8.13

61

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	21	15	17	8	61
CARL	8	9	19	8	44

6.8

44

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:36		M. Gawn Behind	61 - 44
17:53		K. Chandler Behind	60 - 44
15:18		M. Cottrell Behind	59 - 44
13:56		Rushed	59 - 43
12:25		M. Gawn Goal	59 - 42
4:49		Z. Fisher Goal	53 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:27		B. Fritsch Goal	53 - 36
24:55		C. Curnow Goal	47 - 36
23:10		B. Acres Goal	47 - 30
17:55		C. Spargo Behind	47 - 24
16:30		B. Fritsch Goal	46 - 24
14:42		J. Bowey Behind	40 - 24
10:27		H. McKay Behind	39 - 24
8:14		E. Langdon Behind	39 - 23
7:09		B. Fritsch Behind	38 - 23
4:07		M. Gawn Behind	37 - 23
1:22		H. McKay Goal	36 - 23
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:56		H. McKay Behind	36 - 17
23:20		J. van Rooyen Goal	36 - 16
13:54		H. McKay Goal	30 - 16
12:49		J. Motlop Behind	30 - 10
9:07		C. Spargo Goal	30 - 9
7:49		B. Fritsch Behind	24 - 9
6:39		J. Silvagni Behind	23 - 9
4:33		K. Chandler Behind	23 - 8
3:07		T. Rivers Behind	22 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:18		K. Pickett Behind	21 - 8
26:50		K. Pickett Goal	20 - 8
22:40		K. Chandler Behind	14 - 8
19:57		S. Docherty Behind	13 - 8
16:01		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	13 - 7
12:38		Rushed	7 - 7
8:38		H. McKay Goal	7 - 6
4:24		C. Petracca Goal	7 - 0
1:22		B. Fritsch Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	4	191.3	W
2	SUNS	4	181.2	W
3	GEEL	0	55.2	L
4	CARL	0	52.3	L
5	FRE	0	0.0
6	MELB	0	0.0
7	WCE	0	0.0
8	NMFC	0	0.0
9	WB	0	0.0
10	PORT	0	0.0
11	GWS	0	0.0
12	BL	0	0.0
13	RICH	0	0.0
14	HAW	0	0.0
15	ADEL	0	0.0
16	ESS	0	0.0
17	COLL	0	0.0
18	STK	0	0.0