10.9

69

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GWS	27	19	9	14	69
FRE	14	21	21	33	89

13.11

89

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:59		S. Darcy Behind	69 - 89
30:55		C. Serong Goal	69 - 88
28:31		B. Banfield Behind	69 - 82
24:17		M. Walters Goal	69 - 81
21:45		T. Green Behind	69 - 75
19:16		L. Schultz Goal	68 - 75
15:34		J. Clark Goal	68 - 69
12:53		L. Ash Behind	68 - 63
10:02		J. Hopper Goal	67 - 63
5:07		J. Hopper Goal	61 - 63
2:38		M. Frederick Behind	55 - 63
1:11		A. Brayshaw Goal	55 - 62
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:26		D. Mundy Goal	55 - 56
26:06		M. Frederick Behind	55 - 50
24:14		J. Riccardi Behind	55 - 49
21:01		L. Ash Behind	54 - 49
17:22		S. Darcy Behind	53 - 49
14:40		J. Hogan Goal	53 - 48
13:07		N. Fyfe Behind	47 - 48
10:21		A. Pearce Goal	47 - 47
6:49		K. Briggs Behind	47 - 41
5:13		A. Brayshaw Goal	46 - 41
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:43		N. O'Driscoll Behind	46 - 35
25:57		N. O'Driscoll Goal	46 - 34
23:34		W. Brodie Goal	46 - 28
20:18		S. Switkowski Behind	46 - 22
18:24		M. Walters Goal	46 - 21
17:04		D. Lloyd Behind	46 - 15
14:54		C. Serong Behind	45 - 15
6:20		T. Taranto Goal	45 - 14
4:41		J. Riccardi Goal	39 - 14
3:12		T. Green Goal	33 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:45		M. Walters Goal	27 - 14
22:27		Rushed	27 - 8
19:28		B. Acres Behind	26 - 8
18:37		B. Banfield Behind	26 - 7
17:20		C. Ward Goal	26 - 6
15:49		L. Ash Behind	20 - 6
13:12		L. Whitfield Goal	19 - 6
10:25		T. Taranto Behind	13 - 6
8:49		N. O'Driscoll Goal	12 - 6
5:26		J. Hogan Goal	12 - 0
1:16		J. Hogan Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
2	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
3	HAW	24	124.5	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
6	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
7	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
8	COLL	16	110.2	WLLWW
9	GEEL	16	108.6	WLWWL
10	WB	16	91.8	WWLLL
11	PORT	12	112.5	LWLLW
12	STK	12	110.1	WLWLW
13	ADEL	12	96.1	LLWWL
14	GWS	12	89.8	LLWLW
15	WCE	8	55.8	WLLLL
16	CARL	4	80.3	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	72.9	LLWLL
18	RICH	0	54.2	LLLLL