8.18

66

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	10	16	21	19	66
COLL	19	15	7	21	62

9.8

62

CollingwoodCOLL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:18		N. Daicos Goal	66 - 62
27:12		B. Mihocek Goal	66 - 56
26:00		B. Mihocek Behind	66 - 50
23:31		Rushed	66 - 49
22:31		W. Hoskin-Elliott Behind	66 - 48
18:38		B. Fritsch Behind	66 - 47
18:15		Rushed	65 - 47
16:50		Rushed	64 - 47
14:36		J. van Rooyen Goal	63 - 47
9:48		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	57 - 47
6:04		B. Fritsch Behind	51 - 47
5:02		K. Pickett Behind	50 - 47
3:46		J. Smith Behind	49 - 47
1:56		P. Lipinski Goal	48 - 47
0:36		K. Chandler Behind	48 - 41
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:09		B. McCreery Goal	47 - 41
22:35		B. Grundy Goal	47 - 35
15:33		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	41 - 35
11:15		B. Fritsch Goal	40 - 35
9:49		J. Smith Goal	34 - 35
8:48		J. Smith Behind	28 - 35
6:30		Rushed	27 - 35
5:33		B. Hill Behind	26 - 35
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:50		C. Petracca Behind	26 - 34
26:03		Rushed	25 - 34
24:45		B. Hill Goal	24 - 34
22:02		Rushed	24 - 28
20:07		C. Petracca Behind	24 - 27
15:49		B. Fritsch Goal	23 - 27
14:07		M. Cox Goal	17 - 27
10:23		B. Mihocek Behind	17 - 21
8:47		B. Fritsch Behind	17 - 20
4:13		D. Cameron Behind	16 - 20
1:52		B. Fritsch Goal	16 - 19
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:40		J. Viney Behind	10 - 19
24:50		B. Grundy Behind	9 - 19
22:39		K. Chandler Behind	8 - 19
16:48		J. Viney Goal	7 - 19
13:48		H. Harrison Goal	1 - 19
11:24		J. Crisp Goal	1 - 13
9:06		B. Mihocek Behind	1 - 7
2:54		P. Lipinski Goal	1 - 6
1:24		K. Pickett Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL