	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	40	38	23	32	133
RICH	20	9	19	28	76

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:39		S. Neale Goal	133 - 76
32:20		M. Lefau Behind	127 - 76
29:38		B. Smith Goal	127 - 75
25:47		O. Dempsey Behind	121 - 75
24:18		M. Edwards Goal	120 - 75
23:42		M. Lefau Behind	114 - 75
18:31		P. Dangerfield Goal	114 - 74
16:47		T. Lynch Goal	108 - 74
14:07		S. Ryan Goal	108 - 68
12:19		S. Ryan Goal	108 - 62
9:55		S. Green Goal	108 - 56
7:04		O. Henry Behind	108 - 50
5:13		S. Campbell Behind	107 - 50
4:33		Rushed	107 - 49
1:59		S. Neale Goal	107 - 48
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:56		S. Campbell Behind	101 - 48
29:10		J. Martin Behind	101 - 47
28:02		J. Clark Behind	100 - 47
25:15		L. Humphries Goal	99 - 47
19:08		S. Green Goal	93 - 47
17:15		J. Martin Behind	93 - 41
12:18		Rushed	92 - 41
10:08		B. Smith Goal	91 - 41
8:16		Rushed	85 - 41
6:21		J. Polkinghorne Goal	84 - 41
4:38		H. Ralphsmith Goal	78 - 41
1:09		M. Lefau Goal	78 - 35
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		T. Lynch Goal	78 - 29
27:46		T. Lynch Behind	78 - 23
25:53		J. Polkinghorne Behind	78 - 22
22:58		S. Neale Goal	77 - 22
21:31		B. Smith Goal	71 - 22
20:03		O. Henry Goal	65 - 22
17:11		O. Henry Goal	59 - 22
15:03		T. Lynch Behind	53 - 22
13:27		T. Brown Behind	53 - 21
6:57		P. Dangerfield Goal	53 - 20
5:17		O. Henry Behind	47 - 20
1:11		S. Mannagh Goal	46 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:37		P. Dangerfield Goal	40 - 20
27:34		M. Lefau Behind	34 - 20
23:26		S. Campbell Behind	34 - 19
21:40		S. Mannagh Goal	34 - 18
19:33		Rushed	28 - 18
18:28		Rushed	27 - 18
17:00		S. Neale Goal	26 - 18
14:55		J. Polkinghorne Goal	20 - 18
12:27		S. Campbell Goal	14 - 18
11:59		Rushed	14 - 12
10:22		O. Dempsey Goal	13 - 12
5:10		T. Lynch Goal	7 - 12
3:33		T. Taranto Goal	7 - 6
2:28		S. Mannagh Goal	7 - 0
1:04		J. Polkinghorne Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

AFL News

What we learned: The fairytale continues, and the Blues can keep rolling
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Blues stun Demons in wildcard to set up Cats final
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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL

What we learned: The fairytale continues, and the Blues can keep rolling

Jagga Smith guides the Blues past the Demons

Blues stun Demons in wildcard to set up Cats final

Pass or fail? Grading every AFL team's season based on preseason expectations

What we learned: AFL 'got lucky' with the wildcard success; Pies have concerns

'S--- happens': Sidebottom bluntly sums up cruel end to great career