Team Stats
-
Disposals
- GWS 377
- 339 SYD
-
Kicks
- GWS 223
- 209 SYD
-
Handballs
- GWS 154
- 130 SYD
-
Free Kicks
- GWS 20
- 23 SYD
-
Clearances
- GWS 40
- 36 SYD
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Inside 50
- GWS 68
- 54 SYD
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Tackles
- GWS 69
- 64 SYD
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Hit-Outs
- GWS 36
- 35 SYD
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 34:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 85 - 96 |
| 31:29 | ![]() | J. Kelly Behind | 84 - 96 |
| 28:18 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 83 - 96 |
| 23:49 | ![]() | S. Wicks Behind | 83 - 90 |
| 21:31 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 83 - 89 |
| 21:31 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 83 - 89 |
| 19:57 | ![]() | C. Ward Goal | 77 - 89 |
| 16:48 | ![]() | E. Gulden Behind | 71 - 89 |
| 14:59 | ![]() | D. Stephens Behind | 71 - 88 |
| 12:10 | ![]() | E. Gulden Goal | 71 - 87 |
| 10:54 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 71 - 81 |
| 7:39 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 70 - 81 |
| 3:32 | ![]() | B. Daniels Behind | 70 - 80 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:34 | ![]() | J. Kelly Behind | 69 - 80 |
| 22:54 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 68 - 80 |
| 19:44 | ![]() | E. Gulden Behind | 62 - 80 |
| 16:16 | ![]() | C. Brown Goal | 62 - 79 |
| 15:00 | ![]() | O. Florent Goal | 56 - 79 |
| 13:32 | ![]() | N. Haynes Behind | 56 - 73 |
| 11:01 | ![]() | Rushed | 55 - 73 |
| 5:51 | ![]() | J. Riccardi Goal | 54 - 73 |
| 4:35 | ![]() | C. Mills Behind | 48 - 73 |
| 0:59 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 48 - 72 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:12 | ![]() | L. Ash Behind | 48 - 66 |
| 27:03 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 47 - 66 |
| 24:50 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 47 - 60 |
| 21:44 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 41 - 60 |
| 19:06 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 41 - 54 |
| 17:09 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 41 - 48 |
| 13:45 | ![]() | N. Haynes Goal | 41 - 42 |
| 11:01 | ![]() | S. Wicks Goal | 35 - 42 |
| 8:25 | ![]() | B. Daniels Behind | 35 - 36 |
| 6:43 | ![]() | E. Gulden Goal | 34 - 36 |
| 6:06 | ![]() | T. Bedford Behind | 34 - 30 |
| 2:59 | ![]() | Rushed | 33 - 30 |
| 0:40 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 32 - 30 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:59 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 26 - 30 |
| 28:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 26 - 24 |
| 24:56 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 25 - 24 |
| 22:31 | ![]() | C. Brown Goal | 25 - 18 |
| 20:23 | ![]() | T. Bedford Goal | 19 - 18 |
| 13:18 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 13 - 18 |
| 11:17 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 7 - 18 |
| 7:14 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 7 - 12 |
| 5:03 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 2:45 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 7 - 0 |
| 0:38 | ![]() | D. Lloyd Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |












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