6.8

44

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	1	14	8	21	44
GEEL	13	1	26	7	47

7.5

47

Geelong CatsGEEL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:24		A. Tomlinson Behind	44 - 47
20:31		A. Brayshaw Goal	43 - 47
15:12		T. McDonald Goal	37 - 47
11:42		T. Hawkins Goal	31 - 47
6:53		T. Hawkins Behind	31 - 41
4:03		J. Hunt Goal	31 - 40
2:47		J. Melksham Behind	25 - 40
1:23		J. Melksham Behind	24 - 40
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:23		C. Guthrie Goal	23 - 40
21:07		T. Hawkins Behind	23 - 34
18:49		C. Petracca Behind	23 - 33
15:40		C. Petracca Goal	22 - 33
13:52		B. Parfitt Goal	16 - 33
12:28		M. Hannan Behind	16 - 27
11:18		Rushed	15 - 27
6:00		P. Dangerfield Goal	15 - 26
3:07		E. Ratugolea Goal	15 - 20
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:44		A. Brayshaw Goal	15 - 14
18:08		B. Fritsch Behind	9 - 14
15:02		Rushed	8 - 14
3:10		B. Fritsch Goal	7 - 14
1:48		T. Hawkins Behind	1 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:42		M. Duncan Goal	1 - 13
18:23		K. Pickett Behind	1 - 7
7:12		E. Ratugolea Behind	0 - 7
3:50		D. Fort Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	72	143.4	WWWWL
2	SYD	64	134.0	LLWWW
3	HAW	58	118.2	WWWWL
4	BL	56	117.8	WWWLW
5	ADEL	56	117.6	WWLWW
6	MELB	56	107.6	WWLWW
7	GEEL	52	120.6	LWWWW
8	COLL	50	106.4	WWWLW
9	WB	48	93.9	WWWLL
10	CARL	44	99.6	LLWWW
11	STK	36	101.6	WLWLL
12	GWS	36	98.9	WLLWL
13	NMFC	36	90.9	LLLLW
14	SUNS	32	95.0	LLLLW
15	PORT	24	90.2	LLLLL
16	WCE	16	71.5	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	63.5	LLLWL
18	ESS	8	63.2	LWLLL