21.17

143

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	57	33	18	35	143
SUNS	6	20	8	13	47

7.5

47

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:42		B. Fritsch Behind	143 - 47
27:02		J. Garlett Behind	142 - 47
24:52		M. Rischitelli Goal	141 - 47
23:20		C. Petracca Goal	141 - 41
20:58		J. Garlett Goal	135 - 41
18:18		C. Petracca Behind	129 - 41
16:37		J. Hogan Goal	128 - 41
15:12		C. Oliver Behind	122 - 41
11:56		J. Garlett Behind	121 - 41
10:04		B. Fiorini Behind	120 - 41
4:42		J. Hogan Goal	120 - 40
2:23		J. Harmes Goal	114 - 40
0:35		A. Sexton Goal	108 - 40
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:27		T. McDonald Behind	108 - 34
23:23		Rushed	107 - 34
22:04		J. Garlett Goal	106 - 34
20:50		Rushed	100 - 34
19:57		B. Fritsch Behind	99 - 34
18:28		J. Leslie Behind	98 - 34
16:58		J. Hogan Behind	98 - 33
14:32		J. Garlett Behind	97 - 33
13:13		A. Sexton Goal	96 - 33
10:08		J. Hogan Goal	96 - 27
4:44		W. Powell Behind	90 - 27
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:13		A. Sexton Goal	90 - 26
26:55		A. vandenBerg Behind	90 - 20
21:11		A. Sexton Goal	89 - 20
20:07		A. Brayshaw Goal	89 - 14
18:02		J. Harmes Goal	83 - 14
16:45		J. Leslie Behind	77 - 14
15:06		A. Sexton Goal	77 - 13
14:15		J. Leslie Behind	77 - 7
10:20		N. Jones Goal	77 - 6
8:30		J. Hogan Goal	71 - 6
6:24		J. Harmes Goal	65 - 6
3:26		A. vandenBerg Behind	59 - 6
1:49		T. McDonald Behind	58 - 6
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:32		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	57 - 6
27:58		C. Oliver Goal	51 - 6
26:30		Rushed	45 - 6
24:56		C. Spargo Goal	44 - 6
22:35		C. Petracca Goal	38 - 6
21:33		C. Oliver Behind	32 - 6
19:50		C. Spargo Goal	31 - 6
16:59		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	25 - 6
15:39		N. Holman Goal	19 - 6
10:54		C. Salem Goal	19 - 0
7:39		T. McDonald Behind	13 - 0
5:58		C. Oliver Goal	12 - 0
3:44		N. Jones Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	28	165.5	WWWWW
2	FRE	28	133.0	WWWWW
3	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
4	BL	20	126.0	WWLWW
5	SUNS	20	116.0	LLWLW
6	GEEL	20	114.6	LWWLW
7	MELB	20	100.2	WLWWL
8	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
9	STK	16	114.9	LWLWW
10	NMFC	16	106.1	WLWLL
11	ADEL	16	96.6	LWWLW
12	WB	16	91.5	WLLLL
13	PORT	12	110.9	WLLWL
14	GWS	12	88.2	LWLWL
15	WCE	8	59.3	LLLLL
16	CARL	4	78.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	70.2	LWLLL
18	RICH	4	60.0	LLLLW