	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	8	21	19	14	62
COLL	25	3	19	31	78

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:25		Rushed	62 - 78
22:11		J. De Goey Goal	61 - 78
21:07		A. McGrath Goal	61 - 72
19:46		T. Adams Goal	55 - 72
13:53		M. Cox Goal	55 - 66
12:05		S. Sidebottom Goal	55 - 60
8:04		J. De Goey Goal	55 - 54
6:39		Rushed	55 - 48
4:42		M. Brown Goal	54 - 48
1:43		J. De Goey Behind	48 - 48
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:59		M. Baguley Goal	48 - 47
26:58		B. Mihocek Goal	42 - 47
24:55		J. De Goey Goal	42 - 41
23:44		J. De Goey Behind	42 - 35
18:40		S. McKernan Behind	42 - 34
11:48		S. McKernan Goal	41 - 34
6:52		S. McKernan Goal	35 - 34
4:30		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	29 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:01		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	29 - 28
24:24		J. Thomas Behind	28 - 28
16:19		K. Langford Goal	28 - 27
14:35		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	22 - 27
8:55		M. Brown Goal	16 - 27
5:50		T. Adams Behind	10 - 27
2:14		J. Stephenson Behind	10 - 26
0:46		J. Stringer Behind	10 - 25
0:23		D. Smith Behind	9 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:49		T. Colyer Behind	8 - 25
27:33		J. Daicos Goal	7 - 25
24:48		B. Grundy Goal	7 - 19
22:16		S. McKernan Behind	7 - 13
19:43		J. Stephenson Goal	6 - 13
16:46		J. Stephenson Behind	6 - 7
11:48		S. Sidebottom Goal	6 - 6
5:41		M. Brown Goal	6 - 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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