Game Information
SCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SYD 362
- 360 GWS
-
Kicks
- SYD 223
- 214 GWS
-
Handballs
- SYD 139
- 146 GWS
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 26
- 18 GWS
-
Clearances
- SYD 33
- 47 GWS
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Inside 50
- SYD 50
- 54 GWS
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Tackles
- SYD 51
- 76 GWS
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 50
- 26 GWS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
18
C. Sinclair3 Goals
5
J. Cameron3 Goals
Disposals
14
C. Mills26 Disposals
26
N. Haynes28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
5
I. Heeney15 Contested Possessions
25
J. Patton14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:07 |  | J. Cameron Goal | 103 - 87 |
| 29:06 |  | L. Franklin Goal | 103 - 81 |
| 27:39 | | W. Hayward Behind | 97 - 81 |
| 25:12 | | J. Kelly Behind | 96 - 81 |
| 24:16 | | L. Franklin Goal | 96 - 80 |
| 23:04 | | J. Patton Goal | 90 - 80 |
| 19:09 | | J. Hopper Goal | 90 - 74 |
| 17:24 | | S. Reid Behind | 90 - 68 |
| 13:15 | | D. Lloyd Goal | 89 - 68 |
| 8:50 | | H. Himmelberg Goal | 89 - 62 |
| 7:10 | | Josh P. Kennedy Goal | 89 - 56 |
| 5:29 | | L. Parker Goal | 83 - 56 |
| 1:16 | | R. Lobb Behind | 77 - 56 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:19 | | C. Sinclair Goal | 77 - 55 |
| 30:12 | | L. Whitfield Behind | 71 - 55 |
| 27:56 | | Rushed | 71 - 54 |
| 26:32 | | S. Reid Behind | 71 - 53 |
| 25:44 | | J. Kelly Behind | 70 - 53 |
| 22:16 | | W. Hayward Goal | 70 - 52 |
| 16:27 | | W. Hayward Goal | 64 - 52 |
| 14:33 | | C. Sinclair Goal | 58 - 52 |
| 11:16 | | T. Papley Goal | 52 - 52 |
| 6:30 | | R. Lobb Goal | 46 - 52 |
| 4:12 | | J. Cameron Goal | 46 - 46 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:57 | | D. Lloyd Behind | 46 - 40 |
| 30:50 | | J. Cameron Goal | 46 - 39 |
| 28:17 | | S. Reid Goal | 46 - 33 |
| 25:24 | | S. Reid Goal | 40 - 33 |
| 20:52 | | G. Rohan Goal | 34 - 33 |
| 15:43 | | Rushed | 28 - 33 |
| 14:13 | | T. Papley Goal | 28 - 32 |
| 8:19 | | J. Kelly Behind | 22 - 32 |
| 4:56 | | M. de Boer Goal | 22 - 31 |
| 4:02 | | H. Himmelberg Behind | 22 - 25 |
| 3:34 | | J. Cameron Behind | 22 - 24 |
| 2:07 | | S. Coniglio Goal | 22 - 23 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:56 | | M. de Boer Goal | 22 - 17 |
| 26:55 | | I. Heeney Goal | 22 - 11 |
| 25:13 | | Rushed | 16 - 11 |
| 23:48 | | C. Sinclair Goal | 16 - 10 |
| 21:30 | | Rushed | 10 - 10 |
| 19:06 | | Rushed | 10 - 9 |
| 17:32 | | S. Coniglio Behind | 9 - 9 |
| 16:18 | | G. Rohan Goal | 9 - 8 |
| 14:20 | | Rushed | 3 - 8 |
| 11:37 | | D. Lloyd Goal | 3 - 7 |
| 9:38 | | T. Papley Behind | 3 - 1 |
| 8:15 | | O. Florent Behind | 2 - 1 |
| 3:12 | | D. Lloyd Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 2:20 | | T. Papley Behind | 1 - 0 |
AFL News
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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 |