	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	27	27	27	13	94
CARL	20	21	14	13	68

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:23		T. McDonald Behind	94 - 68
20:37		B. Brown Behind	93 - 68
18:59		M. Murphy Goal	92 - 68
15:40		K. Pickett Behind	92 - 62
13:33		M. Gibbons Goal	91 - 62
10:18		C. Oliver Behind	91 - 56
7:13		Rushed	90 - 56
6:10		Rushed	89 - 56
5:14		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	88 - 56
3:34		C. Spargo Goal	87 - 56
1:01		W. Setterfield Behind	81 - 56
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:51		S. Weideman Behind	81 - 55
29:15		Rushed	80 - 55
27:46		K. Pickett Goal	80 - 54
25:43		Rushed	74 - 54
24:34		H. McKay Goal	73 - 54
22:39		H. McKay Goal	73 - 48
18:38		B. Fritsch Goal	73 - 42
16:05		C. Spargo Behind	67 - 42
14:56		M. Owies Behind	66 - 42
9:27		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	66 - 41
4:43		E. Langdon Goal	60 - 41
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:19		J. Hunt Goal	54 - 41
26:38		H. McKay Goal	48 - 41
25:44		E. Betts Behind	48 - 35
24:25		C. Oliver Behind	48 - 34
22:50		L. Stocker Goal	47 - 34
21:17		J. Jordon Behind	47 - 28
20:44		Rushed	46 - 28
16:00		T. McDonald Goal	45 - 28
13:30		T. McDonald Goal	39 - 28
9:09		L. Casboult Goal	33 - 28
8:03		E. Betts Behind	33 - 22
4:34		B. Fritsch Goal	33 - 21
1:13		M. Owies Behind	27 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:29		T. McDonald Goal	27 - 20
27:38		Z. Williams Behind	21 - 20
26:02		C. Oliver Goal	21 - 19
23:59		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	15 - 19
21:45		M. Pittonet Goal	9 - 19
19:08		Rushed	9 - 13
12:54		K. Pickett Behind	8 - 13
10:17		C. Spargo Behind	7 - 13
9:13		E. Betts Behind	6 - 13
5:50		E. Betts Goal	6 - 12
4:02		M. Owies Goal	6 - 6
2:24		B. Fritsch Goal	6 - 0

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	113.7	LWWWL
6	MELB	48	109.6	WLWWW
7	COLL	46	107.6	WWWWW
8	WB	44	93.2	LWLWW
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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