	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	35	23	20	32	110
BL	2	2	6	7	17

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:11		J. Townsend Goal	110 - 17
21:53		D. Martin Goal	104 - 17
18:36		K. Lambert Goal	98 - 17
17:16		J. Townsend Goal	92 - 17
15:50		C. Rayner Goal	86 - 17
10:03		Rushed	86 - 11
8:50		K. Lambert Behind	85 - 11
3:19		H. McCluggage Behind	84 - 11
1:44		D. Martin Goal	84 - 10
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:54		D. Zorko Goal	78 - 10
16:06		K. Lambert Goal	78 - 4
15:15		Rushed	72 - 4
11:08		Rushed	71 - 4
8:33		D. Martin Goal	70 - 4
3:57		J. Castagna Goal	64 - 4
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:18		Rushed	58 - 4
21:09		J. Berry Behind	57 - 4
17:33		J. Castagna Behind	57 - 3
14:31		D. Martin Goal	56 - 3
12:56		R. Conca Behind	50 - 3
10:51		J. Townsend Goal	49 - 3
9:58		Rushed	43 - 3
6:31		J. Walker Behind	42 - 3
5:33		J. Riewoldt Behind	42 - 2
3:45		J. Castagna Goal	41 - 2
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:43		J. Castagna Goal	35 - 2
25:45		B. Ellis Behind	29 - 2
22:32		D. Martin Goal	28 - 2
20:02		J. Caddy Goal	22 - 2
15:31		Rushed	16 - 2
13:10		J. Riewoldt Goal	15 - 2
11:07		J. Riewoldt Behind	9 - 2
9:46		Z. Bailey Behind	8 - 2
7:55		Rushed	8 - 1
7:08		J. Castagna Behind	7 - 1
4:18		D. Martin Goal	6 - 1
2:10		C. Cameron 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

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