10.12

72

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
STK	27	14	14	17	72
FRE	15	25	22	7	69

10.9

69

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:59		J. Bruce Goal	72 - 69
23:36		J. Steven Goal	66 - 69
22:17		B. Hill Behind	60 - 69
19:41		B. Long Behind	60 - 68
17:57		B. Matera Goal	59 - 68
15:51		J. Lonie Behind	59 - 62
13:49		J. Steven Behind	58 - 62
6:00		Rushed	57 - 62
1:00		N. Hind Behind	56 - 62
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:19		R. Conca Behind	55 - 62
26:31		Rushed	55 - 61
25:44		N. Fyfe Behind	55 - 60
23:37		T. Duman Behind	55 - 59
22:40		L. Dunstan Behind	55 - 58
17:59		L. Schultz Goal	54 - 58
16:13		J. Steven Goal	54 - 52
11:41		B. Matera Goal	48 - 52
10:06		Rushed	48 - 46
6:34		J. Battle Goal	47 - 46
0:33		E. Langdon Goal	41 - 46
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:05		S. Ross Behind	41 - 40
27:52		L. Dunstan Goal	40 - 40
22:23		J. Lonie Behind	34 - 40
20:24		M. Crowden Goal	33 - 40
18:28		N. Fyfe Goal	33 - 34
13:54		S. Switkowski Behind	33 - 28
11:27		S. Switkowski Goal	33 - 27
6:35		J. Steven Goal	33 - 21
3:13		S. Darcy Goal	27 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:22		T. Membrey Goal	27 - 15
27:38		N. Fyfe Goal	21 - 15
26:31		J. Lonie Behind	21 - 9
24:52		Rushed	20 - 9
21:23		M. Walters Goal	20 - 8
17:59		Rushed	20 - 2
15:57		Rushed	19 - 2
15:23		T. Membrey Behind	19 - 1
12:53		D. Hannebery Goal	18 - 1
7:37		D. Hannebery Goal	12 - 1
3:55		S. Darcy Behind	6 - 1
2:30		T. Membrey Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

Marvel Stadium

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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