Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- SUNS 397
- 391 SYD
-
Kicks
- SUNS 247
- 216 SYD
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Handballs
- SUNS 150
- 175 SYD
-
Free Kicks
- SUNS 19
- 16 SYD
-
Clearances
- SUNS 44
- 41 SYD
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Inside 50
- SUNS 52
- 53 SYD
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Tackles
- SUNS 79
- 72 SYD
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Hit-Outs
- SUNS 20
- 76 SYD
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
34
B. King5 Goals
2
H. McLean2 Goals
Disposals
11
T. Miller36 Disposals
12
J. P. Kennedy42 Disposals
Contested Possessions
11
T. Miller17 Contested Possessions
12
J. P. Kennedy22 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:30 |  | C. Warner Goal | 100 - 60 |
| 27:48 |  | L. Weller Goal | 100 - 54 |
| 23:50 | | H. McLean Goal | 94 - 54 |
| 22:59 | | Rushed | 94 - 48 |
| 20:41 | | H. Greenwood Behind | 94 - 47 |
| 15:42 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 93 - 47 |
| 14:19 | | J. Corbett Goal | 92 - 47 |
| 12:42 | | D. Swallow Behind | 86 - 47 |
| 5:18 | | W. Hayward Goal | 85 - 47 |
| 3:15 | | N. Anderson Behind | 85 - 41 |
| 1:44 | | J. Rowbottom Goal | 84 - 41 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:51 | | H. Greenwood Goal | 84 - 35 |
| 29:27 | | C. Burgess Behind | 78 - 35 |
| 27:45 | | O. Florent Goal | 77 - 35 |
| 22:36 | | B. King Goal | 77 - 29 |
| 20:46 | | B. King Behind | 71 - 29 |
| 17:15 | | Rushed | 70 - 29 |
| 16:28 | | S. Flanders Behind | 70 - 28 |
| 12:10 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 69 - 28 |
| 8:45 | | B. King Goal | 63 - 28 |
| 5:33 | | B. King Goal | 57 - 28 |
| 2:20 | | Rushed | 51 - 28 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:20 | | Josh P. Kennedy Behind | 50 - 28 |
| 26:56 | | T. Papley Behind | 50 - 27 |
| 25:29 | | S. Wicks Goal | 50 - 26 |
| 17:47 | | I. Rankine Goal | 50 - 20 |
| 16:24 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 44 - 20 |
| 11:52 | | I. Rankine Goal | 38 - 20 |
| 7:57 | | N. Blakey Behind | 32 - 20 |
| 4:42 | | B. King Goal | 32 - 19 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:22 | | N. Holman Goal | 26 - 19 |
| 28:32 | | T. Papley Goal | 20 - 19 |
| 24:47 | | H. McLean Goal | 20 - 13 |
| 22:42 | | Rushed | 20 - 7 |
| 16:55 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 19 - 7 |
| 13:31 | | Rushed | 13 - 7 |
| 9:49 | | I. Heeney Goal | 12 - 7 |
| 7:12 | | B. King Goal | 12 - 1 |
| 3:33 | | J. Corbett Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 0:39 | | S. Reid Behind | 0 - 1 |
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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 |
 WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 6 |
 BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 7 |
 STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
0 | 77.9 | L |
| 9 |
 GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 10 |
 CARL
|
0 | 52.3 | L |
| 11 |
 FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 12 |
 MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 13 |
 WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
 NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
 RICH
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
 ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 0.0 |