	1	2	3	4	T
BL	21	38	26	41	126
SUNS	32	26	22	21	101

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:17		L. Lombard Goal	126 - 101
31:31		L. Ashcroft Behind	126 - 95
28:39		L. Ashcroft Goal	125 - 95
27:34		J. Tunstill Behind	119 - 95
26:28		L. Gulbin Behind	118 - 95
25:59		C. Curtin Behind	118 - 94
22:27		L. Lombard Goal	117 - 94
20:42		J. Tunstill Goal	117 - 88
19:41		B. Humphrey Behind	111 - 88
17:50		J. Jeffrey Goal	111 - 87
16:26		Z. Bailey Behind	111 - 81
13:45		L. Gulbin Behind	110 - 81
11:28		K. Lohmann Goal	110 - 80
8:27		C. Cameron Goal	104 - 80
5:36		L. McCarthy Goal	98 - 80
3:52		T. Gallop Goal	92 - 80
1:27		C. Curtin Behind	86 - 80
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:48		J. Ugle-Hagan Goal	85 - 80
27:19		Rushed	85 - 74
24:59		B. Humphrey Goal	85 - 73
23:04		C. Cameron Goal	85 - 67
19:39		J. Dunkley Behind	79 - 67
17:04		K. Lohmann Goal	78 - 67
14:15		B. King Behind	72 - 67
12:39		B. Long Behind	72 - 66
11:11		B. Long Goal	72 - 65
9:37		C. McKenna Goal	72 - 59
7:30		Rushed	66 - 59
4:06		Rushed	66 - 58
1:53		L. Morris Goal	65 - 58
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:38		L. Ashcroft Goal	59 - 58
28:31		L. Morris Goal	53 - 58
24:07		T. Miller Goal	47 - 58
21:30		Z. Bailey Goal	47 - 52
20:11		Z. Bailey Behind	41 - 52
18:08		B. King Goal	40 - 52
16:02		B. King Behind	40 - 46
13:47		Z. Bailey Behind	40 - 45
10:34		B. Long Goal	39 - 45
8:52		L. Morris Goal	39 - 39
6:57		H. McCluggage Goal	33 - 39
4:39		L. Morris Goal	27 - 39
3:28		J. Witts Behind	21 - 39
1:02		J. Ugle-Hagan Goal	21 - 38
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:33		N. Anderson Behind	21 - 32
26:35		J. Walter Goal	21 - 31
24:39		L. McCarthy Goal	21 - 25
21:05		L. Ashcroft Behind	15 - 25
21:05		L. Ashcroft Behind	15 - 25
20:08		C. Cameron Behind	14 - 25
17:26		C. Cameron Behind	13 - 25
12:50		L. Lombard Goal	12 - 25
8:57		Z. Bailey Goal	12 - 19
7:26		C. Petracca Behind	6 - 19
5:58		J. Walter Goal	6 - 18
4:24		T. Miller Goal	6 - 12
2:11		T. Gallop Goal	6 - 6
0:29		N. Anderson Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	ADEL	72	139.3	WWWWW
2	GEEL	68	141.5	WWWWW
3	BL	66	114.2	LWLWW
4	COLL	64	122.4	WLLLW
5	GWS	64	115.3	WLWWW
6	FRE	64	109.0	WWWLW
7	SUNS	60	124.9	WWLLW
8	HAW	60	120.9	WLWWL
9	WB	56	137.0	WWWWL
10	SYD	48	97.0	LWWLW
11	CARL	36	96.7	LLLWW
12	STK	36	88.5	WWWWL
13	PORT	36	79.8	LLLLW
14	MELB	28	93.3	LWLLL
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