Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

14.7

91

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	14	26	20	31	91
ESS	23	9	17	31	80

11.14

80

EssendonESS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:20		T. Miller Goal	91 - 80
28:51		M. Guelfi Goal	85 - 80
20:29		N. Cox Goal	85 - 74
18:37		T. Berry Goal	85 - 68
17:16		Rushed	79 - 68
16:00		J. Lukosius Goal	79 - 67
12:56		B. King Goal	73 - 67
11:19		J. Menzie Goal	67 - 67
8:59		B. Long Goal	67 - 61
7:21		S. Durham Goal	61 - 61
5:51		N. Holman Behind	61 - 55
2:55		N. Cox Goal	60 - 55
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:16		J. Stringer Behind	60 - 49
24:10		J. Lukosius Goal	60 - 48
21:39		N. Hind Goal	54 - 48
19:08		Z. Merrett Behind	54 - 42
18:37		K. Langford Behind	54 - 41
15:47		J. Caldwell Goal	54 - 40
14:23		N. Martin Behind	54 - 34
13:40		Rushed	54 - 33
10:47		Z. Merrett Behind	53 - 33
9:23		B. Humphrey Behind	53 - 32
6:44		B. Long Goal	52 - 32
1:37		B. King Goal	46 - 32
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:36		M. Guelfi Behind	40 - 32
27:02		Rushed	40 - 31
25:09		B. Ainsworth Goal	39 - 31
24:15		P. Wright Behind	33 - 31
22:00		N. Cox Goal	33 - 30
19:25		N. Hind Behind	33 - 24
16:57		B. King Goal	33 - 23
15:31		B. Long Goal	27 - 23
5:10		B. King Goal	21 - 23
1:49		J. Walter Behind	15 - 23
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:26		B. King Behind	14 - 23
26:46		K. Langford Behind	13 - 23
24:20		B. Humphrey Goal	13 - 22
21:54		H. Jones Behind	7 - 22
19:27		J. Kelly Goal	7 - 21
12:32		B. Long Goal	7 - 15
9:04		H. Jones Goal	1 - 15
6:34		B. Ainsworth Behind	1 - 9
5:04		P. Wright Goal	0 - 9
3:44		J. Stringer Behind	0 - 3
2:09		Z. Merrett Behind	0 - 2
1:28		N. Martin Behind	0 - 1

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2024 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	68	126.7	LLWWW
2	PORT	64	114.8	WWWWW
3	GEEL	60	112.2	WWWLW
4	GWS	60	109.1	WWWWL
5	BL	58	121.9	WWLLW
6	WB	56	125.1	WWLWW
7	HAW	56	118.5	WLWWW
8	CARL	52	110.2	LLLWL
9	COLL	52	102.5	WWLWW
10	FRE	50	111.9	WLLLL
11	ESS	46	93.5	LWLLL
12	STK	44	99.4	WLWWW
13	SUNS	44	99.1	LLWLW
14	MELB	44	98.5	LLLWL
15	ADEL	34	99.1	LLWLL
16	WCE	20	68.1	LWWLL
17	NMFC	12	63.5	LWLLL
18	RICH	8	63.7	LLLLL