10.8

68

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
STK	28	19	12	9	68
ESS	6	6	13	8	33

5.3

33

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:48		T. Cutler Behind	68 - 33
18:42		N. Hind Behind	68 - 32
14:30		Rushed	67 - 32
13:12		M. King Goal	66 - 32
10:33		K. Langford Goal	60 - 32
4:53		P. Ryder Behind	60 - 26
2:20		J. Ridley Behind	59 - 26
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:02		J. Stewart Behind	59 - 25
21:02		J. Lonie Goal	59 - 24
12:53		P. Ryder Goal	53 - 24
6:09		J. Townsend Goal	47 - 24
3:12		A. Saad Goal	47 - 18
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:57		J. Begley Goal	47 - 12
17:35		D. Butler Goal	47 - 6
14:26		T. Membrey Goal	41 - 6
9:08		J. Battle Goal	35 - 6
2:41		R. Marshall Behind	29 - 6
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:40		M. King Behind	28 - 6
21:08		N. Hind Goal	27 - 6
18:12		T. Membrey Goal	21 - 6
16:15		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	15 - 6
11:39		M. King Goal	15 - 0
10:14		J. Lonie Behind	9 - 0
8:06		B. Hill Behind	8 - 0
7:13		Rushed	7 - 0
0:52		M. King 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