12.13

85

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
RICH	26	16	29	14	85
GEEL	16	21	13	32	82

12.10

82

Geelong CatsGEEL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:14		G. Ablett Behind	85 - 82
26:07		S. Menegola Goal	85 - 81
23:59		C. Guthrie Goal	85 - 75
21:16		T. Hawkins Goal	85 - 69
19:24		G. Ablett Behind	85 - 63
15:18		S. Lloyd Goal	85 - 62
10:54		J. Riewoldt Goal	79 - 62
9:56		J. Caddy Behind	73 - 62
7:18		D. Menzel Goal	72 - 62
5:44		Z. Tuohy Goal	72 - 56
0:46		J. Riewoldt Behind	72 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:13		T. Nankervis Behind	71 - 50
25:56		R. Abbott Goal	70 - 50
24:53		Rushed	70 - 44
21:51		D. Martin Behind	69 - 44
19:46		J. Townsend Goal	68 - 44
18:26		M. Duncan Behind	62 - 44
13:33		J. Higgins Behind	62 - 43
9:31		J. Higgins Behind	61 - 43
7:51		J. Riewoldt Goal	60 - 43
5:32		K. McIntosh Goal	54 - 43
3:00		J. Castagna Goal	48 - 43
0:40		D. Menzel Goal	42 - 43
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:50		J. Caddy Behind	42 - 37
27:17		J. Henry Behind	41 - 37
24:42		S. Menegola Goal	41 - 36
22:09		J. Henry Behind	41 - 30
19:26		J. Henry Goal	41 - 29
16:00		T. Kelly Goal	41 - 23
11:25		T. Hawkins Behind	41 - 17
9:37		J. Higgins Goal	41 - 16
7:52		D. Martin Behind	35 - 16
7:15		L. Baker Behind	34 - 16
5:23		T. Nankervis Goal	33 - 16
3:58		L. Baker Behind	27 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:59		J. Riewoldt Goal	26 - 16
25:39		R. Abbott Goal	20 - 16
24:21		K. Lambert Behind	20 - 10
23:52		Rushed	19 - 10
22:28		T. Kelly Behind	19 - 9
19:30		J. Castagna Goal	19 - 8
16:04		T. Cotchin Goal	13 - 8
15:02		J. Riewoldt Goal	7 - 8
13:35		S. Menegola Behind	1 - 8
8:13		Rushed	1 - 7
6:08		D. Menzel Goal	0 - 7
2:32		D. Menzel Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	GEEL	8	86.7	LWW
6	FRE	4	121.1	LW
7	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
8	PORT	4	109.3	LW
9	ADEL	4	100.0	WLL
10	COLL	4	98.7	WL
11	STK	4	92.3	LLW
12	MELB	4	84.4	WL
13	WCE	4	81.3	LW
14	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL