	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	19	27	9	27	82
MELB	18	15	32	11	76

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:52		C. Petracca Behind	82 - 76
23:16		D. McStay Goal	82 - 75
22:06		B. McCreery Behind	76 - 75
21:15		K. Pickett Behind	75 - 75
19:30		L. Schultz Goal	75 - 74
17:19		J. van Rooyen Behind	69 - 74
15:43		J. Elliott Goal	69 - 73
14:52		T. Rivers Behind	63 - 73
14:04		Rushed	63 - 72
12:29		N. Long Goal	63 - 71
7:57		L. Schultz Behind	57 - 71
3:40		C. Petracca Goal	56 - 71
2:21		Rushed	56 - 65
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:51		P. Lipinski Behind	55 - 65
27:07		J. Melksham Goal	54 - 65
24:34		J. Crisp Goal	54 - 59
19:52		B. Fritsch Goal	48 - 59
18:22		Rushed	48 - 53
16:25		T. Rivers Behind	47 - 53
15:12		B. Fritsch Goal	47 - 52
12:58		H. Langford Goal	47 - 46
11:24		K. Pickett Goal	47 - 40
9:58		T. Membrey Behind	47 - 34
8:29		J. Melksham Behind	46 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:44		C. Oliver Behind	46 - 33
24:21		S. Sidebottom Goal	46 - 32
22:03		J. Elliott Behind	40 - 32
18:13		J. De Goey Goal	39 - 32
16:52		J. Melksham Behind	33 - 32
16:21		B. Mihocek Behind	33 - 31
14:44		J. Elliott Goal	32 - 31
12:49		D. McStay Behind	26 - 31
11:38		J. Melksham Goal	25 - 31
7:29		B. Fritsch Goal	25 - 25
5:36		Rushed	25 - 19
3:30		B. Mihocek Goal	25 - 18
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:52		L. Schultz Behind	19 - 18
27:59		J. van Rooyen Goal	18 - 18
26:15		D. Houston Behind	18 - 12
23:18		L. Schultz Behind	17 - 12
20:07		J. Elliott Behind	16 - 12
16:46		K. Pickett Goal	15 - 12
15:18		P. Lipinski Behind	15 - 6
11:23		J. Crisp Behind	14 - 6
8:07		H. Petty Goal	13 - 6
6:16		B. Maynard Goal	13 - 0
4:40		L. Schultz Goal	7 - 0
2:30		J. Daicos Behind	1 - 0

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

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