13.7

85

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	13	21	26	25	85
FRE	25	15	25	6	71

11.5

71

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:01		T. McDonald Goal	85 - 71
17:55		T. McDonald Goal	79 - 71
15:30		J. Harmes Goal	73 - 71
13:45		J. Lockhart Behind	67 - 71
7:46		M. Walters Goal	66 - 71
1:03		M. Gawn Goal	66 - 65
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:23		B. Matera Goal	60 - 65
28:43		T. McDonald Behind	60 - 59
25:02		J. Lockhart Goal	59 - 59
23:23		A. Brayshaw Goal	53 - 59
22:32		T. Smith Behind	53 - 53
19:59		T. McDonald Goal	52 - 53
16:10		D. Tucker Goal	46 - 53
11:56		S. Weideman Goal	46 - 47
10:11		B. Matera Goal	40 - 47
7:51		N. Fyfe Behind	40 - 41
5:18		T. Smith Goal	40 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:21		B. Matera Behind	34 - 40
29:44		C. Oliver Goal	34 - 39
28:02		Rushed	28 - 39
26:50		J. Lockhart Goal	28 - 38
23:22		T. McDonald Behind	22 - 38
19:25		S. Darcy Goal	21 - 38
16:59		T. Smith Goal	21 - 32
12:30		M. Walters Goal	15 - 32
9:33		Rushed	15 - 26
5:59		T. Smith Behind	15 - 25
0:48		T. Smith Behind	14 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:58		M. Walters Goal	13 - 25
24:32		J. Lockhart Behind	13 - 19
17:57		E. Langdon Goal	12 - 19
15:48		C. Petracca Goal	12 - 13
8:47		M. Walters Behind	6 - 13
7:06		B. Cox Goal	6 - 12
5:47		B. Matera Goal	6 - 6
3:02		T. Smith Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2025 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	COLL	52	135.8	WWWWW
2	BL	42	113.4	WWLLW
3	ADEL	40	139.8	WWWLW
4	GEEL	40	127.5	WWWWL
5	HAW	40	118.4	LLWWW
6	FRE	40	110.4	WWWWW
7	WB	36	131.5	LLWWW
8	SUNS	36	120.3	WLLLW
9	GWS	36	107.6	WWLWW
10	PORT	28	88.6	LWWLW
11	CARL	24	100.4	LWWLL
12	SYD	24	92.1	LLWWL
13	ESS	24	77.5	WLLLL
14	MELB	20	86.7	WLLLL
15	STK	20	86.2	LWLLL
16	NMFC	18	78.5	LWLWL
17	RICH	12	64.8	LLLLL
18	WCE	4	65.2	LLLLL