Geelong CatsGEEL

11.12

78

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	22	9	9	38	78
MELB	13	19	15	16	63

8.15

63

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:08		B. Fritsch Goal	78 - 63
28:41		K. Pickett Behind	78 - 57
23:23		C. Petracca Goal	78 - 56
21:16		T. Bruhn Goal	78 - 50
18:53		C. Petracca Behind	72 - 50
17:22		Rushed	72 - 49
15:47		M. Duncan Goal	72 - 48
14:01		G. Rohan Goal	66 - 48
12:11		M. Blicavs Goal	60 - 48
9:55		Rushed	54 - 48
5:44		C. Spargo Behind	53 - 48
3:58		Z. Guthrie Goal	53 - 47
2:17		O. Henry Goal	47 - 47
0:16		T. Bruhn Behind	41 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:43		C. Petracca Behind	40 - 47
22:47		O. Henry Behind	40 - 46
20:34		K. Pickett Goal	39 - 46
16:49		J. van Rooyen Goal	39 - 40
13:15		Rushed	39 - 34
11:58		K. Pickett Behind	38 - 34
5:39		R. Stanley Behind	38 - 33
3:26		G. Rohan Goal	37 - 33
1:55		K. Chandler Behind	31 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:50		Rushed	31 - 32
29:17		B. Fritsch Behind	31 - 31
20:39		K. Pickett Goal	31 - 30
19:10		Rushed	31 - 24
15:20		J. Smith Goal	31 - 23
12:34		T. Hawkins Goal	31 - 17
11:28		G. Rohan Behind	25 - 17
9:41		O. Henry Behind	24 - 17
9:24		G. Rohan Behind	23 - 17
7:17		Rushed	22 - 17
6:08		T. Rivers Behind	22 - 16
5:08		K. Chandler Behind	22 - 15
1:52		Rushed	22 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:38		J. Smith Goal	22 - 13
32:06		G. Rohan Goal	22 - 7
27:16		Z. Tuohy Behind	16 - 7
24:39		I. Smith Behind	15 - 7
23:28		B. Fritsch Goal	14 - 7
12:13		M. Duncan Behind	14 - 1
9:17		T. Bruhn Goal	13 - 1
3:26		J. Smith Behind	7 - 1
2:01		T. Stengle Goal	7 - 0
1:05		T. Hawkins Behind	1 - 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