	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	40	15	25	27	107
CARL	26	27	38	32	123

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:21		H. McKay Behind	107 - 123
31:48		D. Cuningham Goal	107 - 122
29:55		C. Hooker Goal	107 - 116
28:29		J. Stringer Behind	101 - 116
24:46		C. Hooker Goal	100 - 116
21:47		J. Stringer Goal	94 - 116
19:54		P. Cripps Goal	88 - 116
18:39		H. McKay Goal	88 - 110
12:05		H. McKay Goal	88 - 104
10:04		L. Fogarty Goal	88 - 98
7:30		J. Newnes Behind	88 - 92
4:29		Rushed	88 - 91
2:38		J. Stringer Goal	87 - 91
1:04		Rushed	81 - 91
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:12		Rushed	80 - 91
32:01		C. Hooker Goal	80 - 90
30:30		H. McKay Goal	74 - 90
24:23		H. McKay Behind	74 - 84
22:30		E. Betts Goal	74 - 83
18:05		M. Owies Goal	74 - 77
15:24		A. Perkins Behind	74 - 71
12:41		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	73 - 71
10:59		H. Jones Goal	67 - 71
8:48		L. Fogarty Goal	61 - 71
7:13		C. Hooker Goal	61 - 65
5:07		M. Owies Goal	55 - 65
2:31		H. McKay Goal	55 - 59
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:37		K. Langford Behind	55 - 53
29:23		E. Curnow Goal	54 - 53
28:28		P. Cripps Behind	54 - 47
23:55		E. Curnow Behind	54 - 46
18:34		E. Betts Goal	54 - 45
14:23		M. Owies Goal	54 - 39
11:49		A. Perkins Behind	54 - 33
8:38		H. Jones Goal	53 - 33
5:49		D. Cuningham Goal	47 - 33
4:22		D. Smith Goal	47 - 27
3:01		C. Hooker Behind	41 - 27
1:24		D. Cuningham Behind	40 - 27
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:51		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	40 - 26
29:17		A. Saad Goal	34 - 26
27:32		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	34 - 20
24:25		H. Jones Goal	28 - 20
22:37		J. Stringer Goal	22 - 20
21:11		E. Betts Goal	16 - 20
18:32		N. Hind Behind	16 - 14
17:12		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	15 - 14
14:00		C. Hooker Goal	14 - 14
12:13		Rushed	8 - 14
8:26		J. Stringer Behind	8 - 13
7:12		S. Walsh Goal	7 - 13
5:27		M. McGovern Goal	7 - 7
4:32		P. Wright Behind	7 - 1
3:25		S. Walsh Behind	6 - 1
2:00		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	68	146.0	WLWWW
2	SYD	56	130.0	LWLLW
3	HAW	54	124.0	WLWWW
4	BL	52	120.6	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	113.7	LWWWL
6	MELB	48	107.8	LWWWL
7	WB	48	96.8	WLWWW
8	COLL	46	107.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	44	116.5	LLLWW
10	STK	36	105.8	LWWLW
11	CARL	36	92.4	WWLLW
12	GWS	32	98.3	LWWLL
13	NMFC	32	89.6	WLLLL
14	SUNS	28	94.8	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	95.6	WWLLL
16	WCE	16	70.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	65.4	LLLWL
18	RICH	8	60.9	LLLLL

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