Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- WCE 298
- 292 SYD
-
Kicks
- WCE 194
- 149 SYD
-
Handballs
- WCE 104
- 143 SYD
-
Free Kicks
- WCE 15
- 13 SYD
-
Clearances
- WCE 36
- 23 SYD
-
Inside 50
- WCE 47
- 30 SYD
-
Tackles
- WCE 50
- 47 SYD
-
Hit-Outs
- WCE 46
- 10 SYD
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
4
O. Allen3 Goals
2
H. McLean2 Goals
Disposals
4
D. Sheed24 Disposals
44
J. Lloyd26 Disposals
Contested Possessions
4
D. Sheed14 Contested Possessions
14
O. Florent9 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 17:13 |  | I. Heeney Behind | 77 - 43 |
| 15:53 |  | J. Cripps Behind | 77 - 42 |
| 13:17 | | T. Papley Goal | 76 - 42 |
| 11:20 | | L. Ryan Goal | 76 - 36 |
| 9:06 | | O. Allen Goal | 70 - 36 |
| 6:21 | | T. Kelly Behind | 64 - 36 |
| 3:33 | | O. Allen Goal | 63 - 36 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:58 | | J. Jones Behind | 57 - 36 |
| 16:33 | | J. Cripps Goal | 56 - 36 |
| 14:22 | | J. Cripps Goal | 50 - 36 |
| 12:24 | | J. Darling Goal | 44 - 36 |
| 9:44 | | O. Florent Goal | 38 - 36 |
| 8:14 | | J. Redden Behind | 38 - 30 |
| 7:57 | | L. Ryan Behind | 37 - 30 |
| 5:30 | | J. Cripps Behind | 36 - 30 |
| 3:16 | | J. Dawson Behind | 35 - 30 |
| 2:00 | | N. Naitanui Behind | 35 - 29 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:18 | | Josh P. Kennedy Behind | 34 - 29 |
| 19:06 | | Josh J. Kennedy Behind | 34 - 28 |
| 17:05 | | J. Darling Goal | 33 - 28 |
| 14:13 | | H. McLean Goal | 27 - 28 |
| 11:10 | | J. Rowbottom Behind | 27 - 22 |
| 6:07 | | D. Sheed Goal | 27 - 21 |
| 4:13 | | Josh J. Kennedy Behind | 21 - 21 |
| 1:52 | | Josh J. Kennedy Behind | 20 - 21 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:36 | | J. Waterman Goal | 19 - 21 |
| 24:11 | | O. Allen Goal | 13 - 21 |
| 21:33 | | N. Blakey Behind | 7 - 21 |
| 19:44 | | O. Allen Behind | 7 - 20 |
| 16:58 | | H. McLean Goal | 6 - 20 |
| 13:02 | | J. Waterman Goal | 6 - 14 |
| 11:06 | | I. Heeney Goal | 0 - 14 |
| 8:07 | | T. Papley Behind | 0 - 8 |
| 5:40 | | L. Parker Behind | 0 - 7 |
| 1:27 | | G. Hewett Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 FRE
|
56 | 141.6 | WWWWL |
| 2 |
 SYD
|
52 | 136.9 | WWWLW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
42 | 110.0 | WLWWL |
| 4 |
 BL
|
40 | 111.7 | LWWWW |
| 5 |
 ADEL
|
40 | 111.4 | WWWLW |
| 6 |
 MELB
|
40 | 106.3 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
 GEEL
|
36 | 117.1 | LLWLL |
| 8 |
 WB
|
36 | 90.8 | WWLWL |
| 9 |
 COLL
|
34 | 104.4 | LLWWW |
| 10 |
 CARL
|
32 | 96.0 | WWWWW |
| 11 |
 NMFC
|
32 | 91.1 | LWWWL |
| 12 |
 STK
|
28 | 105.5 | LLWLW |
| 13 |
 GWS
|
28 | 100.8 | WLLLW |
| 14 |
 SUNS
|
28 | 100.7 | LLLLL |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
24 | 102.5 | WLLWW |
| 16 |
 WCE
|
16 | 71.5 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
8 | 63.3 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
4 | 69.0 | LLLLL |