Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

4.6

30

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	20	1	0	9	30
MELB	40	40	36	12	128

18.20

128

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:20		J. Harmes Behind	30 - 128
25:08		J. Viney Behind	30 - 127
23:45		Rushed	30 - 126
20:46		S. Flanders Goal	29 - 126
19:31		J. Jeffrey Behind	23 - 126
17:12		B. Brown Behind	22 - 126
15:27		Rushed	22 - 125
14:43		A. Brayshaw Behind	22 - 124
11:55		S. May Behind	22 - 123
7:01		J. Corbett Behind	22 - 122
5:05		C. Petracca Goal	21 - 122
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		Rushed	21 - 116
27:07		B. Brown Goal	21 - 115
25:34		M. Gawn Behind	21 - 109
18:29		Rushed	21 - 108
16:13		K. Pickett Goal	21 - 107
15:20		T. Sparrow Behind	21 - 101
14:04		M. Gawn Goal	21 - 100
9:00		T. McDonald Behind	21 - 94
5:56		B. Brown Goal	21 - 93
4:14		K. Pickett Goal	21 - 87
1:06		T. McDonald Behind	21 - 81
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:06		Rushed	21 - 80
22:58		L. Jackson Goal	21 - 79
19:32		C. Oliver Behind	21 - 73
16:28		J. Harmes Behind	21 - 72
15:26		D. Swallow Behind	21 - 71
13:54		M. Gawn Goal	20 - 71
11:51		C. Spargo Goal	20 - 65
8:53		L. Jackson Goal	20 - 59
7:51		J. Harmes Behind	20 - 53
5:43		B. Brown Goal	20 - 52
1:50		C. Oliver Goal	20 - 46
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:53		L. Jackson Goal	20 - 40
30:38		K. Pickett Behind	20 - 34
28:53		Rushed	20 - 33
27:38		L. Jackson Goal	20 - 32
26:22		J. Corbett Goal	20 - 26
24:55		J. Corbett Behind	14 - 26
20:31		B. Fritsch Goal	13 - 26
19:17		A. Sexton Goal	13 - 20
15:42		C. Burgess Goal	7 - 20
13:50		B. Brown Goal	1 - 20
11:34		B. Fritsch Goal	1 - 14
10:37		Rushed	1 - 8
8:06		T. Miller Behind	1 - 7
6:50		T. McDonald Goal	0 - 7
2:18		Rushed	0 - 1

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