	1	2	3	4	T
BL	39	16	26	7	88
MELB	22	20	25	32	99

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:50		K. Pickett Behind	88 - 99
28:38		C. Petracca Behind	88 - 98
21:07		C. McKenna Goal	88 - 97
20:22		X. Lindsay Behind	82 - 97
19:10		E. Langdon Goal	82 - 96
17:20		B. Fritsch Behind	82 - 90
15:03		A. Johnson Goal	82 - 89
14:20		H. Petty Behind	82 - 83
13:04		K. Pickett Behind	82 - 82
10:56		B. Fritsch Goal	82 - 81
9:17		J. Melksham Goal	82 - 75
5:48		Rushed	82 - 69
1:31		K. Pickett Behind	81 - 69
0:28		J. Melksham Behind	81 - 68
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:38		D. Gardiner Goal	81 - 67
26:12		J. Melksham Goal	75 - 67
22:41		C. Oliver Goal	75 - 61
20:02		Z. Bailey Goal	75 - 55
18:03		L. Morris Behind	69 - 55
15:59		D. Gardiner Goal	68 - 55
12:07		H. Sharp Behind	62 - 55
10:02		K. Pickett Goal	62 - 54
9:12		J. Dunkley Behind	62 - 48
5:36		T. Sparrow Goal	61 - 48
1:03		L. Morris Goal	61 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:59		T. Rivers Goal	55 - 42
20:34		C. Cameron Behind	55 - 36
19:22		E. Hipwood Behind	54 - 36
18:07		D. Gardiner Goal	53 - 36
15:27		T. Rivers Behind	47 - 36
14:06		K. Chandler Goal	47 - 35
10:50		J. Melksham Goal	47 - 29
6:37		C. Ah Chee Behind	47 - 23
2:48		D. Gardiner Goal	46 - 23
1:22		C. Cameron Behind	40 - 23
0:42		K. Pickett Behind	39 - 23
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:04		E. Hipwood Goal	39 - 22
30:04		K. Chandler Behind	33 - 22
27:43		D. Zorko Behind	33 - 21
26:14		L. Morris Goal	32 - 21
24:24		L. Morris Goal	26 - 21
21:51		Rushed	20 - 21
18:32		T. McDonald Goal	20 - 20
16:59		Rushed	20 - 14
16:19		H. Andrews Behind	20 - 13
12:37		K. Pickett Goal	19 - 13
10:53		C. Ah Chee Goal	19 - 7
9:12		H. McCluggage Goal	13 - 7
7:21		H. Petty Behind	7 - 7
2:38		J. Fletcher Goal	7 - 6
2:21		W. Ashcroft Behind	1 - 6
0:57		J. Melksham Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
2	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
3	HAW	24	124.5	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
6	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
7	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
8	COLL	16	110.2	WLLWW
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

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