	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	8	24	20	27	79
SUNS	12	45	10	13	80

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:05		D. Swallow Behind	79 - 80
28:06		M. Andrew Goal	79 - 79
24:13		L. Jackson Goal	79 - 73
22:08		Rushed	73 - 73
18:08		J. Treacy Goal	72 - 73
14:18		Rushed	66 - 73
11:11		P. Voss Goal	65 - 73
6:36		S. Bolton Behind	59 - 73
3:01		S. Bolton Goal	58 - 73
0:28		J. Farrar Goal	52 - 73
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:35		B. Humphrey Behind	52 - 67
25:45		I. Dudley Goal	52 - 66
22:53		I. Dudley Goal	46 - 66
20:32		N. Anderson Behind	40 - 66
16:47		B. King Behind	40 - 65
9:55		Rushed	40 - 64
7:47		M. Reid Behind	40 - 63
6:49		L. Jackson Behind	39 - 63
2:54		B. Long Goal	38 - 63
0:35		J. Treacy Goal	38 - 57
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:06		C. Budarick Goal	32 - 57
33:48		M. Rowell Behind	32 - 51
30:56		B. Humphrey Goal	32 - 50
27:53		B. Fiorini Goal	32 - 44
25:13		A. Davies Goal	32 - 38
22:09		Rushed	32 - 32
18:24		M. Reid Goal	32 - 31
16:44		Rushed	26 - 31
11:32		P. Voss Goal	26 - 30
9:41		C. Budarick Goal	20 - 30
6:53		B. Humphrey Goal	20 - 24
5:30		N. Erasmus Goal	20 - 18
4:07		J. Amiss Goal	14 - 18
0:55		B. Humphrey Goal	8 - 18
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:11		B. King Behind	8 - 12
27:51		M. Frederick Behind	8 - 11
20:11		J. Amiss Behind	7 - 11
18:03		B. King Behind	6 - 11
14:17		Rushed	6 - 10
12:29		B. Long Goal	6 - 9
6:29		P. Voss Goal	6 - 3
4:13		B. Long Behind	0 - 3
1:55		B. Fiorini Behind	0 - 2
0:12		N. Anderson Behind	0 - 1

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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