11.15

81

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	13	27	22	19	81
RICH	8	23	19	8	58

8.10

58

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:33		H. Ralphsmith Goal	81 - 58
24:59		R. Mansell Behind	81 - 52
22:57		P. Wright Behind	81 - 51
21:58		X. Duursma Behind	80 - 51
18:51		P. Wright Goal	79 - 51
16:09		K. McAuliffe Behind	73 - 51
13:46		B. Hobbs Behind	73 - 50
10:29		A. Clarke Behind	72 - 50
9:29		S. Durham Behind	71 - 50
8:15		P. Wright Behind	70 - 50
4:18		A. Perkins Goal	69 - 50
0:53		X. Duursma Behind	63 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:14		Rushed	62 - 50
27:45		M. Guelfi Goal	61 - 50
22:23		Rushed	55 - 50
19:58		P. Wright Goal	54 - 50
17:07		S. Lalor Goal	48 - 50
16:05		N. Caddy Behind	48 - 44
12:36		Rushed	47 - 44
9:00		T. Taranto Goal	47 - 43
7:34		Z. Merrett Behind	47 - 37
3:46		R. Mansell Goal	46 - 37
2:23		N. Caddy Goal	46 - 31
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:08		S. Durham Goal	40 - 31
30:30		P. Wright Behind	34 - 31
24:44		A. Clarke Goal	33 - 31
21:54		H. Ralphsmith Goal	27 - 31
20:17		Rushed	27 - 25
19:15		N. Caddy Behind	27 - 24
13:00		J. Faull Goal	26 - 24
11:52		J. Faull Behind	26 - 18
10:14		N. Martin Goal	26 - 17
7:33		A. Clarke Goal	20 - 17
6:15		A. Roberts Behind	14 - 17
4:20		H. Ralphsmith Behind	13 - 17
3:33		Rushed	13 - 16
3:00		S. Green Behind	13 - 15
0:57		S. Lalor Goal	13 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:31		A. Clarke Goal	13 - 8
24:17		R. Mansell Behind	7 - 8
22:00		J. Hopper Behind	7 - 7
16:00		Rushed	7 - 6
12:29		T. Taranto Goal	6 - 6
2:17		N. Martin Goal	6 - 0

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