	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	14	29	34	19	96
HAW	15	25	14	23	77

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:48		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	96 - 77
23:37		J. O'Meara Behind	95 - 77
21:51		J. Impey Goal	95 - 76
19:13		L. Breust Goal	95 - 70
16:58		B. McEvoy Goal	95 - 64
15:42		Rushed	95 - 58
12:01		J. Begley Goal	95 - 57
10:10		J. Begley Goal	89 - 57
5:49		K. Langford Goal	83 - 57
2:53		Rushed	77 - 57
2:25		J. Ceglar Behind	77 - 56
1:17		Rushed	77 - 55
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:02		T. Scully Goal	77 - 54
27:55		A. Saad Goal	77 - 48
27:26		S. McKernan Behind	71 - 48
23:34		M. Guelfi Goal	70 - 48
20:48		D. Parish Goal	64 - 48
19:40		O. Fantasia Behind	58 - 48
18:07		J. Laverde Behind	57 - 48
12:12		R. Henderson Goal	56 - 48
10:57		D. Heppell Behind	56 - 42
8:32		J. Cousins Behind	55 - 42
5:30		L. Shiels Behind	55 - 41
4:29		S. McKernan Goal	55 - 40
2:57		J. Stringer Goal	49 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:59		P. Puopolo Goal	43 - 40
26:29		D. Heppell Behind	43 - 34
24:55		J. Impey Goal	42 - 34
21:22		T. Bellchambers Behind	42 - 28
19:01		O. Fantasia Goal	41 - 28
16:48		J. Laverde Behind	35 - 28
14:07		Z. Merrett Goal	34 - 28
12:56		C. Glass Goal	28 - 28
10:42		J. Gunston Behind	28 - 22
8:53		Rushed	28 - 21
5:47		J. Gunston Goal	27 - 21
4:18		J. Stringer Goal	27 - 15
3:34		S. McKernan Behind	21 - 15
1:49		T. Bellchambers Goal	20 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:37		D. Moore Goal	14 - 15
22:36		J. Worpel Behind	14 - 9
19:15		K. Langford Goal	14 - 8
18:26		D. Parish Behind	8 - 8
16:12		T. Scully Behind	7 - 8
9:26		C. Glass Behind	7 - 7
8:16		O. Fantasia Goal	7 - 6
3:36		J. Laverde Behind	1 - 6
0:49		J. Ceglar Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	40	135.5	WWWWW
2	SYD	36	142.5	WWWWL
3	GEEL	32	124.4	LWWWW
4	HAW	30	110.4	WDLLW
5	SUNS	28	116.9	LWWWL
6	MELB	28	106.7	WLWWL
7	ADEL	24	107.9	LWWWL
8	BL	24	106.6	WWWLL
9	WB	24	92.8	LLWLW
10	COLL	22	100.3	WDLLW
11	STK	20	108.2	WWLWL
12	GWS	20	98.6	WLWLW
13	NMFC	20	97.6	LLLLW
14	PORT	12	100.9	WLLLL
15	CARL	12	86.1	LLLWW
16	WCE	12	66.1	LLLWL
17	RICH	8	64.5	LWLLW
18	ESS	4	70.9	LLLLL

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