	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	19	17	18	13	67
SYD	21	4	19	14	58

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:41		S. Wicks Behind	67 - 58
21:39		T. McDonald Goal	67 - 57
18:13		B. Fritsch Behind	61 - 57
14:51		C. Mills Goal	60 - 57
9:57		C. Spargo Goal	60 - 51
3:32		Rushed	54 - 51
0:19		C. Sinclair Goal	54 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:10		T. Papley Goal	54 - 44
23:38		J. Lloyd Goal	54 - 38
21:14		T. McDonald Goal	54 - 32
8:46		T. McDonald Goal	48 - 32
6:51		B. Brown Goal	42 - 32
4:42		W. Hayward Goal	36 - 32
2:58		T. Papley Behind	36 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:28		Rushed	36 - 25
22:41		Rushed	35 - 25
20:21		K. Pickett Behind	35 - 24
16:44		T. Papley Behind	34 - 24
11:11		C. Petracca Behind	34 - 23
10:38		M. Gawn Behind	33 - 23
9:24		Rushed	32 - 23
7:42		C. Petracca Goal	32 - 22
6:38		W. Hayward Behind	26 - 22
4:42		B. Brown Goal	26 - 21
2:47		Rushed	20 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:39		T. Hickey Goal	19 - 21
21:18		Rushed	19 - 15
18:59		B. Brown Goal	18 - 15
15:09		J. Melksham Goal	12 - 15
11:14		T. Papley Behind	6 - 15
9:02		Rushed	6 - 14
7:15		T. McDonald Goal	6 - 13
5:05		W. Hayward Goal	0 - 13
2:21		Rushed	0 - 7
0:46		J. McInerney Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	135.7	LWWWL
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
6	ADEL	36	110.0	LWWWL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
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	71.3	LWLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL

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