	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	22	8	10	15	55
ESS	31	21	19	16	87

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:15		D. Shiel Behind	55 - 87
27:00		B. Ham Behind	55 - 86
23:15		M. Walters Behind	55 - 85
17:53		K. Langford Goal	54 - 85
16:11		K. Langford Goal	54 - 79
15:02		C. McCarthy Goal	54 - 73
13:11		Rushed	48 - 73
10:54		Rushed	48 - 72
10:16		H. Ballantyne Behind	48 - 71
2:40		N. Fyfe Goal	47 - 71
0:50		Rushed	41 - 71
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:25		A. Sandilands Behind	40 - 71
29:15		Rushed	39 - 71
25:06		M. Gleeson Behind	38 - 71
21:54		D. Shiel Goal	38 - 70
19:30		Z. Merrett Goal	38 - 64
18:04		D. Mundy Behind	38 - 58
12:44		B. Matera Behind	37 - 58
10:09		J. Stringer Goal	36 - 58
6:41		M. Walters Goal	36 - 52
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:47		M. Crowden Behind	30 - 52
25:43		J. Stringer Behind	29 - 52
19:47		M. Brown Goal	29 - 51
18:12		D. Shiel Behind	29 - 45
15:29		E. Langdon Behind	29 - 44
12:19		Z. Clarke Behind	28 - 44
10:34		O. Fantasia Goal	28 - 43
6:52		S. McKernan Goal	28 - 37
4:19		C. McCarthy Goal	28 - 31
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:07		M. Walters Goal	22 - 31
29:22		S. Darcy Goal	16 - 31
27:31		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	10 - 31
24:39		D. Parish Goal	10 - 25
22:23		J. Stringer Behind	10 - 19
20:13		C. McCarthy Goal	10 - 18
19:04		C. McCarthy Behind	4 - 18
16:57		J. Stringer Goal	3 - 18
11:53		M. Brown Goal	3 - 12
10:26		M. Walters Behind	3 - 6
5:00		Z. Merrett Goal	2 - 6
2:48		D. Mundy Behind	2 - 0
1:54		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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