9.17

71

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	21	10	22	18	71
CARL	14	19	14	26	73

11.7

73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:36		M. Kennedy Behind	71 - 73
32:29		B. Acres Goal	71 - 72
30:46		K. Pickett Behind	71 - 66
29:54		C. Oliver Behind	70 - 66
23:15		J. Motlop Goal	69 - 66
19:34		B. Fritsch Behind	69 - 60
18:19		M. Gawn Behind	68 - 60
15:44		J. Viney Behind	67 - 60
12:09		C. Curnow Behind	66 - 60
9:46		B. Fritsch Goal	66 - 59
8:58		Rushed	60 - 59
6:18		K. Pickett Goal	59 - 59
3:17		M. Owies Goal	53 - 59
1:06		S. Walsh Goal	53 - 53
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:49		M. Gawn Behind	53 - 47
22:40		K. Pickett Goal	52 - 47
21:49		M. Kennedy Behind	46 - 47
20:37		T. Sparrow Behind	46 - 46
19:14		B. Fritsch Goal	45 - 46
13:17		Rushed	39 - 46
8:40		Rushed	39 - 45
6:57		B. Acres Goal	38 - 45
4:56		J. Smith Goal	38 - 39
3:22		K. Pickett Behind	32 - 39
1:11		M. Kennedy Goal	31 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:36		B. Fritsch Behind	31 - 33
27:01		K. Pickett Behind	30 - 33
22:04		M. Cottrell Behind	29 - 33
20:46		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	29 - 32
17:19		J. Smith Goal	28 - 32
15:25		C. Curnow Goal	22 - 32
13:25		S. Walsh Goal	22 - 26
7:35		J. Motlop Goal	22 - 20
2:08		K. Chandler Behind	22 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:57		T. De Koning Goal	21 - 14
21:19		T. De Koning Goal	21 - 8
17:53		C. Petracca Goal	21 - 2
13:30		J. Smith Goal	15 - 2
11:59		B. Fritsch Behind	9 - 2
10:05		L. Fogarty Behind	8 - 2
3:38		E. Langdon Goal	8 - 1
2:55		A. Tomlinson Behind	2 - 1
2:29		C. Spargo Behind	1 - 1
1:24		C. Curnow Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

MCG

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2025 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	ADEL	72	139.3	WWWWW
2	GEEL	68	141.5	WWWWW
3	BL	66	114.2	LWLWW
4	COLL	64	122.4	WLLLW
5	GWS	64	115.3	WLWWW
6	FRE	64	109.0	WWWLW
7	SUNS	60	124.9	WWLLW
8	HAW	60	120.9	WLWWL
9	WB	56	137.0	WWWWL
10	SYD	48	97.0	LWWLW
11	CARL	36	96.7	LLLWW
12	STK	36	88.5	WWWWL
13	PORT	36	79.8	LLLLW
14	MELB	28	93.3	LWLLL
15	ESS	24	69.5	LLLLL
16	NMFC	22	76.3	LLLWL
17	RICH	20	66.0	LLLLL
18	WCE	4	60.1	LLLLL