	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	13	21	26	25	85
FRE	25	15	25	6	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	FRE	64	142.0	WWLWW
2	SYD	52	128.3	WLWLL
3	HAW	50	118.4	WWLWW
4	BL	48	117.8	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	117.2	WLWWW
6	MELB	48	109.6	WLWWW
7	WB	44	93.2	LWLWW
8	COLL	42	105.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	40	116.2	WLLLW
10	STK	32	104.0	WLWWL
11	GWS	32	101.3	LLWWL
12	CARL	32	91.1	WWWLL
13	NMFC	32	90.9	WWLLL
14	SUNS	28	95.3	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	99.3	LWWLL
16	WCE	16	72.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	67.9	LLLLW
18	RICH	8	61.7	LLLLL

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