Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

9.6

60

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	13	8	15	24	60
MELB	20	3	16	22	61

8.13

61

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:20		T. McDonald Behind	60 - 61
31:03		M. Hore Goal	60 - 60
29:40		N. Holman Goal	60 - 54
24:50		J. Harmes Behind	54 - 54
21:56		J. Corbett Goal	54 - 53
13:01		W. Powell Goal	48 - 53
10:54		T. McDonald Goal	42 - 53
8:57		N. Holman Goal	42 - 47
8:21		S. Frost Behind	36 - 47
5:58		J. Hunt Behind	36 - 46
0:50		C. Petracca Goal	36 - 45
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:25		A. Sexton Behind	36 - 39
29:02		Rushed	35 - 39
24:24		Rushed	34 - 39
22:27		D. Swallow Behind	34 - 38
19:42		J. Hunt Goal	33 - 38
14:08		J. Viney Behind	33 - 32
9:57		B. Ainsworth Goal	33 - 31
8:26		D. Macpherson Goal	27 - 31
5:33		Rushed	21 - 31
3:34		C. Petracca Behind	21 - 30
2:20		T. McDonald Goal	21 - 29
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:02		J. Melksham Behind	21 - 23
11:06		Rushed	21 - 22
10:20		J. Lockhart Behind	21 - 21
6:43		B. Ainsworth Behind	21 - 20
3:24		B. Ainsworth Goal	20 - 20
2:16		A. Sexton Behind	14 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:36		S. Lemmens Goal	13 - 20
22:57		T. McDonald Goal	7 - 20
22:35		A. Miles Behind	7 - 14
20:20		J. Harmes Goal	6 - 14
15:09		J. Melksham Goal	6 - 8
3:58		P. Wright Goal	6 - 2
2:25		C. Petracca Behind	0 - 2
1:00		J. Melksham Behind	0 - 1

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	60	142.3	WWWLW
2	SYD	52	131.2	WWLWL
3	HAW	46	114.2	LWWLW
4	BL	44	117.1	WWWWW
5	ADEL	44	116.9	WWLWW
6	MELB	44	109.0	WWLWW
7	WB	40	92.3	WLWLW
8	COLL	38	104.4	LWWWW
9	GEEL	36	115.2	LWLLL
10	STK	32	106.1	LWLWW
11	GWS	32	101.6	LLLWW
12	CARL	32	91.9	WWWWL
13	NMFC	32	91.4	WWWLL
14	SUNS	28	95.6	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	101.3	LLWWL
16	WCE	16	72.0	LLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.0	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	66.6	LLLLL