13.10

88

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	27	16	20	25	88
WB	14	28	15	12	69

9.15

69

Western BulldogsWB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:29		E. Richards Behind	88 - 69
22:57		J. Dunkley Behind	88 - 68
21:03		M. Wallis Behind	88 - 67
20:21		W. Hayes Behind	88 - 66
18:50		S. Lloyd Goal	88 - 65
17:12		B. Matera Goal	88 - 59
14:15		M. Taberner Goal	82 - 59
11:10		T. Dickson Behind	76 - 59
9:40		J. Hogan Behind	76 - 58
7:27		B. Gowers Behind	75 - 58
5:35		B. Matera Goal	75 - 57
3:43		B. Matera Goal	69 - 57
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:54		M. Bontempelli Goal	63 - 57
19:57		D. Mundy Goal	63 - 51
18:23		J. Hogan Behind	57 - 51
16:42		B. Matera Goal	56 - 51
12:49		D. Mundy Goal	50 - 51
9:06		T. Dickson Goal	44 - 51
7:40		Rushed	44 - 45
6:05		T. Dickson Behind	44 - 44
3:46		T. Colyer Behind	44 - 43
2:41		Rushed	43 - 43
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:49		C. McCarthy Behind	43 - 42
26:15		S. Lloyd Goal	42 - 42
24:49		M. Taberner Behind	42 - 36
22:25		N. Fyfe Behind	41 - 36
20:41		B. Matera Goal	40 - 36
17:58		B. Gowers Goal	34 - 36
16:09		B. Gowers Behind	34 - 30
14:51		M. Walters Goal	34 - 29
12:16		T. English Behind	28 - 29
9:37		M. Wallis Goal	28 - 28
8:18		J. Hogan Behind	28 - 22
5:48		W. Hayes Goal	27 - 22
3:55		E. Richards Behind	27 - 16
0:19		Rushed	27 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:40		N. Fyfe Goal	27 - 14
26:07		L. Hunter Goal	21 - 14
24:09		J. Hogan Goal	21 - 8
21:58		B. Smith Goal	15 - 8
18:21		A. Brayshaw Goal	15 - 2
16:55		M. Wallis Behind	9 - 2
14:36		E. Langdon Behind	9 - 1
12:18		Rushed	8 - 1
8:28		M. Wallis Behind	7 - 1
4:55		N. Wilson Behind	7 - 0
3:36		M. Walters Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
2	WB	8	154.1	WW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	NMFC	4	168.7	W
6	ADEL	4	117.7	W
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