	1	2	3	4	T
WB	27	31	24	22	104
ESS	20	22	19	22	83

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:16		M. Bontempelli Behind	104 - 83
26:02		J. Daniher Behind	103 - 83
22:58		T. McLean Goal	103 - 82
21:57		Rushed	97 - 82
20:05		J. Stewart Goal	97 - 81
17:37		J. Green Goal	97 - 75
16:34		L. Hunter Behind	97 - 69
15:43		B. Gowers Behind	96 - 69
12:49		J. Stringer Goal	95 - 69
8:39		Rushed	95 - 63
6:46		B. Dale Goal	95 - 62
5:49		B. Gowers Behind	89 - 62
4:11		B. Williams Goal	88 - 62
1:51		Z. Merrett Behind	82 - 62
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:19		J. Daniher Goal	82 - 61
24:44		Rushed	82 - 55
22:07		L. Hunter Goal	81 - 55
19:49		J. Daniher Goal	75 - 55
18:25		Z. Merrett Goal	75 - 49
16:41		Rushed	75 - 43
13:51		C. Hooker Behind	74 - 43
12:26		M. Bontempelli Goal	74 - 42
10:08		J. Dunkley Goal	68 - 42
9:12		L. Jong Behind	62 - 42
3:58		M. Bontempelli Behind	61 - 42
3:28		L. Dahlhaus Behind	60 - 42
1:03		B. Dale Behind	59 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:18		J. Dunkley Goal	58 - 42
25:52		D. Smith Goal	52 - 42
23:39		J. Stewart Goal	52 - 36
21:23		O. Fantasia Behind	52 - 30
20:26		B. Gowers Goal	52 - 29
17:35		M. Suckling Behind	46 - 29
13:55		C. Hooker Goal	45 - 29
13:04		O. Fantasia Behind	45 - 23
10:52		M. Bontempelli Goal	45 - 22
9:18		C. McKenna Behind	39 - 22
7:37		Rushed	39 - 21
5:26		M. Wallis Goal	39 - 20
0:45		M. Bontempelli Goal	33 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:23		J. Johannisen Goal	27 - 20
26:16		J. Daniher Behind	21 - 20
24:17		B. Dale Goal	21 - 19
23:18		Rushed	15 - 19
21:13		J. Green Goal	14 - 19
18:18		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	14 - 13
17:21		D. Parish Goal	14 - 12
15:44		B. Gowers Behind	14 - 6
13:09		C. Daniel Behind	13 - 6
11:43		M. Bontempelli Behind	12 - 6
9:15		L. Hunter Behind	11 - 6
8:43		T. McLean Behind	10 - 6
8:00		B. Dale Behind	9 - 6
6:50		J. Macrae Behind	8 - 6
5:10		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	7 - 6
3:18		T. McLean Goal	7 - 0
2:17		M. Wallis Behind	1 - 0

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL

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