	1	2	3	4	T
BL	27	22	26	23	98
WB	5	15	38	22	80

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:31		M. Suckling Goal	98 - 80
28:49		Rushed	98 - 74
19:46		E. Hipwood Goal	97 - 74
17:43		M. Bontempelli Goal	91 - 74
16:22		A. Christensen Behind	91 - 68
15:27		Rushed	90 - 68
13:27		S. Martin Behind	89 - 68
11:11		Rushed	88 - 68
10:33		S. Lloyd Behind	88 - 67
9:38		L. Hunter Behind	88 - 66
7:58		A. Naughton Goal	88 - 65
6:56		Rushed	88 - 59
5:46		C. Cameron Goal	87 - 59
4:35		J. Schache Behind	81 - 59
0:49		E. Hipwood Goal	81 - 58
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:08		S. Lloyd Behind	75 - 58
32:46		J. Schache Goal	75 - 57
28:13		P. Lipinski Goal	75 - 51
26:51		M. Bontempelli Behind	75 - 45
23:44		J. Johannisen Goal	75 - 44
22:28		E. Richards Goal	75 - 38
19:15		L. Neale Goal	75 - 32
12:39		A. Naughton Goal	69 - 32
9:42		C. Cameron Goal	69 - 26
6:46		H. McCluggage Goal	63 - 26
5:21		C. Cameron Goal	57 - 26
4:15		C. Rayner Behind	51 - 26
2:34		B. Dale Goal	50 - 26
1:02		Rushed	50 - 20
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:49		M. Robinson Goal	49 - 20
24:31		T. English Goal	43 - 20
22:16		T. McLean Behind	43 - 14
20:50		A. Christensen Goal	43 - 13
19:35		D. McStay Behind	37 - 13
15:56		E. Richards Behind	36 - 13
13:57		C. Rayner Goal	36 - 12
12:48		C. Rayner Behind	30 - 12
11:50		L. McCarthy Behind	29 - 12
8:49		Rushed	28 - 12
4:12		B. Smith Behind	27 - 12
1:24		J. Schache Goal	27 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:44		A. Naughton Behind	27 - 5
27:07		C. Cameron Goal	27 - 4
26:32		M. Robinson Behind	21 - 4
23:40		E. Richards Behind	20 - 4
22:23		O. McInerney Goal	20 - 3
18:34		A. Christensen Goal	14 - 3
16:42		Rushed	8 - 3
12:31		M. Robinson Goal	8 - 2
10:01		E. Hipwood Behind	2 - 2
5:32		S. Lloyd Behind	1 - 2
4:04		L. McCarthy Behind	1 - 1
2:50		A. Naughton Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	28	165.5	WWWWW
2	FRE	28	133.0	WWWWW
3	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
4	BL	20	126.0	WWLWW
5	SUNS	20	116.0	LLWLW
6	GEEL	20	114.6	LWWLW
7	MELB	20	100.2	WLWWL
8	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
9	STK	16	114.9	LWLWW
10	NMFC	16	106.1	WLWLL
11	ADEL	16	96.6	LWWLW
12	WB	16	91.5	WLLLL
13	PORT	12	110.9	WLLWL
14	GWS	12	88.2	LWLWL
15	WCE	8	59.3	LLLLL
16	CARL	4	78.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	70.2	LWLLL
18	RICH	4	60.0	LLLLW

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