	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	11	23	39	34	107
CARL	27	10	13	24	74

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:47		O. Henry Behind	107 - 74
29:00		B. Ainsworth Goal	106 - 74
26:56		C. Lord Goal	106 - 68
24:56		M. Edwards Behind	106 - 62
24:23		Rushed	105 - 62
23:27		B. Smith Behind	104 - 62
20:53		B. Kemp Goal	103 - 62
18:40		J. Polkinghorne Behind	103 - 56
17:25		P. Dangerfield Behind	102 - 56
16:25		B. Close Behind	101 - 56
15:30		O. Wiltshire Behind	100 - 56
14:40		B. Close Behind	99 - 56
12:00		P. Dangerfield Goal	98 - 56
10:45		F. Evans Goal	92 - 56
8:56		P. Dangerfield Goal	92 - 50
6:54		P. Dangerfield Goal	86 - 50
4:51		Rushed	80 - 50
1:16		S. Neale Goal	79 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:41		J. Polkinghorne Goal	73 - 50
26:32		S. Neale Goal	67 - 50
20:55		O. Wiltshire Behind	61 - 50
18:10		G. Miers Goal	60 - 50
14:36		O. Henry Goal	54 - 50
12:59		Rushed	48 - 50
10:29		P. Dangerfield Goal	48 - 49
8:37		H. McKay Goal	42 - 49
7:31		O. Dempsey Behind	42 - 43
3:50		B. Kemp Goal	41 - 43
0:54		S. Mannagh Goal	41 - 37
0:41		O. Dempsey Behind	35 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:26		M. Holmes Goal	34 - 37
26:22		B. Acres Behind	28 - 37
23:36		S. Walsh Behind	28 - 36
21:21		Rushed	28 - 35
20:37		O. Wiltshire Behind	27 - 35
19:01		B. Ainsworth Behind	26 - 35
17:31		B. Close Goal	26 - 34
15:36		G. Miers Goal	20 - 34
15:05		Rushed	14 - 34
13:32		O. Hollands Goal	13 - 34
6:34		M. Cottrell Behind	13 - 28
3:58		Rushed	13 - 27
1:05		O. Mullin Behind	12 - 27
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:04		C. Lord Goal	11 - 27
27:20		P. Cripps Goal	11 - 21
24:53		P. Dangerfield Goal	11 - 15
23:39		S. Neale Behind	5 - 15
15:31		M. Cottrell Goal	4 - 15
14:18		Rushed	4 - 9
12:13		B. Smith Behind	3 - 9
10:11		F. Evans Goal	2 - 9
8:51		B. Acres Behind	2 - 3
6:06		B. Kemp Behind	2 - 2
4:55		Rushed	2 - 1
2:45		Rushed	1 - 1
0:21		B. Ainsworth Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

AFL News

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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 Cats are kings of the grind; no shame in Carlton's end

What we learned: Pressure can win Hawks the flag; the massive warning sign for Freo

Jordan Clark flies for beautiful hanger in the wet

Nick Watson off the ground for the Hawks' opener

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No shift on Swans suspension amid police investigation