7.12

54

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	20	14	16	4	54
CARL	25	33	20	2	80

12.8

80

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:41		D. Heppell Behind	54 - 80
23:13		M. Guelfi Behind	53 - 80
13:53		Rushed	52 - 80
12:30		J. Silvagni Behind	52 - 79
5:35		P. Wright Behind	52 - 78
2:26		Rushed	51 - 78
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:36		D. Heppell Goal	50 - 78
18:38		Z. Merrett Behind	44 - 78
16:58		Rushed	43 - 78
16:25		A. Perkins Behind	42 - 78
15:45		H. Jones Behind	41 - 78
13:34		M. Owies Goal	40 - 78
10:41		B. Hobbs Goal	40 - 72
9:46		C. Durdin Behind	34 - 72
8:33		C. Durdin Behind	34 - 71
5:40		Z. Fisher Goal	34 - 70
3:22		C. Curnow Goal	34 - 64
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:07		Rushed	34 - 58
27:43		H. McKay Goal	34 - 57
24:58		Rushed	34 - 51
22:42		M. Cottrell Goal	33 - 51
20:36		P. Wright Behind	33 - 45
18:51		S. Draper Goal	32 - 45
14:42		P. Cripps Goal	26 - 45
13:03		H. McKay Behind	26 - 39
10:49		J. Silvagni Goal	26 - 38
6:57		H. Jones Goal	26 - 32
2:29		H. McKay Goal	20 - 32
1:14		C. Curnow Behind	20 - 26
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:32		C. Curnow Goal	20 - 25
21:35		D. Shiel Goal	20 - 19
19:05		S. Draper Goal	14 - 19
16:51		H. Jones Goal	8 - 19
14:58		M. Owies Goal	2 - 19
11:50		H. McKay Goal	2 - 13
10:28		M. Redman Behind	2 - 7
8:59		Z. Fisher Behind	1 - 7
6:43		J. Stringer Behind	1 - 6
1:13		J. Martin Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2025 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	COLL	40	136.9	LWWWW
2	BL	38	114.0	WDLWW
3	ADEL	32	139.3	WWLWW
4	SUNS	32	127.8	LWWWL
5	GEEL	32	124.8	WLWWW
6	HAW	32	111.8	WLLLW
7	GWS	28	109.4	LWLWW
8	FRE	28	106.4	LLWWW
9	WB	24	122.1	WLWLL
10	ESS	24	84.6	WWLWL
11	STK	20	93.1	WLLLW
12	MELB	20	87.6	WLWWL
13	CARL	16	102.8	WLWLL
14	SYD	16	85.7	WLWLL
15	PORT	16	79.1	WLLLL
16	RICH	12	71.1	LWLLL
17	NMFC	10	78.1	LLDWL
18	WCE	4	64.5	LLWLL