	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	20	15	3	13	51
ESS	16	14	28	37	95

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:21		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	51 - 95
29:02		M. Baguley Goal	51 - 94
27:38		S. McKernan Goal	51 - 88
25:49		N. Holman Goal	51 - 82
24:36		A. Sexton Behind	45 - 82
16:51		M. Guelfi Goal	44 - 82
15:03		A. Sexton Goal	44 - 76
14:01		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	38 - 76
12:55		K. Langford Behind	38 - 70
11:30		M. Baguley Behind	38 - 69
10:10		M. Brown Behind	38 - 68
9:04		M. Baguley Behind	38 - 67
7:25		M. Guelfi Goal	38 - 66
5:38		Rushed	38 - 60
4:13		T. Bellchambers Behind	38 - 59
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:49		J. Lyons Behind	38 - 58
19:31		D. Smith Behind	37 - 58
18:36		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	37 - 57
14:54		A. Sexton Behind	37 - 56
12:42		D. Myers Goal	36 - 56
10:08		M. Baguley Goal	36 - 50
6:38		M. Brown Goal	36 - 44
6:03		D. Heppell Behind	36 - 38
3:53		Rushed	36 - 37
2:39		D. Parish Behind	35 - 37
1:09		D. Parish Goal	35 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:44		T. Bellchambers Behind	35 - 30
28:10		K. Langford Behind	35 - 29
20:28		N. Holman Goal	35 - 28
18:30		M. Baguley Goal	29 - 28
17:22		P. Wright Behind	29 - 22
15:55		J. Lyons Behind	28 - 22
10:52		J. Long Goal	27 - 22
4:01		A. Young Goal	27 - 16
3:35		A. Sexton Behind	21 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:18		J. Lyons Behind	20 - 16
24:52		D. Swallow Behind	19 - 16
24:03		T. Miller Behind	18 - 16
22:55		N. Holman Goal	17 - 16
21:47		W. Powell Behind	11 - 16
20:15		A. Young Goal	10 - 16
19:00		D. Smith Goal	4 - 16
17:35		J. Schoenfeld Behind	4 - 10
14:41		S. McKernan Goal	3 - 10
10:56		A. Young Behind	3 - 4
9:43		A. Sexton Behind	2 - 4
8:16		A. McGrath Behind	1 - 4
7:22		S. May Behind	1 - 3
6:07		D. Smith Behind	0 - 3
4:51		C. McKenna Behind	0 - 2
1:56		Rushed	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	141.6	WWWWL
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
12	STK	28	105.5	LLWLW
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	102.5	WLLWW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL

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