	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	20	18	18	15	71
STK	7	26	17	16	66

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:05		J. Billings Goal	71 - 66
23:35		C. McCarthy Behind	71 - 60
22:20		D. Kent Behind	70 - 60
20:48		J. Gresham Goal	70 - 59
19:19		Rushed	70 - 53
16:48		T. Colyer Behind	70 - 52
10:07		B. Matera Goal	69 - 52
8:01		Rushed	63 - 52
5:20		B. Matera Goal	63 - 51
3:23		Rushed	57 - 51
2:11		Rushed	56 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:31		M. Parker Behind	56 - 50
26:10		J. Gresham Behind	56 - 49
22:54		J. Lonie Goal	56 - 48
22:04		T. Membrey Behind	56 - 42
20:38		J. Bruce Behind	56 - 41
17:10		B. Matera Goal	56 - 40
14:11		H. Clark Behind	50 - 40
5:42		M. Walters Goal	50 - 39
2:49		T. Membrey Goal	44 - 39
1:03		M. Taberner Goal	44 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:05		L. Dunstan Behind	38 - 33
28:02		J. Billings Goal	38 - 32
21:35		J. Steele Behind	38 - 26
19:15		T. Membrey Goal	38 - 25
14:26		J. Gresham Goal	38 - 19
10:58		J. Bruce Goal	38 - 13
8:24		M. Taberner Goal	38 - 7
5:21		E. Hughes Goal	32 - 7
2:41		R. Lobb Goal	26 - 7
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:22		C. McCarthy Goal	20 - 7
21:33		B. Hill Goal	14 - 7
7:32		M. Walters Goal	8 - 7
5:58		S. Ross Behind	2 - 7
5:11		Rushed	2 - 6
1:52		B. Acres Goal	1 - 6
0:43		B. Hill Behind	1 - 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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