	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	28	9	19	28	84
STK	14	25	4	14	57

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:14		T. Membrey Behind	84 - 57
23:46		T. Hawkins Goal	84 - 56
20:06		J. Bruce Goal	78 - 56
18:36		G. Miers Behind	78 - 50
17:58		Rushed	77 - 50
16:34		G. Ablett Goal	76 - 50
15:23		G. Ablett Goal	70 - 50
13:48		J. Bews Behind	64 - 50
12:15		B. Acres Goal	63 - 50
7:27		E. Ratugolea Goal	63 - 44
6:26		E. Ratugolea Behind	57 - 44
3:21		J. Newnes Behind	56 - 44
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:30		B. Long Behind	56 - 43
21:13		M. Duncan Goal	56 - 42
17:22		P. Dangerfield Goal	50 - 42
9:51		Rushed	44 - 42
8:50		Rushed	43 - 42
6:14		C. Guthrie Goal	43 - 41
3:03		N. Hind Behind	37 - 41
1:18		J. Bruce Behind	37 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:52		M. Duncan Behind	37 - 39
24:45		Rushed	36 - 39
23:24		G. Miers Goal	35 - 39
16:44		B. Long Goal	29 - 39
10:30		R. Marshall Goal	29 - 33
8:17		J. Bruce Goal	29 - 27
6:13		J. Lonie Goal	29 - 21
5:14		L. Dahlhaus Behind	29 - 15
4:01		L. Dunstan Behind	28 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:10		C. Guthrie Behind	28 - 14
21:20		T. Atkins Goal	27 - 14
20:18		E. Ratugolea Behind	21 - 14
18:45		E. Ratugolea Goal	20 - 14
16:10		Rushed	14 - 14
14:46		P. Dangerfield Behind	14 - 13
13:30		J. Bruce Behind	13 - 13
10:29		B. Long Goal	13 - 12
8:50		C. Guthrie Goal	13 - 6
6:36		J. Bruce Goal	7 - 6
1:54		T. Kelly Goal	7 - 0
0:23		Rushed	1 - 0

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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