	1	2	3	4	T
BL	3	15	23	33	74
MELB	34	21	10	35	100

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:12		B. Fritsch Goal	74 - 100
31:58		B. Fritsch Behind	74 - 94
30:16		J. Melksham Behind	74 - 93
29:10		J. Hogan Goal	74 - 92
27:57		E. Hipwood Behind	74 - 86
27:21		J. Garlett Behind	73 - 86
25:12		J. Hogan Goal	73 - 85
24:03		E. Hipwood Goal	73 - 79
22:39		D. Beams Behind	67 - 79
22:00		J. Melksham Behind	66 - 79
20:28		J. Garlett Goal	66 - 78
19:50		D. Zorko Behind	66 - 72
17:16		J. Garlett Goal	65 - 72
16:32		Rushed	65 - 66
10:23		A. Christensen Goal	65 - 65
8:36		D. Zorko Goal	59 - 65
6:10		C. Cameron Goal	53 - 65
4:10		C. Cameron Goal	47 - 65
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:32		N. Jetta Behind	41 - 65
29:02		C. Oliver Behind	41 - 64
24:06		C. Cameron Goal	41 - 63
22:41		D. Zorko Behind	35 - 63
19:21		C. Cox Goal	34 - 63
17:24		S. Martin Behind	28 - 63
14:37		A. Christensen Goal	27 - 63
11:53		T. Bugg Behind	21 - 63
10:28		R. Bewick Behind	21 - 62
6:47		N. Jones Goal	20 - 62
6:11		C. Petracca Behind	20 - 56
2:56		R. Lester Behind	20 - 55
1:05		R. Lester Behind	19 - 55
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:56		T. Bugg Behind	18 - 55
26:16		J. Walker Behind	18 - 54
22:54		J. Hogan Behind	17 - 54
17:44		J. Garlett Goal	17 - 53
16:38		C. Rayner Behind	17 - 47
14:29		N. Jones Goal	16 - 47
10:08		R. Bewick Goal	16 - 41
7:14		J. Hogan Goal	10 - 41
5:33		J. Walker Behind	10 - 35
4:13		Rushed	9 - 35
2:12		A. Christensen Goal	9 - 34
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:28		B. Fritsch Goal	3 - 34
27:16		J. Hogan Goal	3 - 28
24:40		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	3 - 22
23:42		J. Hunt Behind	3 - 16
22:13		J. Melksham Behind	3 - 15
18:46		D. Beams Behind	3 - 14
11:23		J. Garlett Goal	2 - 14
10:10		Rushed	2 - 8
6:46		J. Hogan Goal	1 - 8
5:42		N. Jones Behind	1 - 2
3:15		Rushed	1 - 1
1:39		A. Christensen Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	141.6	WWWWL
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
12	STK	28	105.5	LLWLW
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	102.5	WLLWW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL

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