	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	19	17	18	13	67
SYD	21	4	19	14	58

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:41		S. Wicks Behind	67 - 58
21:39		T. McDonald Goal	67 - 57
18:13		B. Fritsch Behind	61 - 57
14:51		C. Mills Goal	60 - 57
9:57		C. Spargo Goal	60 - 51
3:32		Rushed	54 - 51
0:19		C. Sinclair Goal	54 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:10		T. Papley Goal	54 - 44
23:38		J. Lloyd Goal	54 - 38
21:14		T. McDonald Goal	54 - 32
8:46		T. McDonald Goal	48 - 32
6:51		B. Brown Goal	42 - 32
4:42		W. Hayward Goal	36 - 32
2:58		T. Papley Behind	36 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:28		Rushed	36 - 25
22:41		Rushed	35 - 25
20:21		K. Pickett Behind	35 - 24
16:44		T. Papley Behind	34 - 24
11:11		C. Petracca Behind	34 - 23
10:38		M. Gawn Behind	33 - 23
9:24		Rushed	32 - 23
7:42		C. Petracca Goal	32 - 22
6:38		W. Hayward Behind	26 - 22
4:42		B. Brown Goal	26 - 21
2:47		Rushed	20 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:39		T. Hickey Goal	19 - 21
21:18		Rushed	19 - 15
18:59		B. Brown Goal	18 - 15
15:09		J. Melksham Goal	12 - 15
11:14		T. Papley Behind	6 - 15
9:02		Rushed	6 - 14
7:15		T. McDonald Goal	6 - 13
5:05		W. Hayward Goal	0 - 13
2:21		Rushed	0 - 7
0:46		J. McInerney Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	64	142.0	WWLWW
2	SYD	52	128.3	WLWLL
3	HAW	50	118.4	WWLWW
4	BL	48	117.8	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	117.2	WLWWW
6	MELB	48	109.6	WLWWW
7	WB	44	93.2	LWLWW
8	COLL	42	105.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	40	116.2	WLLLW
10	STK	32	104.0	WLWWL
11	GWS	32	101.3	LLWWL
12	CARL	32	91.1	WWWLL
13	NMFC	32	90.9	WWLLL
14	SUNS	28	95.3	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	99.3	LWWLL
16	WCE	16	72.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	67.9	LLLLW
18	RICH	8	61.7	LLLLL

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