	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	7	2	15	44	68
GWS	17	27	37	13	94

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:06		J. Cameron Behind	68 - 94
28:23		C. Spargo Goal	68 - 93
24:01		B. Stretch Goal	62 - 93
21:45		J. Lockhart Goal	56 - 93
20:40		J. Garlett Behind	50 - 93
16:16		J. Cameron Goal	49 - 93
12:55		C. Petracca Behind	49 - 87
8:37		T. McDonald Goal	48 - 87
7:13		T. McDonald Goal	42 - 87
4:57		O. Baker Goal	36 - 87
3:41		H. Himmelberg Goal	30 - 87
1:50		C. Petracca Goal	30 - 81
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:47		A. Brayshaw Behind	24 - 81
27:03		J. Kelly Goal	23 - 81
25:32		O. Baker Goal	23 - 75
24:22		Rushed	17 - 75
21:11		H. Himmelberg Goal	17 - 74
17:04		J. Garlett Goal	17 - 68
15:31		S. Coniglio Goal	11 - 68
13:12		H. Himmelberg Goal	11 - 62
10:24		H. Himmelberg Goal	11 - 56
7:29		L. Whitfield Goal	11 - 50
6:28		J. Hunt Behind	11 - 44
2:14		J. Hunt Behind	10 - 44
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:25		J. Cameron Goal	9 - 44
24:18		J. Viney Behind	9 - 38
20:56		H. Himmelberg Behind	8 - 38
15:33		H. Himmelberg Goal	8 - 37
13:31		T. Taranto Behind	8 - 31
7:28		L. Whitfield Goal	8 - 30
3:18		J. Finlayson Goal	8 - 24
2:29		H. Himmelberg Behind	8 - 18
1:18		T. McDonald Behind	8 - 17
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:21		J. Hunt Goal	7 - 17
25:02		Rushed	1 - 17
24:10		O. Baker Behind	1 - 16
22:01		J. Cameron Goal	0 - 16
18:37		S. Taylor Goal	0 - 10
17:36		H. Perryman Behind	0 - 4
14:01		J. Cameron Behind	0 - 3
6:51		J. Finlayson Behind	0 - 2
3:43		T. Taranto Behind	0 - 1

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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