Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

13.9

87

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	41	8	12	26	87
CARL	8	39	13	31	91

13.13

91

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:13		N. Anderson Behind	87 - 91
27:08		B. Ellis Goal	86 - 91
25:03		M. Owies Goal	80 - 91
23:12		Z. Fisher Behind	80 - 85
20:18		H. McKay Goal	80 - 84
19:47		Rushed	80 - 78
17:46		C. Curnow Goal	79 - 78
13:23		J. Martin Goal	79 - 72
11:09		M. Chol Goal	79 - 66
6:33		J. Motlop Goal	73 - 66
5:18		D. Swallow Goal	73 - 60
2:35		T. Miller Goal	67 - 60
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:04		D. Swallow Goal	61 - 60
20:33		H. McKay Behind	55 - 60
18:57		C. Curnow Behind	55 - 59
18:25		J. Motlop Behind	55 - 58
17:26		M. Owies Behind	55 - 57
12:31		J. Martin Behind	55 - 56
11:29		B. Ainsworth Goal	55 - 55
6:13		Rushed	49 - 55
5:07		Rushed	49 - 54
2:12		J. Motlop Goal	49 - 53
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:02		C. Curnow Goal	49 - 47
25:31		J. Martin Goal	49 - 41
23:24		M. Owies Goal	49 - 35
19:17		M. Owies Behind	49 - 29
17:36		C. Curnow Goal	49 - 28
15:35		C. Curnow Goal	49 - 22
14:39		P. Dow Behind	49 - 16
13:59		A. Sexton Behind	49 - 15
13:02		J. Motlop Behind	48 - 15
7:41		C. Curnow Goal	48 - 14
6:00		J. Lukosius Goal	48 - 8
3:35		D. Swallow Behind	42 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:58		D. Swallow Goal	41 - 8
29:20		M. Cottrell Goal	35 - 8
28:33		D. Swallow Behind	35 - 2
26:58		Rushed	34 - 2
22:03		D. Swallow Behind	33 - 2
19:37		D. Swallow Goal	32 - 2
17:45		B. Ainsworth Goal	26 - 2
14:31		J. Martin Behind	20 - 2
11:01		A. Sexton Goal	20 - 1
8:44		A. Sexton Goal	14 - 1
7:58		P. Cripps Behind	8 - 1
6:19		Rushed	8 - 0
4:00		Rushed	7 - 0
2:12		M. Rosas Goal	6 - 0

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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