	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	13	3	8	13	37
GEEL	2	44	52	6	104

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:02		J. Castagna Goal	37 - 104
16:55		T. Hawkins Goal	31 - 104
15:03		D. Butler Goal	31 - 98
6:47		L. Baker Behind	25 - 98
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:23		R. Stanley Goal	24 - 98
27:03		G. Ablett Goal	24 - 92
25:54		M. Duncan Goal	24 - 86
24:43		T. Kelly Goal	24 - 80
22:13		T. Lynch Behind	24 - 74
18:15		T. Lynch Goal	23 - 74
16:24		M. Duncan Behind	17 - 74
14:18		G. Ablett Behind	17 - 73
13:30		Rushed	17 - 72
11:03		G. Miers Goal	17 - 71
9:50		L. Dahlhaus Behind	17 - 65
8:03		E. Ratugolea Goal	17 - 64
6:14		T. Hawkins Goal	17 - 58
4:27		J. Caddy Behind	17 - 52
2:43		G. Ablett Goal	16 - 52
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:18		P. Dangerfield Goal	16 - 46
25:31		T. Hawkins Goal	16 - 40
23:17		D. Martin Behind	16 - 34
21:50		Rushed	15 - 34
19:43		J. Higgins Behind	14 - 34
17:13		G. Miers Goal	13 - 34
12:42		G. Miers Goal	13 - 28
11:28		T. Hawkins Goal	13 - 22
8:37		G. Rohan Goal	13 - 16
6:33		T. Hawkins Behind	13 - 10
2:22		E. Ratugolea Goal	13 - 9
0:55		Rushed	13 - 3
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
17:59		P. Naish Goal	13 - 2
15:47		T. Lynch Behind	7 - 2
14:14		D. Martin Goal	6 - 2
5:52		Rushed	0 - 2
2:51		T. Kelly 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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