	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	13	27	21	7	68
FRE	29	11	33	23	96

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:16		L. Weller Behind	68 - 96
23:07		H. Ballantyne Goal	67 - 96
21:49		N. Fyfe Behind	67 - 90
19:58		A. Brayshaw Behind	67 - 89
19:20		A. Brayshaw Behind	67 - 88
14:50		J. Lyons Goal	67 - 87
8:01		M. Taberner Behind	61 - 87
5:17		B. Matera Goal	61 - 86
3:48		C. McCarthy Goal	61 - 80
2:30		M. Taberner Behind	61 - 74
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:42		A. Young Behind	61 - 73
25:50		J. Martin Goal	60 - 73
24:00		A. Sandilands Goal	54 - 73
19:54		C. McCarthy Behind	54 - 67
18:15		M. Walters Goal	54 - 66
15:06		N. Fyfe Goal	54 - 60
13:08		C. McCarthy Goal	54 - 54
11:26		D. Mundy Behind	54 - 48
10:06		N. Fyfe Behind	54 - 47
6:37		T. Lynch Goal	54 - 46
4:53		C. McCarthy Goal	48 - 46
3:05		A. Sexton Goal	48 - 40
2:22		B. Fiorini Behind	42 - 40
1:44		J. Martin Behind	41 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:10		J. Lyons Goal	40 - 40
24:31		S. Day Goal	34 - 40
23:22		L. Weller Behind	28 - 40
20:28		E. Langdon Behind	27 - 40
19:18		T. Lynch Behind	27 - 39
16:34		L. Neale Behind	26 - 39
14:31		M. Walters Behind	26 - 38
12:39		M. Walters Goal	26 - 37
10:33		M. Taberner Behind	26 - 31
8:12		Rushed	26 - 30
6:38		A. Sexton Goal	26 - 29
4:46		S. Day Goal	20 - 29
2:51		J. Martin Behind	14 - 29
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:55		M. Crowden Goal	13 - 29
25:01		Rushed	13 - 23
22:19		L. Neale Behind	13 - 22
21:33		A. Sandilands Behind	13 - 21
19:04		T. Sheridan Goal	13 - 20
18:02		A. Young Behind	13 - 14
17:02		D. Mundy Goal	12 - 14
15:38		M. Crowden Behind	12 - 8
9:27		A. Sexton Goal	12 - 7
7:25		B. Matera Behind	6 - 7
4:37		H. Ballantyne Goal	6 - 6
0:32		S. Day Goal	6 - 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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

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