Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 346
- 336 PORT
-
Kicks
- SYD 206
- 197 PORT
-
Handballs
- SYD 140
- 139 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 32
- 22 PORT
-
Clearances
- SYD 36
- 41 PORT
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Inside 50
- SYD 67
- 45 PORT
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Tackles
- SYD 68
- 63 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 34
- 27 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:17 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Goal | 64 - 66 |
| 26:26 | ![]() | N. Blakey Goal | 64 - 60 |
| 22:19 | ![]() | J. McEntee Goal | 58 - 60 |
| 20:14 | ![]() | C. Rozee Goal | 58 - 54 |
| 17:52 | ![]() | T. Marshall Goal | 58 - 48 |
| 16:30 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 58 - 42 |
| 13:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 58 - 41 |
| 12:28 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 58 - 40 |
| 10:23 | ![]() | Rushed | 58 - 39 |
| 8:50 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 58 - 38 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:15 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 52 - 38 |
| 26:01 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 51 - 38 |
| 24:28 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 45 - 38 |
| 22:07 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 44 - 38 |
| 16:00 | ![]() | O. Florent Goal | 38 - 38 |
| 15:32 | ![]() | W. Rioli Behind | 32 - 38 |
| 12:15 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Behind | 32 - 37 |
| 10:51 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 32 - 36 |
| 2:10 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Goal | 31 - 36 |
| 0:44 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 31 - 30 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:26 | ![]() | L. Parker Behind | 30 - 30 |
| 29:35 | ![]() | J. Horne-Francis Goal | 29 - 30 |
| 24:18 | ![]() | Z. Butters Goal | 29 - 24 |
| 22:11 | ![]() | J. Finlayson Goal | 29 - 18 |
| 18:52 | ![]() | W. Rioli Behind | 29 - 12 |
| 17:20 | ![]() | S. Powell-Pepper Goal | 29 - 11 |
| 13:22 | ![]() | J. Mead Behind | 29 - 5 |
| 10:26 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 29 - 4 |
| 9:17 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 28 - 4 |
| 4:40 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 27 - 4 |
| 3:39 | ![]() | W. Rioli Behind | 21 - 4 |
| 3:03 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 21 - 3 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:19 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 20 - 3 |
| 22:54 | ![]() | J. Horne-Francis Behind | 14 - 3 |
| 17:48 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 14 - 2 |
| 15:53 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 13 - 2 |
| 12:03 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 7 - 2 |
| 11:01 | ![]() | J. McEntee Behind | 6 - 2 |
| 8:37 | ![]() | P. Ladhams Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 6:50 | ![]() | J. Finlayson 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 |












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