	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	7	13	19	19	58
COLL	32	21	22	31	106

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:23		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	58 - 106
27:25		P. Seedsman Goal	58 - 100
22:31		B. Maynard Behind	52 - 100
21:33		B. Gibbs Goal	52 - 99
19:11		J. Stephenson Goal	46 - 99
10:24		J. De Goey Goal	46 - 93
7:39		J. Thomas Goal	46 - 87
5:52		T. Walker Behind	46 - 81
4:36		J. Aish Goal	45 - 81
1:46		T. Walker Goal	45 - 75
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:28		J. Stephenson Behind	39 - 75
27:33		B. Gibbs Goal	39 - 74
25:43		B. Crocker Behind	33 - 74
24:10		T. Walker Goal	33 - 73
21:48		M. McGovern Goal	27 - 73
20:17		J. Stephenson Goal	21 - 73
14:26		B. Crocker Goal	21 - 67
7:27		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	21 - 61
5:24		S. Sidebottom Behind	21 - 55
3:34		S. Murray Behind	21 - 54
1:09		M. McGovern Behind	21 - 53
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:11		B. Reid Behind	20 - 53
16:57		B. Grundy Goal	20 - 52
16:27		Rushed	20 - 46
15:13		J. Stephenson Goal	19 - 46
13:03		M. McGovern Goal	19 - 40
11:41		S. Pendlebury Behind	13 - 40
8:50		J. Thomas Goal	13 - 39
7:20		B. Reid Behind	13 - 33
4:51		R. Atkins Goal	13 - 32
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:57		J. Stephenson Goal	7 - 32
25:34		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	7 - 26
19:29		T. Varcoe Goal	7 - 25
18:48		B. Gibbs Behind	7 - 19
15:21		J. Stephenson Goal	6 - 19
12:50		C. Ellis-Yolmen Goal	6 - 13
7:26		B. Reid Goal	0 - 13
1:12		T. Phillips Goal	0 - 7
0:45		B. Reid 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

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

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

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