Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 366
- 336 ESS
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Kicks
- SYD 230
- 189 ESS
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Handballs
- SYD 136
- 147 ESS
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Free Kicks
- SYD 29
- 16 ESS
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Clearances
- SYD 47
- 24 ESS
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Inside 50
- SYD 56
- 53 ESS
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Tackles
- SYD 54
- 78 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 35
- 27 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:03 | ![]() | E. Gulden Behind | 83 - 80 |
| 28:01 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 82 - 80 |
| 27:08 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind | 82 - 74 |
| 24:50 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 82 - 73 |
| 23:34 | ![]() | N. Cox Behind | 76 - 73 |
| 19:48 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 76 - 72 |
| 18:06 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 75 - 72 |
| 16:25 | ![]() | T. Hickey Behind | 74 - 72 |
| 14:06 | ![]() | L. Parker Behind | 73 - 72 |
| 7:55 | ![]() | J. McInerney Goal | 72 - 72 |
| 2:03 | ![]() | A. Waterman Goal | 66 - 72 |
| 0:44 | ![]() | S. Wicks Behind | 66 - 66 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:43 | ![]() | D. Smith Behind | 65 - 66 |
| 25:33 | ![]() | H. Jones Goal | 65 - 65 |
| 20:59 | ![]() | C. Mills Behind | 65 - 59 |
| 18:58 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 64 - 59 |
| 17:00 | ![]() | N. Cox Behind | 58 - 59 |
| 15:35 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 58 - 58 |
| 13:50 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 57 - 58 |
| 11:12 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 57 - 52 |
| 3:16 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 57 - 46 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:14 | ![]() | N. Blakey Behind | 51 - 46 |
| 30:10 | ![]() | Rushed | 50 - 46 |
| 27:20 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 50 - 45 |
| 25:26 | ![]() | C. Mills Goal | 44 - 45 |
| 22:56 | ![]() | C. Hooker Behind | 38 - 45 |
| 20:58 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 38 - 44 |
| 18:10 | ![]() | E. Gulden Behind | 32 - 44 |
| 16:22 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 31 - 44 |
| 15:41 | ![]() | N. Blakey Behind | 31 - 43 |
| 14:04 | ![]() | J. McInerney Goal | 30 - 43 |
| 10:35 | ![]() | O. Florent Goal | 24 - 43 |
| 8:52 | ![]() | D. Parish Goal | 18 - 43 |
| 7:06 | ![]() | D. Smith Goal | 18 - 37 |
| 5:58 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 18 - 31 |
| 1:34 | ![]() | C. Hooker Goal | 17 - 31 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:48 | ![]() | N. Cox Goal | 17 - 25 |
| 24:34 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 17 - 19 |
| 20:12 | ![]() | S. Reid Behind | 17 - 13 |
| 18:13 | ![]() | A. Waterman Goal | 16 - 13 |
| 16:33 | ![]() | E. Gulden Behind | 16 - 7 |
| 15:56 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 15 - 7 |
| 13:35 | ![]() | L. Parker Goal | 14 - 7 |
| 8:37 | ![]() | Rushed | 8 - 7 |
| 7:14 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 8 - 6 |
| 6:20 | ![]() | Rushed | 2 - 6 |
| 4:45 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 1 - 6 |
| 2:56 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
4 | 191.3 | W |
| 2 |
SUNS
|
4 | 181.2 | W |
| 3 |
GWS
|
4 | 128.4 | W |
| 4 |
COLL
|
4 | 118.2 | W |
| 5 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 6 |
WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 7 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 8 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 9 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 10 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 11 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 12 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 |












SYD
SUNS
GWS
COLL
HAW
WB
CARL
BL
RICH
STK
ESS
GEEL
FRE
MELB
WCE
NMFC
PORT
ADEL