	1	2	3	4	T
WCE	22	34	27	23	106
ESS	24	13	12	22	71

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:52		Z. Merrett Behind	106 - 71
25:02		J. Petruccelle Goal	106 - 70
23:07		Rushed	100 - 70
20:42		L. Ryan Goal	100 - 69
17:54		M. Brown Goal	94 - 69
16:45		J. Cameron Goal	94 - 63
15:37		J. Begley Goal	88 - 63
14:32		M. Hutchings Behind	88 - 57
12:02		J. Laverde Goal	87 - 57
10:08		Rushed	87 - 51
8:32		J. Cripps Behind	87 - 50
6:05		M. Hutchings Behind	86 - 50
5:16		J. Redden Behind	85 - 50
3:09		Rushed	84 - 50
0:53		M. Redman Behind	83 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:11		T. Bellchambers Goal	83 - 49
21:23		L. Ryan Behind	83 - 43
17:53		J. Petruccelle Behind	82 - 43
15:41		D. Shiel Goal	81 - 43
12:59		J. Petruccelle Goal	81 - 37
11:57		J. Petruccelle Behind	75 - 37
6:49		J. Darling Goal	74 - 37
4:08		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	68 - 37
2:11		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	62 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:31		Josh J. Kennedy Behind	56 - 37
24:45		D. Sheed Goal	55 - 37
23:46		J. Cameron Behind	49 - 37
23:24		O. Allen Behind	48 - 37
21:51		D. Shiel Behind	47 - 37
20:14		J. Begley Goal	47 - 36
18:38		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	47 - 30
14:34		J. Begley Goal	41 - 30
13:23		Rushed	41 - 24
11:38		Josh J. Kennedy Behind	40 - 24
10:09		J. Cameron Goal	39 - 24
9:14		Josh J. Kennedy Behind	33 - 24
8:04		J. Cameron Behind	32 - 24
6:31		Josh J. Kennedy Behind	31 - 24
5:12		J. McGovern Behind	30 - 24
3:12		O. Allen Behind	29 - 24
1:24		D. Sheed Goal	28 - 24
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:13		J. Redden Behind	22 - 24
29:09		Rushed	21 - 24
27:54		E. Yeo Goal	20 - 24
25:17		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	14 - 24
20:34		J. Cripps Goal	14 - 18
18:13		D. Parish Goal	8 - 18
10:15		Josh J. Kennedy Behind	8 - 12
8:21		J. Laverde Goal	7 - 12
5:41		J. Cripps Goal	7 - 6
4:15		L. Ryan Behind	1 - 6
1:24		A. McGrath Goal	0 - 6

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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

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