	1	2	3	4	T
HAW	23	24	26	42	115
MELB	35	4	2	7	48

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:56		L. Breust Goal	115 - 48
24:57		T. O'Brien Goal	109 - 48
19:17		J. Roughead Goal	103 - 48
18:17		J. O'Meara Goal	97 - 48
16:22		T. O'Brien Goal	91 - 48
11:11		J. Roughead Goal	85 - 48
7:11		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	79 - 48
4:32		J. Gunston Goal	79 - 42
2:25		J. Harmes Behind	73 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		Rushed	73 - 41
23:51		I. Smith Goal	73 - 40
19:12		T. O'Brien Goal	67 - 40
17:18		Rushed	61 - 40
14:26		T. Bugg Behind	60 - 40
12:58		I. Smith Goal	60 - 39
7:28		J. Impey Behind	54 - 39
4:13		J. O'Meara Goal	53 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:15		J. Garlett Behind	47 - 39
24:35		J. Roughead Goal	47 - 38
14:42		R. Henderson Goal	41 - 38
13:10		T. Bugg Behind	35 - 38
10:37		P. Puopolo Goal	35 - 37
9:50		J. Melksham Behind	29 - 37
3:17		T. Bugg Behind	29 - 36
1:35		L. Breust Goal	29 - 35
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:01		J. Roughead Behind	23 - 35
32:20		L. Breust Goal	22 - 35
29:06		C. Salem Goal	16 - 35
27:25		I. Smith Behind	16 - 29
26:44		J. Impey Behind	15 - 29
25:40		M. Gawn Behind	14 - 29
21:11		J. Gunston Goal	14 - 28
19:56		Rushed	8 - 28
17:08		A. Brayshaw Behind	7 - 28
16:06		R. Henderson Behind	7 - 27
14:05		B. Fritsch Behind	6 - 27
11:27		D. Kent Goal	6 - 26
9:28		J. Hogan Goal	6 - 20
7:54		T. Bugg Behind	6 - 14
6:06		D. Kent Goal	6 - 13
4:33		D. Kent Goal	6 - 7
2:41		J. Hogan Behind	6 - 1
0:21		L. Breust 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

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