	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	37	9	36	44	126
MELB	14	8	5	19	46

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:44		J. Melksham Goal	126 - 46
29:54		C. Constable Goal	126 - 40
27:40		J. Clark Goal	120 - 40
22:42		A. Brayshaw Goal	114 - 40
21:29		G. Rohan Goal	114 - 34
20:05		J. Melksham Behind	108 - 34
17:52		S. Menegola Goal	108 - 33
16:53		T. Kelly Behind	102 - 33
14:13		P. Dangerfield Goal	101 - 33
12:07		G. Ablett Behind	95 - 33
8:08		G. Rohan Goal	94 - 33
6:50		T. Hawkins Goal	88 - 33
0:58		J. Viney Goal	82 - 33
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:15		P. Dangerfield Goal	82 - 27
22:55		J. Harmes Behind	76 - 27
21:33		B. Parfitt Goal	76 - 26
17:48		J. Selwood Goal	70 - 26
16:02		T. Sparrow Behind	64 - 26
14:40		E. Ratugolea Goal	64 - 25
12:13		L. Dahlhaus Goal	58 - 25
9:37		G. Rohan Goal	52 - 25
8:03		J. Viney Behind	46 - 25
6:52		T. McDonald Behind	46 - 24
5:47		S. Weideman Behind	46 - 23
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:24		B. Fritsch Behind	46 - 22
19:58		J. Melksham Goal	46 - 21
15:35		M. Duncan Goal	46 - 15
13:19		T. Sparrow Behind	40 - 15
9:56		T. Kelly Behind	40 - 14
2:59		G. Ablett Behind	39 - 14
0:18		G. Ablett Behind	38 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		L. Dahlhaus Goal	37 - 14
26:04		M. O'Connor Goal	31 - 14
23:14		J. Selwood Goal	25 - 14
21:19		Rushed	19 - 14
19:53		B. Fritsch Behind	18 - 14
18:37		T. Kelly Goal	18 - 13
16:57		G. Miers Goal	12 - 13
15:24		J. Lockhart Goal	6 - 13
9:55		S. Weideman Goal	6 - 7
7:52		T. McDonald Behind	6 - 1
4:30		T. Hawkins 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

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