11.8

74

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GWS	15	32	20	7	74
MELB	32	15	13	19	79

12.7

79

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:22		B. Daniels Goal	74 - 79
19:04		T. Rivers Goal	68 - 79
16:37		K. Pickett Behind	68 - 73
10:49		B. Fritsch Goal	68 - 72
7:19		Rushed	68 - 66
4:19		C. Spargo Goal	67 - 66
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:32		J. Finlayson Behind	67 - 60
20:49		C. Salem Goal	66 - 60
17:21		J. Cameron Goal	66 - 54
15:13		Z. Williams Goal	60 - 54
14:38		C. Petracca Behind	54 - 54
7:46		B. Daniels Goal	54 - 53
3:22		T. Rivers Goal	48 - 53
1:25		T. Greene Behind	48 - 47
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:38		B. Fritsch Behind	47 - 47
25:09		M. de Boer Goal	47 - 46
22:14		J. Finlayson Goal	41 - 46
20:10		D. Lloyd Goal	35 - 46
18:32		K. Pickett Goal	29 - 46
15:58		Z. Williams Goal	29 - 40
11:37		J. Finlayson Behind	23 - 40
9:59		O. Baker Goal	22 - 40
6:25		K. Pickett Behind	22 - 34
5:40		K. Pickett Behind	22 - 33
2:05		B. Daniels Goal	22 - 32
0:18		J. Kelly Behind	16 - 32
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:37		T. Greene Behind	15 - 32
27:22		C. Petracca Goal	14 - 32
24:46		J. Hunt Goal	14 - 26
21:50		H. Perryman Goal	14 - 20
19:38		D. Lloyd Goal	8 - 20
13:47		C. Spargo Goal	2 - 20
12:48		T. Greene Behind	2 - 14
10:16		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	1 - 14
7:24		J. Hopper Behind	1 - 8
5:41		J. Hunt Behind	0 - 8
2:40		O. Baker Goal	0 - 7
1:05		E. Langdon Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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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