16.4

100

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	21	43	12	24	100
COLL	7	25	10	2	44

6.8

44

CollingwoodCOLL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
20:40		Rushed	100 - 44
18:21		T. Sparrow Goal	100 - 43
14:27		J. Melksham Goal	94 - 43
11:57		B. Fritsch Goal	88 - 43
8:17		T. Varcoe Behind	82 - 43
1:24		B. Fritsch Goal	82 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:22		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	76 - 42
13:49		C. Petracca Goal	76 - 36
11:10		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	70 - 36
9:03		E. Langdon Goal	70 - 35
7:28		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	64 - 35
1:54		Rushed	64 - 34
0:51		Rushed	64 - 33
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:09		E. Langdon Goal	64 - 32
33:40		B. Reid Goal	58 - 32
31:53		J. Daicos Behind	58 - 26
29:52		C. Spargo Goal	58 - 25
27:12		T. Adams Goal	52 - 25
25:07		C. Spargo Goal	52 - 19
23:37		J. Melksham Goal	46 - 19
19:04		C. Spargo Goal	40 - 19
17:10		Rushed	34 - 19
15:34		J. Elliott Goal	33 - 19
12:51		T. McDonald Goal	33 - 13
3:20		S. Weideman Goal	27 - 13
1:05		Callum L. Brown Goal	21 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:50		B. Reid Goal	21 - 7
21:30		B. Fritsch Behind	21 - 1
18:55		Rushed	20 - 1
16:03		K. Pickett Goal	19 - 1
13:35		D. Cameron Behind	13 - 1
10:43		A. Brayshaw Goal	13 - 0
7:30		S. Weideman Goal	7 - 0
2:39		C. Petracca Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
2	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
3	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
6	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
7	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
8	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
9	GEEL	16	108.6	WLWWL
10	WB	16	91.8	WWLLL
11	PORT	12	112.5	LWLLW
12	STK	12	110.1	WLWLW
13	ADEL	12	96.1	LLWWL
14	GWS	12	89.8	LLWLW
15	WCE	8	55.8	WLLLL
16	CARL	4	80.3	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	72.9	LLWLL
18	RICH	0	54.2	LLLLL