10.15

75

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	33	6	10	26	75
GEEL	2	14	10	20	46

6.10

46

Geelong CatsGEEL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:58		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	75 - 46
25:30		M. Duncan Goal	69 - 46
23:54		J. Murdoch Goal	69 - 40
22:32		Rushed	69 - 34
20:52		S. Weideman Goal	68 - 34
18:33		J. Harmes Behind	62 - 34
16:04		T. Kelly Behind	61 - 34
14:18		M. Hannan Goal	61 - 33
4:46		Z. Tuohy Goal	55 - 33
3:49		Rushed	55 - 27
0:50		N. Jones Goal	55 - 26
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:05		Rushed	49 - 26
23:24		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	49 - 25
22:48		C. Petracca Behind	48 - 25
20:28		D. Tyson Behind	47 - 25
15:43		C. Salem Behind	46 - 25
12:18		D. Menzel Behind	45 - 25
7:13		P. Dangerfield Behind	45 - 24
6:42		T. Kelly Behind	45 - 23
4:29		J. Melksham Goal	45 - 22
3:11		T. Hawkins Goal	39 - 22
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:39		N. Jones Behind	39 - 16
23:10		S. Menegola Behind	38 - 16
22:16		R. Abbott Behind	38 - 15
20:52		Rushed	38 - 14
19:35		C. Salem Behind	37 - 14
15:20		T. Hawkins Goal	36 - 14
8:53		T. Kelly Goal	36 - 8
6:27		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	36 - 2
5:05		Rushed	35 - 2
3:27		T. McDonald Behind	34 - 2
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:30		S. Weideman Goal	33 - 2
26:07		Rushed	27 - 2
22:58		S. Weideman Goal	26 - 2
20:00		Rushed	20 - 2
14:38		J. Harmes Goal	20 - 1
12:52		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	14 - 1
10:02		M. Gawn Goal	13 - 1
8:58		T. McDonald Behind	7 - 1
6:38		T. McDonald Goal	6 - 1
3:17		G. Ablett Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	141.6	WWWWL
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
12	STK	28	105.5	LLWLW
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	102.5	WLLWW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL