7.6

48

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	19	9	18	2	48
HAW	7	9	2	14	32

4.8

32

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:45		J. Gunston Behind	48 - 32
18:15		L. Breust Goal	48 - 31
16:50		J. Sicily Behind	48 - 25
15:38		M. Frederick Behind	48 - 24
13:18		M. Taberner Behind	47 - 24
3:29		J. Sicily Goal	46 - 24
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:35		M. Taberner Goal	46 - 18
17:54		B. Bewley Goal	40 - 18
15:43		J. Gunston Behind	34 - 18
8:08		Rushed	34 - 17
5:53		L. Schultz Goal	34 - 16
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:45		Rushed	28 - 16
19:08		C. Wingard Behind	28 - 15
17:32		T. Colyer Goal	28 - 14
14:57		R. Lobb Behind	22 - 14
13:50		N. Fyfe Behind	21 - 14
9:17		J. Gunston Goal	20 - 14
5:22		S. Darcy Behind	20 - 8
1:19		Rushed	19 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:39		M. Taberner Goal	19 - 7
14:34		N. Fyfe Goal	13 - 7
12:42		C. Nash Behind	7 - 7
10:52		Rushed	7 - 6
8:48		L. Breust Goal	6 - 6
4:11		S. Darcy Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL