	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	24	15	39	30	108
WB	8	13	7	26	54

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:22		B. Gowers Goal	108 - 54
30:11		Rushed	108 - 48
29:12		A. Brayshaw Behind	107 - 48
27:47		L. Jong Goal	106 - 48
26:09		S. Hill Goal	106 - 42
22:42		B. Gowers Goal	100 - 42
21:22		M. Walters Goal	100 - 36
20:28		A. Cerra Behind	94 - 36
18:04		T. McLean Goal	93 - 36
15:24		L. Webb Behind	93 - 30
13:09		D. Mundy Behind	93 - 29
12:29		Rushed	92 - 29
8:07		H. Ballantyne Goal	91 - 29
6:14		C. McCarthy Behind	85 - 29
4:39		C. McCarthy Goal	84 - 29
1:50		Rushed	78 - 29
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:33		T. Boyd Goal	78 - 28
26:21		B. Dale Behind	78 - 22
23:45		M. Walters Goal	78 - 21
21:51		Rushed	72 - 21
19:04		N. Fyfe Goal	71 - 21
15:48		M. Walters Goal	65 - 21
9:13		A. Cerra Goal	59 - 21
7:47		C. McCarthy Behind	53 - 21
5:19		H. Ballantyne Goal	52 - 21
2:21		C. McCarthy Behind	46 - 21
0:49		C. McCarthy Goal	45 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:19		B. Matera Goal	39 - 21
20:24		D. Mundy Goal	33 - 21
17:51		T. McLean Behind	27 - 21
13:38		H. Ballantyne Behind	27 - 20
12:06		M. Walters Behind	26 - 20
7:48		P. Lipinski Goal	25 - 20
6:27		M. Wallis Goal	25 - 14
3:52		E. Langdon Behind	25 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:02		T. English Behind	24 - 8
20:43		A. Cerra Goal	24 - 7
17:26		M. Walters Goal	18 - 7
13:54		M. Walters Goal	12 - 7
10:30		J. Johannisen Behind	6 - 7
6:07		T. Boyd Goal	6 - 6
3:26		M. Taberner 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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