	1	2	3	4	T
BL	9	23	16	27	75
GEEL	14	35	8	17	74

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:03		E. Ratugolea Behind	75 - 74
32:31		L. McCarthy Goal	75 - 73
30:29		Rushed	69 - 73
28:52		C. Cameron Goal	68 - 73
21:23		J. Lyons Goal	62 - 73
19:47		J. Lyons Behind	56 - 73
17:43		Rushed	55 - 73
16:05		P. Dangerfield Goal	55 - 72
14:02		Rushed	55 - 66
10:25		Rushed	54 - 66
6:25		C. Cameron Goal	54 - 65
4:48		P. Dangerfield Behind	48 - 65
3:38		E. Ratugolea Goal	48 - 64
1:07		Z. Tuohy Behind	48 - 58
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:18		T. Hawkins Behind	48 - 57
27:24		C. Cameron Goal	48 - 56
25:50		Rushed	42 - 56
25:19		Rushed	41 - 56
20:33		C. Guthrie Goal	40 - 56
14:27		C. Cameron Goal	40 - 50
9:19		H. McCluggage Behind	34 - 50
7:15		Z. Bailey Behind	33 - 50
0:58		Z. Tuohy Behind	32 - 50
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:56		Z. Bailey Behind	32 - 49
34:09		E. Ratugolea Goal	31 - 49
32:27		G. Miers Behind	31 - 43
31:03		G. Miers Goal	31 - 42
29:49		Q. Narkle Goal	31 - 36
28:27		L. Neale Goal	31 - 30
25:52		Rushed	25 - 30
24:58		Rushed	24 - 30
21:40		G. Miers Goal	24 - 29
19:36		T. Kelly Behind	24 - 23
16:39		D. Zorko Goal	24 - 22
15:36		Rushed	18 - 22
13:58		T. Atkins Behind	17 - 22
12:04		L. Dahlhaus Goal	17 - 21
11:00		T. Hawkins Behind	17 - 15
9:19		C. Cameron Behind	17 - 14
7:28		Rushed	16 - 14
2:02		C. Cameron Goal	15 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:16		E. Hipwood Behind	9 - 14
25:33		G. Ablett Behind	8 - 14
22:18		L. Hodge Behind	8 - 13
20:55		Rushed	7 - 13
10:58		H. McCluggage Goal	7 - 12
8:54		J. Bews Goal	1 - 12
5:02		M. Duncan Goal	1 - 6
1:47		C. Cameron Behind	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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