	1	2	3	4	T
BL	16	9	14	23	62
ESS	24	22	13	25	84

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:34		A. Christensen Behind	62 - 84
30:10		D. Zorko Goal	61 - 84
26:35		J. Stringer Goal	55 - 84
24:12		M. Guelfi Goal	55 - 78
22:58		T. Cutler Behind	55 - 72
21:08		M. Brown Behind	54 - 72
18:31		O. McInerney Goal	54 - 71
16:10		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	48 - 71
14:30		A. Witherden Behind	48 - 65
13:09		H. McCluggage Behind	47 - 65
9:35		M. Brown Goal	46 - 65
8:44		D. McStay Behind	46 - 59
3:26		J. Berry Goal	45 - 59
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:20		Rushed	39 - 59
26:02		J. Green Behind	39 - 58
22:48		E. Hipwood Goal	39 - 57
20:33		D. Smith Behind	33 - 57
18:38		Rushed	33 - 56
16:51		Rushed	33 - 55
15:47		J. Stringer Behind	32 - 55
13:54		H. McCluggage Behind	32 - 54
10:08		D. McStay Goal	31 - 54
9:38		S. McKernan Behind	25 - 54
6:40		J. Stringer Goal	25 - 53
1:00		Rushed	25 - 47
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:25		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	25 - 46
29:07		J. Green Goal	25 - 45
27:19		H. McCluggage Behind	25 - 39
25:45		E. Hipwood Behind	24 - 39
22:18		D. Myers Behind	23 - 39
18:00		L. Hodge Behind	23 - 38
13:18		M. Brown Goal	22 - 38
11:32		M. Brown Behind	22 - 32
6:14		D. Heppell Goal	22 - 31
3:39		D. Zorko Goal	22 - 25
1:09		O. Fantasia Behind	16 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:38		A. Christensen Behind	16 - 24
21:09		J. Stringer Goal	15 - 24
18:44		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	15 - 18
14:55		T. Cutler Behind	15 - 12
14:12		T. Cutler Behind	14 - 12
12:08		D. McStay Behind	13 - 12
10:33		S. Martin Goal	12 - 12
7:18		S. McKernan Goal	6 - 12
5:42		D. Heppell Goal	6 - 6
3:05		E. Hipwood Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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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

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