7.8

50

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	19	14	15	2	50
MELB	22	42	50	45	159

25.9

159

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:23		T. McDonald Behind	50 - 159
27:44		J. Hogan Goal	50 - 158
25:01		H. McKay Behind	50 - 152
23:43		L. O'Brien Behind	49 - 152
18:53		C. Oliver Goal	48 - 152
17:42		C. Spargo Behind	48 - 146
15:10		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	48 - 145
11:14		M. Hannan Goal	48 - 139
8:47		M. Gawn Goal	48 - 133
6:18		J. Melksham Goal	48 - 127
4:15		M. Hannan Goal	48 - 121
2:29		Rushed	48 - 115
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:57		M. Murphy Goal	48 - 114
30:53		Rushed	42 - 114
29:28		N. Jones Goal	41 - 114
29:00		Z. Fisher Behind	41 - 108
27:42		M. Kreuzer Behind	40 - 108
19:25		M. Hannan Behind	39 - 108
18:14		J. Harmes Goal	39 - 107
16:28		J. Lamb Goal	39 - 101
12:17		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	33 - 101
11:21		M. Gawn Goal	33 - 95
9:05		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	33 - 89
8:24		T. Smith Behind	33 - 83
5:38		J. Melksham Goal	33 - 82
2:14		B. Fritsch Goal	33 - 76
0:34		J. Melksham Goal	33 - 70
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:18		T. McDonald Goal	33 - 64
24:03		P. Cripps Goal	33 - 58
23:17		Rushed	27 - 58
22:03		J. Melksham Goal	26 - 58
20:57		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	26 - 52
19:24		Z. Fisher Goal	26 - 46
17:20		T. McDonald Goal	20 - 46
11:11		T. McDonald Goal	20 - 40
9:48		P. Cripps Behind	20 - 34
6:19		C. Petracca Goal	19 - 34
3:11		J. Viney Goal	19 - 28
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:01		H. McKay Goal	19 - 22
29:02		C. Salem Behind	13 - 22
26:31		T. McDonald Goal	13 - 21
25:03		H. McKay Goal	13 - 15
16:47		C. Spargo Behind	7 - 15
14:42		B. Fritsch Goal	7 - 14
13:02		J. Lamb Goal	7 - 8
10:12		J. Melksham Goal	1 - 8
6:39		J. Hogan Behind	1 - 2
3:42		M. Kreuzer Behind	1 - 1
2:19		T. Smith Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	40	135.5	WWWWW
2	SYD	36	142.5	WWWWL
3	GEEL	32	124.4	LWWWW
4	HAW	30	110.4	WDLLW
5	SUNS	28	116.9	LWWWL
6	MELB	28	106.7	WLWWL
7	ADEL	24	107.9	LWWWL
8	BL	24	106.6	WWWLL
9	WB	24	92.8	LLWLW
10	COLL	22	100.3	WDLLW
11	STK	20	108.2	WWLWL
12	GWS	20	98.6	WLWLW
13	NMFC	20	97.6	LLLLW
14	PORT	12	100.9	WLLLL
15	CARL	12	86.1	LLLWW
16	WCE	12	66.1	LLLWL
17	RICH	8	64.5	LWLLW
18	ESS	4	70.9	LLLLL