	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	2	18	10	38	68
ADEL	13	28	27	20	88

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:03		S. Gray Goal	68 - 88
27:35		R. Knight Goal	62 - 88
26:06		T. Walker Goal	62 - 82
23:32		E. Himmelberg Behind	62 - 76
20:51		Rushed	62 - 75
18:55		D. Howard Goal	62 - 74
13:15		X. Duursma Goal	56 - 74
11:21		D. Howard Goal	50 - 74
9:43		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	44 - 74
9:13		X. Duursma Behind	38 - 74
7:20		D. Howard Behind	37 - 74
2:52		K. Farrell Goal	36 - 74
0:53		T. Lynch Goal	30 - 74
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:28		H. Greenwood Goal	30 - 68
26:08		D. Howard Behind	30 - 62
23:09		Rushed	29 - 62
22:08		B. Smith Behind	28 - 62
20:50		E. Himmelberg Goal	28 - 61
15:40		R. Knight Goal	28 - 55
13:32		B. Crouch Behind	28 - 49
8:43		K. Farrell Behind	28 - 48
7:45		S. Gray Behind	27 - 48
6:43		K. Amon Goal	26 - 48
4:03		T. Walker Goal	20 - 48
2:44		Rushed	20 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:24		R. Sloane Behind	20 - 41
28:15		Rushed	20 - 40
27:02		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	20 - 39
23:39		W. Drew Behind	19 - 39
21:56		T. Lynch Goal	18 - 39
20:35		C. Rozee Behind	18 - 33
16:41		J. Westhoff Behind	17 - 33
15:03		C. Rozee Goal	16 - 33
13:17		L. Murphy Goal	10 - 33
11:29		T. Lynch Goal	10 - 27
9:17		S. Gray Behind	10 - 21
7:43		S. Lycett Behind	9 - 21
5:12		R. Atkins Goal	8 - 21
3:49		R. Laird Behind	8 - 15
3:09		E. Betts Behind	8 - 14
0:17		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	8 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:29		R. Sloane Goal	2 - 13
19:05		K. Amon Behind	2 - 7
17:34		D. Mackay Goal	1 - 7
14:35		L. Murphy Behind	1 - 1
12:25		T. Rockliff Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	4	191.3	W
2	SUNS	4	181.2	W
3	GWS	4	128.4	W
4	COLL	4	118.2	W
5	WB	4	104.7	W
6	BL	0	95.5	L
7	STK	0	84.6	L
8	HAW	0	77.9	L
9	GEEL	0	55.2	L
10	CARL	0	52.3	L
11	FRE	0	0.0
12	MELB	0	0.0
13	WCE	0	0.0
14	NMFC	0	0.0
15	PORT	0	0.0
16	RICH	0	0.0
17	ADEL	0	0.0
18	ESS	0	0.0

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

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