11.13

79

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	15	14	35	15	79
HAW	29	9	12	24	74

11.8

74

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:31		Rushed	79 - 74
21:42		L. Breust Goal	78 - 74
19:26		J. Harmes Goal	78 - 68
18:05		J. Lockhart Goal	72 - 68
15:51		Rushed	66 - 68
12:36		J. Roughead Goal	65 - 68
8:22		L. Shiels Goal	65 - 62
5:11		J. Gunston Goal	65 - 56
2:44		J. Melksham Behind	65 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:10		Rushed	64 - 50
26:22		J. Gunston Goal	63 - 50
22:40		J. Harmes Behind	63 - 44
21:51		N. Jones Behind	62 - 44
19:28		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	61 - 44
15:29		J. Hunt Goal	55 - 44
13:41		T. McDonald Goal	49 - 44
11:53		B. Fritsch Behind	43 - 44
10:48		L. Breust Goal	42 - 44
9:09		J. Garlett Goal	42 - 38
7:37		N. Jones Goal	36 - 38
5:34		C. Oliver Behind	30 - 38
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:22		B. Fritsch Goal	29 - 38
18:21		C. Petracca Behind	23 - 38
16:47		M. Lewis Goal	22 - 38
8:49		I. Smith Behind	22 - 32
4:03		J. Garlett Behind	22 - 31
2:54		B. Stretch Goal	21 - 31
2:08		Rushed	15 - 31
1:01		M. Lewis Behind	15 - 30
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:09		J. Gunston Behind	15 - 29
27:00		J. Worpel Behind	15 - 28
26:30		L. Shiels Behind	15 - 27
24:36		J. O'Meara Goal	15 - 26
22:42		L. Breust Goal	15 - 20
19:13		J. Gunston Goal	15 - 14
17:32		Rushed	15 - 8
15:36		J. Hunt Goal	14 - 8
13:59		L. Breust Goal	8 - 8
11:03		J. Garlett Behind	8 - 2
9:42		Rushed	7 - 2
8:57		C. Wingard Behind	7 - 1
6:30		A. Brayshaw Goal	7 - 0
4:07		J. Hunt Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL