13.7

85

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	13	21	26	25	85
FRE	25	15	25	6	71

11.5

71

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:01		T. McDonald Goal	85 - 71
17:55		T. McDonald Goal	79 - 71
15:30		J. Harmes Goal	73 - 71
13:45		J. Lockhart Behind	67 - 71
7:46		M. Walters Goal	66 - 71
1:03		M. Gawn Goal	66 - 65
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:23		B. Matera Goal	60 - 65
28:43		T. McDonald Behind	60 - 59
25:02		J. Lockhart Goal	59 - 59
23:23		A. Brayshaw Goal	53 - 59
22:32		T. Smith Behind	53 - 53
19:59		T. McDonald Goal	52 - 53
16:10		D. Tucker Goal	46 - 53
11:56		S. Weideman Goal	46 - 47
10:11		B. Matera Goal	40 - 47
7:51		N. Fyfe Behind	40 - 41
5:18		T. Smith Goal	40 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:21		B. Matera Behind	34 - 40
29:44		C. Oliver Goal	34 - 39
28:02		Rushed	28 - 39
26:50		J. Lockhart Goal	28 - 38
23:22		T. McDonald Behind	22 - 38
19:25		S. Darcy Goal	21 - 38
16:59		T. Smith Goal	21 - 32
12:30		M. Walters Goal	15 - 32
9:33		Rushed	15 - 26
5:59		T. Smith Behind	15 - 25
0:48		T. Smith Behind	14 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:58		M. Walters Goal	13 - 25
24:32		J. Lockhart Behind	13 - 19
17:57		E. Langdon Goal	12 - 19
15:48		C. Petracca Goal	12 - 13
8:47		M. Walters Behind	6 - 13
7:06		B. Cox Goal	6 - 12
5:47		B. Matera Goal	6 - 6
3:02		T. Smith Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL