	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	9	16	16	19	60
FRE	15	8	10	20	53

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:30		J. Hogan Behind	60 - 53
25:23		B. Matera Goal	60 - 52
21:25		J. Hogan Goal	60 - 46
18:29		M. Walters Goal	60 - 40
16:10		A. Francis Goal	60 - 34
13:08		D. Shiel Goal	54 - 34
4:22		D. Shiel Goal	48 - 34
2:56		Rushed	42 - 34
1:37		J. Daniher Behind	42 - 33
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:57		M. Taberner Behind	41 - 33
24:09		J. Begley Behind	41 - 32
21:46		D. Mundy Goal	40 - 32
15:29		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	40 - 26
14:40		J. Hogan Behind	34 - 26
13:13		J. Begley Behind	34 - 25
10:04		J. Stringer Behind	33 - 25
8:28		B. Matera Behind	32 - 25
6:04		J. Stringer Goal	32 - 24
4:09		J. Begley Behind	26 - 24
3:28		B. Hill Behind	25 - 24
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:46		A. Cerra Behind	25 - 23
22:40		J. Daniher Behind	25 - 22
16:29		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	24 - 22
15:45		J. Begley Behind	18 - 22
11:27		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	17 - 22
8:52		J. Hogan Behind	11 - 22
6:57		D. Tucker Goal	11 - 21
5:20		J. Daniher Behind	11 - 15
1:49		Rushed	10 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:03		J. Hogan Behind	9 - 15
22:18		B. Matera Goal	9 - 14
21:23		M. Baguley Behind	9 - 8
18:23		Rushed	8 - 8
16:28		T. Bellchambers Behind	8 - 7
14:36		D. Zaharakis Goal	7 - 7
12:57		J. Daniher Behind	1 - 7
8:45		E. Langdon Goal	0 - 7
4:17		M. Walters Behind	0 - 1

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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