61 - 41
4:40		C. Rayner Behind	60 - 41
3:55		C. Rayner Behind	59 - 41
2:22		C. Cameron Goal	58 - 41
0:30		L. Morris Goal	52 - 41
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:42		J. Ginnivan Goal	46 - 41
33:24		C. Rayner Goal	46 - 35
31:42		C. Ah Chee Behind	40 - 35
28:52		M. Lewis Goal	39 - 35
24:22		C. Cameron Goal	39 - 29
21:41		Rushed	33 - 29
20:25		C. Dear Behind	33 - 28
18:37		K. Lohmann Goal	33 - 27
16:12		K. Lohmann Goal	27 - 27
12:53		J. Fletcher Goal	21 - 27
9:17		J. Gunston Goal	15 - 27
6:05		J. Dunkley Behind	15 - 21
2:25		H. McCluggage Goal	14 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:51		J. Newcombe Behind	8 - 21
26:59		M. Chol Goal	8 - 20
25:24		S. Day Behind	8 - 14
24:27		C. Cameron Behind	7 - 14
22:30		S. Day Behind	6 - 14
19:41		L. Morris Behind	5 - 14
14:57		M. Chol Goal	4 - 14
13:44		H. McCluggage Behind	4 - 8
11:26		Rushed	3 - 8
8:13		M. Chol Goal	3 - 7
6:52		C. Ah Chee Behind	3 - 1
5:58		Z. Bailey Behind	2 - 1
4:16		C. Cameron Behind	1 - 1
2:27		J. Newcombe Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	4	191.3	W
2	CARL	0	52.3	L
3	FRE	0	0.0
4	MELB	0	0.0
5	WCE	0	0.0
6	NMFC	0	0.0
7	WB	0	0.0
8	PORT	0	0.0
9	GWS	0	0.0
10	SUNS	0	0.0
11	BL	0	0.0
12	RICH	0	0.0
13	HAW	0	0.0
14	GEEL	0	0.0
15	ADEL	0	0.0
16	ESS	0	0.0
17	COLL	0	0.0
18	STK	0	0.0

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