16.7

103

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	32	21	13	37	103
WB	13	19	16	3	51

7.9

51

Western BulldogsWB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:58		E. Betts Goal	103 - 51
22:54		Rushed	97 - 51
20:49		E. Betts Goal	96 - 51
17:06		L. Vandermeer Behind	90 - 51
16:14		T. McLean Behind	90 - 50
13:13		M. McGovern Goal	90 - 49
11:39		L. Casboult Goal	84 - 49
6:48		H. McKay Goal	78 - 49
3:28		J. Martin Goal	72 - 49
1:08		L. Vandermeer Behind	66 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:04		M. Bontempelli Goal	66 - 48
19:04		E. Richards Behind	66 - 42
15:40		L. Butler Behind	66 - 41
14:22		T. McLean Behind	66 - 40
12:11		M. McGovern Goal	66 - 39
10:19		M. Murphy Behind	60 - 39
6:48		L. Vandermeer Goal	59 - 39
5:51		Rushed	59 - 33
1:35		M. Gibbons Goal	59 - 32
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:34		E. Betts Goal	53 - 32
23:10		M. Wallis Goal	47 - 32
19:27		H. McKay Goal	47 - 26
17:17		Rushed	41 - 26
16:15		L. Casboult Behind	41 - 25
9:30		P. Lipinski Goal	40 - 25
7:56		L. Vandermeer Goal	40 - 19
7:20		Rushed	40 - 13
7:00		Rushed	39 - 13
3:35		J. Martin Goal	38 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:06		J. Newnes Goal	32 - 13
22:42		M. Gibbons Goal	26 - 13
20:29		B. Dale Goal	20 - 13
14:21		E. Betts Behind	20 - 7
12:42		B. Smith Behind	19 - 7
11:04		E. Curnow Goal	19 - 6
9:55		J. Martin Behind	13 - 6
8:06		E. Betts Goal	12 - 6
5:24		B. Smith Goal	6 - 6
3:00		H. McKay Goal	6 - 0

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
13	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
14	GWS	24	99.3	WWLLL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL