	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	14	36	14	9	73
WCE	21	1	32	31	85

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:47		J. Darling Goal	73 - 85
28:06		O. Allen Goal	73 - 79
26:08		C. Jones Behind	73 - 73
20:06		L. Murphy Behind	72 - 73
18:37		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	71 - 73
12:36		W. Milera Goal	71 - 67
11:28		L. Murphy Behind	65 - 67
9:01		J. Cripps Goal	64 - 67
2:30		E. Yeo Behind	64 - 61
1:27		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	64 - 60
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:09		E. Betts Behind	64 - 54
25:04		R. Sloane Behind	63 - 54
21:12		J. Cripps Goal	62 - 54
18:28		W. Rioli Goal	62 - 48
17:50		M. Hutchings Behind	62 - 42
15:02		E. Betts Goal	62 - 41
13:33		J. Darling Goal	56 - 41
10:44		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	56 - 35
9:07		J. Cripps Goal	56 - 29
6:22		E. Betts Goal	56 - 23
3:11		O. Allen Behind	50 - 23
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:43		Rushed	50 - 22
30:58		C. Ellis-Yolmen Behind	49 - 22
28:33		L. Murphy Goal	48 - 22
27:42		R. Knight Behind	42 - 22
24:56		P. Seedsman Goal	41 - 22
23:33		R. Atkins Goal	35 - 22
21:46		B. Crouch Behind	29 - 22
21:00		B. Smith Behind	28 - 22
16:53		W. Milera Goal	27 - 22
14:37		W. Milera Goal	21 - 22
7:54		D. Sheed Behind	15 - 22
1:32		C. Ellis-Yolmen Behind	15 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:35		J. Darling Goal	14 - 21
25:30		B. Sheppard Behind	14 - 15
21:26		W. Rioli Behind	14 - 14
20:21		Rushed	14 - 13
17:25		J. Petruccelle Goal	13 - 13
15:50		D. Sheed Goal	13 - 7
11:38		D. Sheed Behind	13 - 1
9:08		E. Himmelberg Behind	13 - 0
5:33		R. Sloane Goal	12 - 0
4:06		C. Ellis-Yolmen Goal	6 - 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

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