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

Optus Stadium

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	28	165.5	WWWWW
2	FRE	28	133.0	WWWWW
3	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
4	BL	20	126.0	WWLWW
5	SUNS	20	116.0	LLWLW
6	GEEL	20	114.6	LWWLW
7	MELB	20	100.2	WLWWL
8	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
9	STK	16	114.9	LWLWW
10	NMFC	16	106.1	WLWLL
11	ADEL	16	96.6	LWWLW
12	WB	16	91.5	WLLLL
13	PORT	12	110.9	WLLWL
14	GWS	12	88.2	LWLWL
15	WCE	8	59.3	LLLLL
16	CARL	4	78.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	70.2	LWLLL
18	RICH	4	60.0	LLLLW