	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	24	21	22	19	86
ESS	21	8	7	18	54

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:38		D. Parish Goal	86 - 54
24:59		K. Langford Behind	86 - 48
20:27		M. Duncan Goal	86 - 47
14:27		A. McGrath Behind	80 - 47
13:51		D. Parish Behind	80 - 46
12:16		J. Stringer Behind	80 - 45
10:32		Rushed	80 - 44
8:19		T. Hawkins Goal	80 - 43
5:59		G. Ablett Goal	74 - 43
4:40		P. Dangerfield Behind	68 - 43
3:09		Rushed	67 - 43
2:00		J. Daniher Goal	67 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:59		G. Rohan Behind	67 - 36
16:36		J. Stringer Goal	66 - 36
14:43		T. Kelly Goal	66 - 30
12:20		G. Ablett Goal	60 - 30
11:35		H. Taylor Behind	54 - 30
7:27		L. Dahlhaus Behind	53 - 30
6:49		J. Clark Behind	52 - 30
4:00		T. Hawkins Goal	51 - 30
1:20		A. Francis Behind	45 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:14		L. Dahlhaus Goal	45 - 29
20:48		Rushed	39 - 29
20:01		J. Stringer Behind	38 - 29
15:06		R. Stanley Behind	38 - 28
10:00		J. Stringer Goal	37 - 28
7:47		Rushed	37 - 22
4:19		K. Langford Behind	36 - 22
2:21		G. Miers Goal	36 - 21
0:44		G. Rohan Goal	30 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:45		M. Duncan Goal	24 - 21
23:59		Rushed	18 - 21
22:20		T. Bellchambers Goal	18 - 20
20:29		J. Stringer Goal	18 - 14
16:36		M. Baguley Goal	18 - 8
9:51		M. Duncan Goal	18 - 2
8:05		T. Kelly Goal	12 - 2
5:23		D. Smith Behind	6 - 2
3:43		A. Francis Behind	6 - 1
0:33		C. Guthrie Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	64	142.0	WWLWW
2	SYD	52	128.3	WLWLL
3	HAW	50	118.4	WWLWW
4	BL	48	117.8	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	117.2	WLWWW
6	MELB	48	109.6	WLWWW
7	WB	44	93.2	LWLWW
8	COLL	42	105.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	40	116.2	WLLLW
10	STK	32	104.0	WLWWL
11	GWS	32	101.3	LLWWL
12	CARL	32	91.1	WWWLL
13	NMFC	32	90.9	WWLLL
14	SUNS	28	95.3	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	99.3	LWWLL
16	WCE	16	72.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	67.9	LLLLW
18	RICH	8	61.7	LLLLL

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