Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SYD 418
- 301 GWS
-
Kicks
- SYD 258
- 188 GWS
-
Handballs
- SYD 160
- 113 GWS
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 18
- 14 GWS
-
Clearances
- SYD 43
- 34 GWS
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Inside 50
- SYD 69
- 36 GWS
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Tackles
- SYD 74
- 50 GWS
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 33
- 36 GWS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:12 | ![]() | E. Gulden Goal | 112 - 39 |
| 26:15 | ![]() | N. Blakey Goal | 106 - 39 |
| 22:15 | ![]() | J. Amartey Behind | 100 - 39 |
| 16:42 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 99 - 39 |
| 12:28 | ![]() | J. Peatling Behind | 93 - 39 |
| 11:11 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 93 - 38 |
| 9:20 | ![]() | X. O'Halloran Behind | 87 - 38 |
| 8:22 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 87 - 37 |
| 5:12 | ![]() | O. Florent Behind | 87 - 36 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:48 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 86 - 36 |
| 29:23 | ![]() | B. Preuss Behind | 86 - 30 |
| 26:04 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 86 - 29 |
| 24:19 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 86 - 23 |
| 19:35 | ![]() | S. Reid Behind | 80 - 23 |
| 12:28 | ![]() | J. Rowbottom Behind | 79 - 23 |
| 10:48 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 78 - 23 |
| 6:43 | ![]() | J. Rowbottom Goal | 72 - 23 |
| 3:00 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 66 - 23 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:24 | ![]() | J. Peatling Behind | 60 - 23 |
| 23:45 | ![]() | E. Gulden Goal | 60 - 22 |
| 22:18 | ![]() | T. Taranto Behind | 54 - 22 |
| 20:28 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 54 - 21 |
| 15:21 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 48 - 21 |
| 10:31 | ![]() | J. Kelly Behind | 47 - 21 |
| 9:36 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 47 - 20 |
| 8:03 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 47 - 19 |
| 6:29 | ![]() | L. Parker Behind | 41 - 19 |
| 5:04 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 40 - 19 |
| 1:05 | ![]() | R. Clarke Behind | 39 - 19 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:25 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 38 - 19 |
| 30:06 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 32 - 19 |
| 28:00 | ![]() | B. Preuss Goal | 26 - 19 |
| 24:54 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 26 - 13 |
| 19:22 | ![]() | C. Mills Goal | 20 - 13 |
| 18:42 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 14 - 13 |
| 17:26 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 13 - 13 |
| 13:27 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 13 - 7 |
| 12:30 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 7 - 7 |
| 8:14 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 6 - 7 |
| 4:41 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 0 - 7 |
| 2:12 | ![]() | H. Himmelberg Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
8 | 182.9 | WW |
| 2 |
SUNS
|
8 | 181.6 | WW |
| 3 |
WB
|
8 | 154.1 | WW |
| 4 |
NMFC
|
4 | 168.7 | W |
| 5 |
ADEL
|
4 | 117.7 | W |
| 6 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
4 | 112.1 | W |
| 8 |
COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 10 |
GWS
|
4 | 76.4 | WL |
| 11 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 12 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 90.9 | L |
| 14 |
STK
|
0 | 87.4 | LL |
| 15 |
BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 16 |
PORT
|
0 | 59.3 | L |
| 17 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 18 |
WCE
|
0 | 55.0 | L |












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