Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

11.8

74

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	13	28	14	19	74
STK	20	18	20	20	78

12.6

78

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:23		I. Rankine Goal	74 - 78
20:24		D. Butler Goal	68 - 78
17:13		Rushed	68 - 72
15:06		J. Battle Goal	68 - 71
12:15		D. Butler Goal	68 - 65
11:48		N. Hind Behind	68 - 59
9:09		T. Miller Behind	68 - 58
7:11		B. King Goal	67 - 58
4:29		W. Powell Goal	61 - 58
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:57		N. Anderson Goal	55 - 58
19:30		I. Rankine Goal	49 - 58
12:27		D. Butler Goal	43 - 58
10:44		J. Steele Goal	43 - 52
9:56		T. Membrey Behind	43 - 46
6:51		Rushed	43 - 45
4:44		N. Anderson Behind	43 - 44
3:58		S. Day Behind	42 - 44
1:26		J. Battle Goal	41 - 44
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:49		D. Butler Goal	41 - 38
23:44		A. Sexton Behind	41 - 32
20:46		B. King Goal	40 - 32
18:40		Rushed	34 - 32
16:24		B. King Behind	33 - 32
14:23		S. Lemmens Goal	32 - 32
11:19		B. King Goal	26 - 32
7:29		T. Miller Goal	20 - 32
5:27		M. King Goal	14 - 32
3:11		R. Marshall Goal	14 - 26
1:47		J. Witts Behind	14 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:54		J. Steele Goal	13 - 20
22:13		H. Greenwood Behind	13 - 14
20:32		T. Miller Goal	12 - 14
19:56		D. Butler Behind	6 - 14
17:30		J. Billings Behind	6 - 13
12:18		J. Gresham Goal	6 - 12
5:10		D. Kent Goal	6 - 6
1:51		W. Powell Goal	6 - 0

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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