Western BulldogsWB

9.14

68

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
WB	16	16	8	28	68
SUNS	40	8	11	14	73

10.13

73

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:07		B. Gowers Behind	68 - 73
28:35		A. Naughton Goal	67 - 73
22:55		J. Martin Behind	61 - 73
19:17		B. Gowers Goal	61 - 72
17:20		M. Wallis Goal	55 - 72
16:08		M. Bontempelli Behind	49 - 72
11:46		C. Burgess Behind	48 - 72
10:58		T. McLean Behind	48 - 71
9:09		J. Bowes Goal	47 - 71
7:14		S. Lloyd Behind	47 - 65
4:04		A. Miles Goal	46 - 65
1:35		J. Dunkley Goal	46 - 59
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:23		S. Lloyd Behind	40 - 59
23:30		J. Martin Behind	39 - 59
22:47		B. Fiorini Behind	39 - 58
14:59		T. Dickson Goal	39 - 57
13:20		D. Swallow Goal	33 - 57
10:32		J. Murdoch Behind	33 - 51
9:33		A. Naughton Behind	33 - 50
7:03		J. Martin Behind	32 - 50
4:58		Rushed	32 - 49
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:42		J. Martin Behind	32 - 48
23:05		D. Swallow Goal	32 - 47
21:42		Rushed	32 - 41
17:40		Rushed	32 - 40
15:44		T. McLean Goal	31 - 40
13:37		B. Smith Behind	25 - 40
8:06		Rushed	24 - 40
5:52		S. Lloyd Goal	23 - 40
2:27		M. Bontempelli Behind	17 - 40
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:13		D. Macpherson Goal	16 - 40
28:00		J. Dunkley Goal	16 - 34
26:13		B. Gowers Behind	10 - 34
23:37		A. Sexton Goal	9 - 34
22:24		A. Sexton Behind	9 - 28
21:00		Rushed	9 - 27
20:04		J. Bowes Behind	8 - 27
18:15		M. Suckling Goal	8 - 26
15:59		C. Burgess Behind	2 - 26
14:37		A. Sexton Goal	2 - 25
11:11		C. Burgess Goal	2 - 19
9:02		D. Macpherson Goal	2 - 13
8:01		M. Bontempelli Behind	2 - 7
4:59		J. Dunkley Behind	1 - 7
1:44		J. Martin Goal	0 - 7
0:41		P. Wright Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L