	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	26	31	15	45	117
STK	27	45	22	25	119

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:14		J. Lewis Goal	117 - 119
28:08		J. Hogan Goal	111 - 119
25:36		B. Fritsch Goal	105 - 119
24:36		J. Steven Goal	99 - 119
23:02		J. Hogan Behind	99 - 113
20:27		J. Battle Goal	98 - 113
19:10		Rushed	98 - 107
18:10		J. Hogan Goal	97 - 107
14:42		B. Fritsch Goal	91 - 107
6:24		T. Membrey Goal	85 - 107
4:36		J. Melksham Goal	85 - 101
4:00		D. Joyce Behind	79 - 101
2:49		J. Harmes Goal	79 - 100
0:57		J. Billings Goal	73 - 100
0:22		J. Lewis Behind	73 - 94
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:51		J. Hogan Behind	72 - 94
23:46		B. Fritsch Behind	71 - 94
18:42		T. Membrey Behind	70 - 94
16:50		T. Membrey Goal	70 - 93
15:07		J. Hogan Goal	70 - 87
13:29		J. Gresham Goal	64 - 87
11:52		J. Gresham Goal	64 - 81
9:56		P. McCartin Behind	64 - 75
7:39		T. Membrey Behind	64 - 74
6:01		S. Weideman Behind	64 - 73
4:45		J. Steven Behind	63 - 73
2:30		J. Harmes Goal	63 - 72
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:24		D. Armitage Goal	57 - 72
30:10		D. Tyson Goal	57 - 66
28:00		Rushed	51 - 60
24:03		J. Steele Goal	51 - 59
22:10		H. Clark Goal	51 - 53
17:28		J. Harmes Goal	51 - 47
15:24		C. Petracca Goal	45 - 47
13:33		T. McDonald Goal	39 - 47
12:24		S. Weideman Behind	33 - 47
9:45		J. Gresham Goal	32 - 47
8:03		T. Membrey Goal	32 - 41
6:14		P. McCartin Behind	32 - 35
4:24		P. McCartin Behind	32 - 34
2:43		S. Savage Goal	32 - 33
0:59		B. Fritsch Goal	32 - 27
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:54		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	26 - 27
26:16		J. Melksham Behind	20 - 27
23:38		J. Gresham Goal	19 - 27
19:52		P. McCartin Goal	19 - 21
16:00		T. Membrey Goal	19 - 15
14:26		P. McCartin Goal	19 - 9
13:35		J. Battle Behind	19 - 3
12:09		J. Sinclair Behind	19 - 2
11:26		J. Battle Behind	19 - 1
10:00		A. Brayshaw Goal	19 - 0
6:17		A. Brayshaw Goal	13 - 0
4:10		B. Fritsch Goal	7 - 0
3:12		M. Gawn Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	28	165.5	WWWWW
2	FRE	28	133.0	WWWWW
3	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
4	BL	20	126.0	WWLWW
5	SUNS	20	116.0	LLWLW
6	GEEL	20	114.6	LWWLW
7	MELB	20	100.2	WLWWL
8	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
9	STK	16	114.9	LWLWW
10	NMFC	16	106.1	WLWLL
11	ADEL	16	96.6	LWWLW
12	WB	16	91.5	WLLLL
13	PORT	12	110.9	WLLWL
14	GWS	12	88.2	LWLWL
15	WCE	8	59.3	LLLLL
16	CARL	4	78.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	70.2	LWLLL
18	RICH	4	60.0	LLLLW

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