	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	34	30	21	19	104
MELB	26	21	2	28	77

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:41		J. Viney Behind	104 - 77
28:48		T. Rivers Behind	104 - 76
26:02		K. Pickett Behind	104 - 75
19:02		J. Jordon Goal	104 - 74
17:28		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	104 - 68
16:18		Rushed	104 - 62
13:16		N. Martin Goal	103 - 62
12:12		B. Fritsch Behind	97 - 62
10:31		N. Hind Goal	97 - 61
6:31		K. Chandler Goal	91 - 61
5:24		N. Hind Goal	91 - 55
1:59		C. Petracca Goal	85 - 55
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:16		J. Melksham Behind	85 - 49
18:19		J. Stringer Behind	85 - 48
14:39		A. Perkins Goal	84 - 48
12:16		Rushed	78 - 48
8:43		K. Langford Goal	77 - 48
5:07		J. Stringer Goal	71 - 48
4:17		J. Caldwell Behind	65 - 48
1:30		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	64 - 48
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:09		D. Shiel Behind	64 - 47
31:15		W. Setterfield Behind	63 - 47
30:04		J. Caldwell Behind	62 - 47
27:10		S. Draper Goal	61 - 47
23:38		C. Petracca Behind	55 - 47
22:20		J. Stringer Behind	55 - 46
19:51		K. Langford Goal	54 - 46
17:46		A. Phillips Goal	48 - 46
15:42		B. Fritsch Behind	42 - 46
14:15		H. Jones Goal	42 - 45
10:04		K. Pickett Goal	36 - 45
8:10		M. Redman Behind	36 - 39
6:36		J. van Rooyen Goal	35 - 39
4:31		H. Jones Behind	35 - 33
1:31		J. Melksham Goal	34 - 33
0:16		C. Petracca Behind	34 - 27
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:41		J. Melksham Goal	34 - 26
30:16		Rushed	34 - 20
28:04		K. Pickett Behind	33 - 20
26:48		S. Draper Goal	33 - 19
24:48		W. Snelling Behind	27 - 19
19:54		N. Martin Goal	26 - 19
18:37		S. Draper Goal	20 - 19
16:27		B. Fritsch Goal	14 - 19
14:03		B. Fritsch Goal	14 - 13
12:41		J. Stringer Behind	14 - 7
11:22		K. Pickett Goal	13 - 7
8:06		Rushed	13 - 1
6:01		A. Phillips Goal	13 - 0
4:17		W. Snelling Goal	7 - 0
2:26		K. Langford Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	52	144.4	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	143.7	WLWWW
3	HAW	38	113.5	LWWLW
4	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	ADEL	36	113.2	WLWWW
6	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
7	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
8	BL	32	108.4	LLLWW
9	SUNS	28	105.3	WLLLL
10	NMFC	28	90.7	LWLWW
11	COLL	26	101.5	LWLLW
12	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
13	GWS	24	100.3	LWWLL
14	CARL	24	91.1	WWWWW
15	PORT	16	98.7	LLWLL
16	WCE	16	72.7	WLWLL
17	RICH	8	61.3	LWLLL
18	ESS	4	70.4	LLLLL

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