Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 347
- 329 ESS
-
Kicks
- SYD 201
- 209 ESS
-
Handballs
- SYD 146
- 120 ESS
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Free Kicks
- SYD 21
- 21 ESS
-
Clearances
- SYD 34
- 45 ESS
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Inside 50
- SYD 41
- 54 ESS
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Tackles
- SYD 73
- 85 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 39
- 43 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:00 | ![]() | D. Parish Goal | 77 - 72 |
| 18:41 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 77 - 66 |
| 15:58 | ![]() | Z. Clarke Behind | 71 - 66 |
| 14:44 | ![]() | Rushed | 71 - 65 |
| 12:04 | ![]() | T. McCartin Goal | 71 - 64 |
| 9:08 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 64 |
| 7:31 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 63 |
| 5:08 | ![]() | C. McKenna Goal | 65 - 62 |
| 4:18 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 65 - 56 |
| 3:28 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 64 - 56 |
| 1:48 | ![]() | C. Hooker Behind | 63 - 56 |
| 0:12 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 63 - 55 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:00 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 63 - 54 |
| 26:00 | ![]() | B. Ham Behind | 63 - 53 |
| 22:38 | ![]() | Josh P. Kennedy Behind | 63 - 52 |
| 19:27 | ![]() | J. Dawson Goal | 62 - 52 |
| 15:56 | ![]() | Z. Clarke Behind | 56 - 52 |
| 11:56 | ![]() | C. O'Riordan Goal | 56 - 51 |
| 8:29 | ![]() | S. Reid Goal | 50 - 51 |
| 5:10 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 44 - 51 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:57 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 44 - 45 |
| 27:20 | ![]() | Z. Jones Behind | 44 - 39 |
| 25:57 | ![]() | D. Parish Goal | 43 - 39 |
| 24:06 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 43 - 33 |
| 22:23 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 37 - 33 |
| 20:48 | ![]() | R. Fox Behind | 31 - 33 |
| 18:26 | ![]() | O. Florent Goal | 30 - 33 |
| 15:06 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 24 - 33 |
| 7:37 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 24 - 27 |
| 5:27 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 24 - 21 |
| 1:50 | ![]() | N. Blakey Goal | 24 - 15 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:40 | ![]() | J. Dawson Goal | 18 - 15 |
| 27:34 | ![]() | K. Jack Behind | 12 - 15 |
| 25:07 | ![]() | N. Blakey Behind | 11 - 15 |
| 23:13 | ![]() | R. Fox Goal | 10 - 15 |
| 22:25 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 4 - 15 |
| 17:31 | ![]() | Josh P. Kennedy Behind | 4 - 14 |
| 15:19 | ![]() | C. O'Riordan Behind | 3 - 14 |
| 12:33 | ![]() | T. Bellchambers Goal | 2 - 14 |
| 11:21 | ![]() | Rushed | 2 - 8 |
| 8:38 | ![]() | T. McCartin Behind | 2 - 7 |
| 6:19 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 1 - 7 |
| 1:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 0 - 7 |
| 0:31 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |












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