Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

8.11

59

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	19	9	10	21	59
CARL	9	25	15	8	57

8.9

57

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:40		J. Bowes Goal	59 - 57
27:07		J. Martin Behind	53 - 57
25:21		E. Curnow Behind	52 - 57
20:24		P. Cripps Goal	52 - 56
19:08		Rushed	52 - 50
14:50		N. Holman Goal	51 - 50
8:14		M. Gibbons Behind	45 - 50
4:19		B. Ainsworth Goal	45 - 49
0:25		D. Swallow Behind	39 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:09		Rushed	38 - 49
25:23		P. Dow Behind	38 - 48
21:36		A. Sexton Behind	38 - 47
20:08		A. Sexton Behind	37 - 47
15:19		N. Holman Goal	36 - 47
13:09		J. Murdoch Behind	30 - 47
8:28		P. Cripps Goal	29 - 47
7:39		W. Setterfield Behind	29 - 41
3:36		S. Walsh Goal	29 - 40
1:07		P. Wright Behind	29 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:34		B. Fiorini Behind	28 - 34
20:44		B. Fiorini Behind	27 - 34
19:08		M. Gibbons Behind	26 - 34
18:05		M. McGovern Goal	26 - 33
15:35		A. Sexton Goal	26 - 27
12:09		W. Powell Behind	20 - 27
6:19		M. McGovern Goal	19 - 27
1:56		M. McGovern Goal	19 - 21
0:25		C. Curnow Goal	19 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:27		A. Sexton Goal	19 - 9
25:27		P. Wright Goal	13 - 9
22:20		M. Gibbons Behind	7 - 9
21:39		Z. Fisher Behind	7 - 8
19:04		H. McKay Behind	7 - 7
5:42		J. Murdoch Behind	7 - 6
4:34		J. Witts Goal	6 - 6
1:25		Z. Fisher Goal	0 - 6

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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