Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

6.10

46

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	13	9	14	10	46
WB	15	9	14	13	51

7.9

51

Western BulldogsWB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
17:52		I. Rankine Behind	46 - 51
14:28		I. Rankine Behind	45 - 51
10:59		B. Ainsworth Goal	44 - 51
7:19		I. Rankine Behind	38 - 51
6:41		B. Gowers Behind	37 - 51
4:18		L. Young Goal	37 - 50
2:04		E. Richards Goal	37 - 44
1:27		I. Rankine Behind	37 - 38
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:25		N. Anderson Behind	36 - 38
19:59		B. Ellis Goal	35 - 38
17:49		Rushed	29 - 38
10:33		L. Vandermeer Behind	28 - 38
7:46		M. Wallis Goal	28 - 37
6:46		Rushed	28 - 31
5:21		J. Johannisen Goal	28 - 30
2:31		A. Sexton Goal	28 - 24
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:52		Rushed	22 - 24
21:45		P. Lipinski Goal	22 - 23
20:11		Rushed	22 - 17
17:48		B. Ainsworth Behind	22 - 16
10:00		D. Swallow Behind	21 - 16
8:19		Rushed	20 - 16
6:55		I. Rankine Goal	19 - 16
2:17		B. Smith Behind	13 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:35		T. Liberatore Goal	13 - 15
15:39		A. Sexton Goal	13 - 9
14:43		Rushed	7 - 9
10:58		A. Sexton Goal	6 - 9
9:03		B. Smith Behind	0 - 9
6:46		Rushed	0 - 8
2:13		B. Smith Goal	0 - 7
1:12		M. Bontempelli Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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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