	1	2	3	4	T
COLL	25	24	22	14	85
ESS	28	27	21	33	109

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:45		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	85 - 109
26:44		W. Snelling Goal	84 - 109
22:43		B. Ham Behind	84 - 103
21:05		B. McCreery Goal	84 - 102
20:04		H. Jones Behind	78 - 102
18:41		A. McGrath Behind	78 - 101
17:21		D. Parish Goal	78 - 100
11:29		P. Wright Goal	78 - 94
9:56		B. Mihocek Behind	78 - 88
5:23		J. Stringer Goal	77 - 88
3:17		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	77 - 82
0:47		B. Mihocek Goal	77 - 76
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:44		Rushed	71 - 76
26:25		B. McCreery Goal	70 - 76
24:20		P. Wright Goal	64 - 76
22:04		I. Quaynor Behind	64 - 70
20:55		D. Cameron Behind	63 - 70
18:47		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	62 - 70
17:57		W. Snelling Behind	62 - 64
15:25		D. Cameron Goal	62 - 63
12:56		A. Perkins Behind	56 - 63
10:41		T. Ruscoe Goal	56 - 62
6:15		M. Redman Goal	50 - 62
5:30		B. Mihocek Behind	50 - 56
2:33		C. Hooker Behind	49 - 56
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:14		C. Hooker Behind	49 - 55
26:56		J. Crisp Goal	49 - 54
24:13		Rushed	43 - 54
21:55		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	43 - 53
20:08		J. Laverde Goal	43 - 47
11:34		W. Snelling Goal	43 - 41
8:52		W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal	43 - 35
6:27		B. Ham Behind	37 - 35
5:14		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	37 - 34
3:46		D. Cameron Goal	37 - 28
1:57		B. Grundy Goal	31 - 28
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:04		D. Smith Goal	25 - 28
24:37		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	25 - 22
22:47		D. Moore Goal	25 - 16
21:17		B. Grundy Behind	19 - 16
17:45		Z. Merrett Behind	18 - 16
16:06		J. Stringer Behind	18 - 15
15:16		M. Guelfi Behind	18 - 14
12:28		A. Phillips Goal	18 - 13
9:51		D. Parish Goal	18 - 7
5:40		B. McCreery Goal	18 - 1
2:58		A. McGrath Behind	12 - 1
1:47		Callum L. Brown Goal	12 - 0
0:25		D. Cameron Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	135.7	LWWWL
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
6	ADEL	36	110.0	LWWWL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
9	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
13	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
14	GWS	24	99.3	WWLLL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.3	LWLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL

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Frederick snags the first three of the match for Fremantle