	1	2	3	4	T
GWS	11	28	23	20	82
FRE	19	13	4	15	51

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:05		N. Wilson Behind	82 - 51
26:55		J. Hopper Goal	82 - 50
23:30		Rushed	76 - 50
22:23		J. Cameron Goal	76 - 49
19:18		A. Corr Behind	70 - 49
16:16		Rushed	69 - 49
13:07		T. Greene Goal	68 - 49
5:11		B. Banfield Goal	62 - 49
4:15		B. Matera Goal	62 - 43
1:04		Rushed	62 - 37
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:19		Rushed	62 - 36
24:08		D. Lloyd Goal	62 - 35
23:28		L. Neale Behind	56 - 35
21:51		J. Hopper Behind	56 - 34
21:13		M. de Boer Behind	55 - 34
16:51		M. de Boer Goal	54 - 34
14:01		S. Coniglio Goal	48 - 34
10:57		D. Lloyd Behind	42 - 34
10:09		T. Greene Behind	41 - 34
8:36		R. Griffen Behind	40 - 34
6:20		N. Fyfe Behind	39 - 34
4:19		Rushed	39 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:08		N. Fyfe Goal	39 - 32
23:56		T. Taranto Behind	39 - 26
20:47		T. Taranto Goal	38 - 26
16:03		T. Greene Goal	32 - 26
14:01		C. McCarthy Behind	26 - 26
12:38		J. Cameron Goal	26 - 25
11:04		J. Hopper Behind	20 - 25
6:54		T. Greene Behind	19 - 25
5:46		C. Ward Behind	18 - 25
3:54		D. Mundy Goal	17 - 25
1:23		R. Griffen Goal	17 - 19
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:58		R. Griffen Behind	11 - 19
26:28		T. Greene Behind	10 - 19
21:35		Rushed	9 - 19
18:45		S. Hill Goal	9 - 18
17:10		Rushed	9 - 12
15:28		A. Sandilands Goal	8 - 12
12:06		D. Shiel Behind	8 - 6
11:35		Rushed	7 - 6
3:48		B. Matera Goal	6 - 6
1:16		R. Griffen 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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