Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

11.7

73

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	19	27	13	14	73
ESS	9	18	20	26	73

11.7

73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:48		B. King Behind	73 - 73
24:48		D. Shiel Behind	72 - 73
22:57		B. King Goal	72 - 72
20:56		K. Langford Goal	66 - 72
18:13		D. Zaharakis Goal	66 - 66
14:30		D. Zaharakis Goal	66 - 60
8:12		Rushed	66 - 54
5:48		J. Corbett Behind	66 - 53
4:27		T. Cutler Goal	65 - 53
2:44		L. Weller Goal	65 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:53		S. Day Goal	59 - 47
22:40		T. Cutler Behind	53 - 47
16:56		J. Stewart Goal	53 - 46
15:41		S. McKernan Behind	53 - 40
12:38		W. Snelling Goal	53 - 39
8:17		S. Day Goal	53 - 33
5:11		K. Langford Goal	47 - 33
3:49		B. Ellis Behind	47 - 27
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:23		J. Bowes Goal	46 - 27
20:52		I. Rankine Behind	40 - 27
19:48		I. Rankine Behind	39 - 27
17:17		L. Weller Behind	38 - 27
15:57		D. Zaharakis Goal	37 - 27
13:13		T. Bellchambers Goal	37 - 21
10:36		H. Greenwood Goal	37 - 15
8:27		B. Ainsworth Goal	31 - 15
4:37		J. Stewart Goal	25 - 15
0:28		I. Rankine Goal	25 - 9
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:43		D. Parish Behind	19 - 9
21:05		L. Weller Goal	19 - 8
13:00		B. King Goal	13 - 8
9:11		J. Stewart Goal	7 - 8
7:03		J. Stewart Behind	7 - 2
6:17		Rushed	7 - 1
3:11		B. Fiorini Goal	7 - 0
1:34		Rushed	1 - 0

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	4	191.3	W
2	CARL	0	52.3	L
3	FRE	0	0.0
4	MELB	0	0.0
5	WCE	0	0.0
6	NMFC	0	0.0
7	WB	0	0.0
8	PORT	0	0.0
9	GWS	0	0.0
10	SUNS	0	0.0
11	BL	0	0.0
12	RICH	0	0.0
13	HAW	0	0.0
14	GEEL	0	0.0
15	ADEL	0	0.0
16	ESS	0	0.0
17	COLL	0	0.0
18	STK	0	0.0