	1	2	3	4	T
BL	23	27	27	16	93
ADEL	16	28	21	27	92

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:47		E. Betts Goal	93 - 92
29:17		E. Betts Behind	93 - 86
27:43		C. Cameron Behind	93 - 85
23:51		C. Jones Behind	92 - 85
21:40		T. Walker Goal	92 - 84
19:43		R. Sloane Goal	92 - 78
15:22		C. Cameron Behind	92 - 72
13:15		B. Crouch Behind	91 - 72
11:03		E. Betts Goal	91 - 71
8:55		D. McStay Goal	91 - 65
6:00		D. McStay Behind	85 - 65
4:19		C. Cameron Goal	84 - 65
1:56		C. Cameron Behind	78 - 65
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:34		L. Murphy Behind	77 - 65
26:42		R. Atkins Behind	77 - 64
24:33		D. McStay Goal	77 - 63
19:54		T. Walker Goal	71 - 63
18:12		C. Cameron Goal	71 - 57
16:46		T. Lynch Goal	65 - 57
15:36		D. Zorko Behind	65 - 51
14:25		C. Cameron Goal	64 - 51
11:38		R. Atkins Goal	58 - 51
9:40		E. Hipwood Behind	58 - 45
4:51		E. Hipwood Behind	57 - 45
3:25		E. Hipwood Goal	56 - 45
0:48		Rushed	50 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:08		C. Cameron Behind	50 - 44
31:28		B. Gibbs Goal	49 - 44
29:57		L. Murphy Behind	49 - 38
26:49		Rushed	49 - 37
24:26		S. Martin Goal	48 - 37
22:44		L. McCarthy Goal	42 - 37
18:27		L. Murphy Goal	36 - 37
16:16		E. Betts Behind	36 - 31
14:02		E. Betts Goal	36 - 30
13:33		T. Walker Behind	36 - 24
10:39		T. Walker Goal	36 - 23
7:55		M. Robinson Goal	36 - 17
4:57		Rushed	30 - 17
2:35		E. Hipwood Goal	30 - 16
1:07		R. Mathieson Behind	24 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:50		T. Walker Behind	23 - 16
27:49		B. Gibbs Behind	23 - 15
25:54		D. McStay Goal	23 - 14
25:16		J. Lyons Behind	17 - 14
22:56		T. Walker Behind	16 - 14
21:14		J. Lyons Goal	16 - 13
19:51		E. Hipwood Behind	10 - 13
16:46		H. McCluggage Behind	9 - 13
13:42		B. Gibbs Goal	8 - 13
12:42		Rushed	8 - 7
10:55		L. Murphy Behind	7 - 7
9:09		D. Zorko Goal	7 - 6
6:53		E. Himmelberg Goal	1 - 6
6:21		C. Cameron Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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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

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