9.6

60

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	9	14	19	18	60
MELB	6	15	21	14	56

8.8

56

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:14		C. Petracca Behind	60 - 56
17:34		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	60 - 55
14:23		J. Smith Goal	60 - 54
10:05		K. Pickett Goal	60 - 48
6:53		C. Curnow Goal	60 - 42
1:56		T. De Koning Goal	54 - 42
0:28		M. Owies Goal	48 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:51		C. Petracca Behind	42 - 42
23:50		T. Sparrow Behind	42 - 41
20:38		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	42 - 40
14:59		C. Petracca Goal	42 - 34
10:54		S. Docherty Goal	42 - 28
9:22		T. Sparrow Goal	36 - 28
8:14		M. Owies Goal	36 - 22
6:55		K. Chandler Behind	30 - 22
3:14		P. Cripps Goal	30 - 21
0:58		Rushed	24 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:43		Rushed	23 - 21
25:17		B. Acres Goal	23 - 20
19:22		J. Martin Goal	17 - 20
18:05		J. van Rooyen Behind	11 - 20
16:15		C. Petracca Goal	11 - 19
14:02		D. Cuningham Behind	11 - 13
9:23		J. van Rooyen Behind	10 - 13
4:13		S. Docherty Behind	10 - 12
3:02		K. Chandler Goal	9 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:58		E. Langdon Goal	9 - 6
24:49		M. Owies Behind	9 - 0
23:56		G. Hewett Behind	8 - 0
16:00		C. Curnow Goal	7 - 0
12:54		Rushed	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	72	147.3	LWWWW
2	SYD	60	129.5	WLLWW
3	HAW	58	123.7	LWWWW
4	ADEL	52	117.6	WWWLW
5	BL	52	114.8	WWWWL
6	MELB	52	107.8	WWWLW
7	GEEL	48	117.2	LLWWW
8	WB	48	94.8	LWWWL
9	COLL	46	105.6	WWWWL
10	CARL	40	97.0	WLLWW
11	STK	36	104.3	WWLWL
12	GWS	36	99.0	WWLLW
13	NMFC	32	89.3	LLLLL
14	SUNS	28	94.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	95.1	WLLLL
16	WCE	16	70.8	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.8	LLLLW
18	ESS	8	64.4	LLWLL