Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

15.6

96

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	26	19	15	36	96
ESS	9	20	39	38	106

16.10

106

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:33		J. Stringer Goal	96 - 106
33:23		C. Hooker Goal	96 - 100
29:41		C. Burgess Goal	96 - 94
29:08		Rushed	90 - 94
27:47		D. Swallow Goal	90 - 93
22:47		S. Day Goal	84 - 93
19:50		J. Stringer Goal	78 - 93
18:12		B. King Goal	78 - 87
16:37		A. McGrath Behind	72 - 87
11:37		A. McGrath Goal	72 - 86
10:03		S. McKernan Goal	72 - 80
8:09		K. Langford Goal	72 - 74
5:49		B. King Goal	72 - 68
2:14		B. King Goal	66 - 68
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:09		S. McKernan Goal	60 - 68
28:51		J. Stringer Goal	60 - 62
23:26		D. Shiel Goal	60 - 56
21:46		D. Parish Goal	60 - 50
20:38		M. Rischitelli Behind	60 - 44
18:22		T. Miller Behind	59 - 44
15:35		M. Brown Goal	58 - 44
13:52		M. Brown Goal	58 - 38
12:40		Rushed	58 - 32
10:17		B. Fiorini Goal	58 - 31
9:28		T. Miller Behind	52 - 31
7:44		S. McKernan Behind	51 - 31
1:21		T. Miller Goal	51 - 30
0:29		Rushed	45 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:52		B. King Goal	45 - 29
22:59		J. Stringer Behind	39 - 29
17:05		J. Stringer Goal	39 - 28
15:53		D. Swallow Behind	39 - 22
14:43		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	38 - 22
9:19		M. Brown Goal	38 - 21
7:28		S. Day Goal	38 - 15
5:35		S. McKernan Goal	32 - 15
2:30		P. Wright Goal	32 - 9
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:46		Rushed	26 - 9
19:19		A. Sexton Goal	26 - 8
17:34		P. Wright Goal	20 - 8
16:23		S. Day Goal	14 - 8
12:59		J. Stringer Behind	8 - 8
11:07		J. Laverde Behind	8 - 7
9:39		A. Miles Behind	8 - 6
6:40		B. Fiorini Goal	7 - 6
5:27		M. Rischitelli Behind	1 - 6
3:00		S. McKernan Goal	0 - 6

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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