	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	14	45	8	5	72
RICH	21	15	14	8	58

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:40		T. Rockliff Behind	72 - 58
20:11		O. Wines Behind	71 - 58
14:30		J. Short Behind	70 - 58
13:45		S. Gray Behind	70 - 57
11:38		S. Gray Behind	69 - 57
8:31		J. Castagna Goal	68 - 57
7:11		J. Caddy Behind	68 - 51
4:20		P. Ryder Behind	68 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:28		J. Castagna Goal	67 - 50
25:27		R. Gray Behind	67 - 44
23:48		J. Castagna Behind	66 - 44
15:02		R. Gray Goal	66 - 43
13:26		C. Dixon Behind	60 - 43
11:56		J. Riewoldt Goal	59 - 43
9:31		J. Castagna Behind	59 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:34		P. Ryder Behind	59 - 36
26:58		S. Gray Goal	58 - 36
23:58		S. Motlop Goal	52 - 36
22:44		R. Gray Goal	46 - 36
21:32		J. Polec Goal	40 - 36
19:54		K. McIntosh Behind	34 - 36
19:12		T. Cotchin Behind	34 - 35
16:49		S. Gray Goal	34 - 34
15:43		Rushed	28 - 34
13:32		A. Miles Goal	27 - 34
11:53		D. Butler Behind	27 - 28
9:02		Rushed	27 - 27
7:06		J. Westhoff Goal	26 - 27
5:24		J. Westhoff Goal	20 - 27
0:58		J. Riewoldt Goal	14 - 27
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:04		S. Gray Behind	14 - 21
23:19		S. Edwards Goal	13 - 21
21:55		S. Edwards Goal	13 - 15
19:03		J. Caddy Behind	13 - 9
17:52		Rushed	13 - 8
16:25		J. Riewoldt Goal	13 - 7
11:41		J. Westhoff Goal	13 - 1
8:43		T. Nankervis Behind	7 - 1
4:09		C. Dixon Goal	7 - 0
1:28		J. Westhoff Behind	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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