| first Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 20:36 |  | J. Amartey Goal | 20 - 20 |
| 19:22 |  | B. Williams Behind | 20 - 14 |
| 17:36 | | J. Amartey Goal | 19 - 14 |
| 17:06 | | C. Warner Behind | 19 - 8 |
| 13:52 | | L. Emmett Behind | 19 - 7 |
| 11:56 | | C. Curnow Goal | 18 - 7 |
| 8:50 | | J. McInerney Behind | 18 - 1 |
| 7:45 | | J. Dolan Goal | 18 - 0 |
| 5:32 | | W. Lewis Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 1:11 | | A. Naughton Goal | 6 - 0 |
St Kilda's Lance Collard has had his nine-game ban, for using an anti-gay slur on the field, reduced to just four weeks, after an AFL appeals board hearing.
Carlton have submitted their report to the AFL about Elijah Hollands' public mental health episode on a day Blues coach Michael Voss claimed the club was being "bullied".
The start time of Hawthorn's clash against the Gold Coast Suns in Tasmania on Saturday has had to be changed, due to law stating no game can begin prior to 12:30pm on Anzac Day.
Mason Cox and Jarryd Barca weigh up the pros and cons of a mid-season trade period in the AFL. Â
Mason Cox backs expanding 'Spud's Game' into a full designated mental health round.  Â
Round 7 of the 2026 AFL season kicks off with a monster clash between the Western Bulldogs and Sydney, before the traditional Anzac Day blockbuster between Essendon and Collingwood takes place on Saturday.
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
 FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
 SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
 NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
 GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
 WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
 MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
 BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
 ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
 COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
 PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
 STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
 WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |
