13.24

102

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	21	24	27	30	102
FRE	12	14	15	7	48

7.6

48

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:33		C. Petracca Behind	102 - 48
23:24		M. Walters Goal	101 - 48
17:12		J. Hogan Goal	101 - 42
15:06		N. Jones Behind	95 - 42
13:04		J. Melksham Behind	94 - 42
12:05		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	93 - 42
9:18		B. Stretch Behind	87 - 42
8:17		J. Harmes Goal	86 - 42
6:03		C. Spargo Goal	80 - 42
5:04		S. Darcy Behind	74 - 42
2:51		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	74 - 41
1:26		B. Fritsch Behind	73 - 41
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:30		M. Gawn Goal	72 - 41
28:45		T. Sheridan Goal	66 - 41
26:38		B. Cox Goal	66 - 35
21:14		C. Oliver Goal	66 - 29
18:58		C. Salem Goal	60 - 29
13:16		C. Oliver Goal	54 - 29
11:09		Rushed	48 - 29
10:32		Rushed	48 - 28
9:38		J. Lewis Behind	48 - 27
8:40		J. Viney Behind	47 - 27
4:57		Rushed	46 - 27
2:47		A. Brayshaw Behind	46 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:11		B. Cox Goal	45 - 26
25:33		T. McDonald Behind	45 - 20
24:41		M. Gawn Behind	44 - 20
23:08		T. McDonald Goal	43 - 20
20:04		Rushed	37 - 20
18:22		C. Salem Behind	36 - 20
17:05		J. Garlett Goal	35 - 20
16:00		N. Jones Goal	29 - 20
15:13		Rushed	23 - 20
14:06		M. Walters Goal	23 - 19
11:01		C. Oliver Behind	23 - 13
2:10		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	22 - 13
0:48		A. Cerra Behind	21 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:39		T. McDonald Behind	21 - 12
23:53		M. Hibberd Behind	20 - 12
23:31		A. Brayshaw Behind	19 - 12
22:35		J. Melksham Goal	18 - 12
19:50		D. Mundy Goal	12 - 12
18:40		C. Petracca Behind	12 - 6
15:53		B. Stretch Behind	11 - 6
9:06		J. Hogan Goal	10 - 6
8:25		C. Petracca Behind	4 - 6
6:34		T. Sheridan Goal	3 - 6
5:27		J. Hogan Behind	3 - 0
4:06		J. Hogan Behind	2 - 0
1:57		J. Hogan Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	60	142.3	WWWLW
2	SYD	52	131.2	WWLWL
3	HAW	46	114.2	LWWLW
4	BL	44	117.1	WWWWW
5	ADEL	44	116.9	WWLWW
6	MELB	44	109.0	WWLWW
7	WB	40	92.3	WLWLW
8	COLL	38	104.4	LWWWW
9	GEEL	36	115.2	LWLLL
10	STK	32	106.1	LWLWW
11	GWS	32	101.6	LLLWW
12	CARL	32	91.9	WWWWL
13	NMFC	32	91.4	WWWLL
14	SUNS	28	95.6	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	101.3	LLWWL
16	WCE	16	72.0	LLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.0	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	66.6	LLLLL