	1	2	3	4	T
HAW	38	29	18	33	118
SUNS	8	9	19	12	48

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:26		J. Roughead Goal	118 - 48
24:40		B. Ainsworth Goal	112 - 48
19:37		D. Macpherson Goal	112 - 42
17:45		C. Nash Goal	112 - 36
16:43		J. Roughead Behind	106 - 36
13:19		T. O'Brien Goal	105 - 36
9:47		C. Wingard Goal	99 - 36
7:02		J. Roughead Goal	93 - 36
3:54		T. O'Brien Behind	87 - 36
3:15		T. O'Brien Behind	86 - 36
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:01		B. King Goal	85 - 36
21:13		J. Roughead Goal	85 - 30
13:39		J. Roughead Goal	79 - 30
11:08		O. Hanrahan Goal	73 - 30
6:30		G. Horlin-Smith Goal	67 - 30
1:50		J. Murdoch Goal	67 - 24
1:01		B. Ainsworth Behind	67 - 18
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:13		J. Gunston Behind	67 - 17
26:04		L. Breust Behind	66 - 17
23:42		T. O'Brien Behind	65 - 17
22:06		A. Sexton Behind	64 - 17
20:27		C. Wingard Goal	64 - 16
17:45		L. Shiels Goal	58 - 16
15:19		J. Worpel Goal	52 - 16
13:06		J. Ceglar Behind	46 - 16
9:53		B. King Behind	45 - 16
7:14		J. Gunston Behind	45 - 15
6:12		L. Weller Goal	44 - 15
4:33		T. Scully Goal	44 - 9
3:34		S. Day Behind	38 - 9
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:00		Rushed	38 - 8
28:49		J. Roughead Goal	37 - 8
26:11		I. Smith Goal	31 - 8
23:07		M. Rischitelli Goal	25 - 8
20:42		B. King Behind	25 - 2
15:40		T. Scully Goal	25 - 1
14:21		T. O'Brien Goal	19 - 1
9:52		B. Hardwick Behind	13 - 1
7:28		J. Roughead Goal	12 - 1
5:40		J. Worpel Goal	6 - 1
4:08		D. Macpherson Behind	0 - 1

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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