Game Information
SCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SYD 371
- 358 CARL
-
Kicks
- SYD 212
- 218 CARL
-
Handballs
- SYD 159
- 140 CARL
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 22
- 22 CARL
-
Clearances
- SYD 45
- 36 CARL
-
Inside 50
- SYD 53
- 54 CARL
-
Tackles
- SYD 67
- 71 CARL
-
Hit-Outs
- SYD 52
- 28 CARL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
5
I. Heeney2 Goals
35
C. Curnow3 Goals
Disposals
5
I. Heeney38 Disposals
5
A. Cerra34 Disposals
Contested Possessions
5
I. Heeney18 Contested Possessions
5
A. Cerra20 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:51 |  | S. Walsh Goal | 78 - 62 |
| 29:53 | | Rushed | 78 - 56 |
| 28:34 |  | J. Amartey Goal | 78 - 55 |
| 25:09 | | I. Heeney Goal | 72 - 55 |
| 22:21 | | Rushed | 66 - 55 |
| 18:55 | | B. Campbell Goal | 66 - 54 |
| 17:49 | | C. Curnow Goal | 60 - 54 |
| 17:49 | | C. Curnow Goal | 60 - 54 |
| 12:52 | | I. Heeney Behind | 60 - 48 |
| 11:02 | | S. Wicks Behind | 59 - 48 |
| 10:05 | | P. Ladhams Behind | 58 - 48 |
| 8:22 | | J. Jordon Behind | 57 - 48 |
| 3:20 | | J. Amartey Goal | 56 - 48 |
| 1:09 | | B. Grundy Goal | 50 - 48 |
| 0:23 | | J. Amartey Behind | 44 - 48 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:22 | | I. Heeney Behind | 43 - 48 |
| 23:48 | | O. Florent Behind | 42 - 48 |
| 20:00 | | F. Evans Behind | 41 - 48 |
| 19:06 | | C. Curnow Behind | 41 - 47 |
| 10:19 | | C. Warner Goal | 41 - 46 |
| 8:13 | | C. Curnow Goal | 35 - 46 |
| 7:24 | | I. Heeney Behind | 35 - 40 |
| 4:44 | | I. Heeney Behind | 34 - 40 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:47 | | H. McKay Goal | 33 - 40 |
| 24:26 | | F. Evans Behind | 33 - 34 |
| 21:05 | | J. McInerney Goal | 33 - 33 |
| 16:18 | | Rushed | 27 - 33 |
| 8:40 | | I. Heeney Goal | 27 - 32 |
| 5:38 | | C. Durdin Goal | 21 - 32 |
| 1:29 | | I. Heeney Behind | 21 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:33 | | J. Amartey Behind | 20 - 26 |
| 28:08 | | W. Hayward Goal | 19 - 26 |
| 26:07 | | C. Curnow Goal | 13 - 26 |
| 23:31 | | P. Cripps Goal | 13 - 20 |
| 22:37 | | Rushed | 13 - 14 |
| 16:30 | | J. Hamling Goal | 13 - 13 |
| 15:55 | | H. McKay Behind | 7 - 13 |
| 11:56 | | H. McKay Goal | 7 - 12 |
| 9:55 | | C. Warner Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 6:43 | | J. Amartey Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 3:33 | | P. Cripps Goal | 0 - 6 |
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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 |