	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	14	6	26	13	59
GEEL	10	25	11	25	71

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:49		L. Parker Goal	59 - 71
27:27		H. Taylor Goal	53 - 71
26:28		Q. Narkle Behind	53 - 65
25:05		Rushed	53 - 64
23:20		T. Kelly Goal	52 - 64
22:36		T. Kelly Behind	52 - 58
21:00		T. Hawkins Behind	52 - 57
17:19		Rushed	52 - 56
12:15		J. Jones Behind	52 - 55
9:14		O. Florent Goal	52 - 54
7:44		T. Hawkins Behind	46 - 54
6:23		T. Hawkins Behind	46 - 53
2:07		P. Dangerfield Goal	46 - 52
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:08		S. Menegola Behind	46 - 46
26:20		L. Fogarty Behind	46 - 45
22:54		L. Parker Goal	46 - 44
21:45		P. Dangerfield Behind	40 - 44
19:26		T. Hawkins Goal	40 - 43
18:38		T. Hawkins Behind	40 - 37
14:30		Rushed	40 - 36
12:51		T. McCartin Goal	40 - 35
11:29		T. McCartin Behind	34 - 35
8:15		L. Franklin Goal	33 - 35
3:44		L. Franklin Goal	27 - 35
0:22		B. Ronke Behind	21 - 35
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:07		L. Franklin Goal	20 - 35
19:53		Rushed	14 - 35
18:12		Rushed	14 - 34
16:47		J. Selwood Behind	14 - 33
14:20		L. Fogarty Goal	14 - 32
10:28		T. Hawkins Behind	14 - 26
7:40		Q. Narkle Goal	14 - 25
5:49		B. Parfitt Behind	14 - 19
4:16		T. Kelly Behind	14 - 18
1:29		T. Hawkins Goal	14 - 17
0:14		M. Duncan Behind	14 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:24		T. Kelly Goal	14 - 10
24:56		Rushed	14 - 4
21:55		L. Parker Behind	14 - 3
19:12		D. Robinson Goal	13 - 3
13:05		L. Franklin Goal	7 - 3
11:28		R. Fox Behind	1 - 3
8:10		J. Murdoch Behind	0 - 3
2:35		Rushed	0 - 2
1:19		P. Dangerfield Behind	0 - 1

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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

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