	1	2	3	4	T
HAW	4	34	26	7	71
GEEL	16	2	20	22	60

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:02		D. Menzel Behind	71 - 60
29:39		J. O'Meara Goal	71 - 59
25:33		T. Hawkins Behind	65 - 59
23:53		J. Parsons Behind	65 - 58
18:51		T. Kelly Goal	65 - 57
15:57		D. Menzel Goal	65 - 51
14:21		J. Henry Goal	65 - 45
12:45		Rushed	65 - 39
10:11		G. Ablett Behind	64 - 39
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:09		J. Henry Behind	64 - 38
26:42		P. Puopolo Behind	64 - 37
22:50		J. Ceglar Goal	63 - 37
20:22		R. Schoenmakers Goal	57 - 37
19:16		Q. Narkle Goal	51 - 37
17:11		J. Gunston Behind	51 - 31
15:34		G. Ablett Goal	50 - 31
11:09		H. Morrison Goal	50 - 25
9:12		J. Gunston Goal	44 - 25
7:23		T. Kelly Behind	38 - 25
2:58		G. Ablett Goal	38 - 24
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:32		J. Impey Behind	38 - 18
20:01		L. Breust Goal	37 - 18
18:43		M. Pittonet Behind	31 - 18
17:21		J. Gunston Behind	30 - 18
14:34		I. Smith Goal	29 - 18
13:01		Rushed	23 - 18
11:02		L. Breust Goal	23 - 17
9:24		J. Worpel Behind	17 - 17
7:41		J. Gunston Goal	16 - 17
5:02		T. Hawkins Behind	10 - 17
1:33		I. Smith Goal	10 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:59		T. Mitchell Behind	4 - 16
23:57		T. Kelly Behind	3 - 16
22:08		G. Ablett Goal	3 - 15
18:32		T. Hawkins Goal	3 - 9
14:45		Rushed	3 - 3
13:15		Rushed	3 - 2
9:19		Rushed	2 - 2
4:20		J. Selwood Behind	1 - 2
3:43		T. Hawkins Behind	1 - 1
3:18		I. Smith Behind	1 - 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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