7.9

51

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
STK	19	10	14	8	51
SUNS	7	8	20	13	48

7.6

48

Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:17		M. King Goal	51 - 48
21:53		B. Ainsworth Behind	45 - 48
18:40		T. Miller Goal	45 - 47
13:43		Rushed	45 - 41
8:44		B. King Goal	44 - 41
5:01		D. Butler Behind	44 - 35
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:34		M. Rowell Goal	43 - 35
24:19		D. Butler Goal	43 - 29
22:04		D. Swallow Goal	37 - 29
20:01		Rushed	37 - 23
18:40		R. Bonner Behind	37 - 22
15:30		J. Higgins Goal	36 - 22
10:31		L. Henry Behind	30 - 22
8:48		J. Lukosius Behind	29 - 22
2:15		B. Long Goal	29 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:20		B. Ainsworth Goal	29 - 15
22:37		N. Wanganeen-Milera Behind	29 - 9
20:41		J. Lukosius Behind	28 - 9
19:23		Rushed	28 - 8
15:30		M. King Goal	28 - 7
11:28		J. Higgins Behind	22 - 7
10:43		M. King Behind	21 - 7
5:47		J. Sinclair Behind	20 - 7
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:52		D. Butler Goal	19 - 7
18:19		B. King Goal	13 - 7
15:43		D. Butler Goal	13 - 1
13:28		Rushed	7 - 1
7:14		M. Owens Behind	7 - 0
2:06		J. Higgins 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