Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 393
- 344 FRE
-
Kicks
- SYD 232
- 199 FRE
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Handballs
- SYD 161
- 145 FRE
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Free Kicks
- SYD 17
- 19 FRE
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Clearances
- SYD 28
- 34 FRE
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Inside 50
- SYD 55
- 43 FRE
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Tackles
- SYD 64
- 36 FRE
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 24
- 39 FRE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
5
I. Heeney5 Goals
5
A. Cerra2 Goals
Disposals
12
J. P. Kennedy34 Disposals
8
A. Brayshaw34 Disposals
Contested Possessions
12
J. P. Kennedy16 Contested Possessions
3
C. Serong11 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:12 |  | I. Heeney Goal | 98 - 58 |
| 22:46 |  | S. Darcy Behind | 92 - 58 |
| 20:55 | | W. Hayward Goal | 92 - 57 |
| 18:45 | | T. Papley Behind | 86 - 57 |
| 16:45 | | L. Schultz Behind | 85 - 57 |
| 14:59 | | S. Darcy Behind | 85 - 56 |
| 12:20 | | A. Cerra Goal | 85 - 55 |
| 11:00 | | I. Heeney Goal | 85 - 49 |
| 9:37 | | C. Blakely Behind | 79 - 49 |
| 7:28 | | T. Papley Behind | 79 - 48 |
| 3:51 | | L. Franklin Behind | 78 - 48 |
| 1:09 | | A. Cerra Goal | 77 - 48 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:39 | | T. Papley Behind | 77 - 42 |
| 25:49 | | T. Hickey Behind | 76 - 42 |
| 23:46 | | Rushed | 75 - 42 |
| 22:28 | | I. Heeney Goal | 75 - 41 |
| 18:57 | | L. Franklin Goal | 69 - 41 |
| 17:43 | | T. Papley Behind | 63 - 41 |
| 14:43 | | L. Parker Goal | 62 - 41 |
| 9:22 | | T. Hickey Goal | 56 - 41 |
| 4:53 | | L. Parker Goal | 50 - 41 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:46 | | I. Heeney Goal | 44 - 41 |
| 21:45 | | N. Fyfe Behind | 38 - 41 |
| 20:12 | | T. Papley Goal | 38 - 40 |
| 18:45 | | N. Blakey Behind | 32 - 40 |
| 18:11 | | Rushed | 31 - 40 |
| 14:35 | | I. Heeney Goal | 30 - 40 |
| 13:05 | | Josh P. Kennedy Behind | 24 - 40 |
| 11:07 | | M. Crowden Goal | 23 - 40 |
| 7:38 | | I. Heeney Behind | 23 - 34 |
| 4:33 | | T. Papley Behind | 22 - 34 |
| 1:26 | | M. Taberner Goal | 21 - 34 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:09 | | J. Rowbottom Goal | 21 - 28 |
| 28:36 | | M. Crowden Behind | 15 - 28 |
| 24:03 | | W. Hayward Behind | 15 - 27 |
| 22:11 | | Rushed | 14 - 27 |
| 20:00 | | M. Taberner Goal | 13 - 27 |
| 16:59 | | L. Schultz Goal | 13 - 21 |
| 15:06 | | D. Mundy Goal | 13 - 15 |
| 13:51 | | L. Franklin Goal | 13 - 9 |
| 10:51 | | S. Darcy Goal | 7 - 9 |
| 9:46 | | S. Darcy Behind | 7 - 3 |
| 7:16 | | E. Gulden Goal | 7 - 2 |
| 5:13 | | S. Wicks Behind | 1 - 2 |
| 3:38 | | B. Banfield Behind | 0 - 2 |
| 1:38 | | L. Schultz Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
 WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
 SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 4 |
 HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 5 |
 FRE
|
4 | 121.1 | LW |
| 6 |
 NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 7 |
 PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 8 |
 ADEL
|
4 | 104.6 | WL |
| 9 |
 COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 10 |
 STK
|
4 | 92.3 | LLW |
| 11 |
 MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 12 |
 WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 13 |
 GWS
|
4 | 81.1 | WLL |
| 14 |
 GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 15 |
 CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 16 |
 BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
0 | 64.5 | LL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |