	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	26	9	1	31	67
HAW	16	12	39	23	90

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:58		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	67 - 90
27:46		D. Heppell Goal	61 - 90
23:43		J. Stewart Behind	55 - 90
21:52		Rushed	54 - 90
20:09		L. Shiels Goal	54 - 89
17:26		I. Smith Goal	54 - 83
17:01		B. McEvoy Behind	54 - 77
14:14		C. Hooker Goal	54 - 76
11:38		T. Bellchambers Goal	48 - 76
9:23		J. Roughead Behind	42 - 76
7:47		J. Daniher Goal	42 - 75
5:38		J. Roughead Goal	36 - 75
3:29		J. Roughead Behind	36 - 69
0:52		L. Breust Behind	36 - 68
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:49		T. Mitchell Goal	36 - 67
27:42		H. Morrison Behind	36 - 61
24:30		B. Whitecross Behind	36 - 60
22:33		J. Impey Goal	36 - 59
19:18		J. Sicily Goal	36 - 53
17:17		J. Roughead Goal	36 - 47
15:29		Rushed	36 - 41
11:48		Rushed	36 - 40
9:00		L. Breust Goal	35 - 40
6:43		J. Gunston Goal	35 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:27		J. Stewart Behind	35 - 28
22:26		J. Laverde Behind	34 - 28
18:12		K. Mutch Goal	33 - 28
15:57		B. Whitecross Goal	27 - 28
9:19		J. Stewart Behind	27 - 22
1:03		J. Roughead Goal	26 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:09		I. Smith Goal	26 - 16
22:15		P. Ambrose Goal	26 - 10
20:59		D. Parish Goal	20 - 10
19:29		J. Impey Behind	14 - 10
17:17		J. Stewart Goal	14 - 9
15:56		Rushed	8 - 9
13:01		M. Baguley Goal	8 - 8
9:24		D. Smith Behind	2 - 8
8:12		J. Gunston Behind	1 - 8
6:34		J. O'Meara Goal	1 - 7
2:28		J. Gunston Behind	1 - 1
1:15		Rushed	1 - 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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