10.7

67

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	19	17	18	13	67
SYD	21	4	19	14	58

8.10

58

Sydney SwansSYD

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:41		S. Wicks Behind	67 - 58
21:39		T. McDonald Goal	67 - 57
18:13		B. Fritsch Behind	61 - 57
14:51		C. Mills Goal	60 - 57
9:57		C. Spargo Goal	60 - 51
3:32		Rushed	54 - 51
0:19		C. Sinclair Goal	54 - 50
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:10		T. Papley Goal	54 - 44
23:38		J. Lloyd Goal	54 - 38
21:14		T. McDonald Goal	54 - 32
8:46		T. McDonald Goal	48 - 32
6:51		B. Brown Goal	42 - 32
4:42		W. Hayward Goal	36 - 32
2:58		T. Papley Behind	36 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:28		Rushed	36 - 25
22:41		Rushed	35 - 25
20:21		K. Pickett Behind	35 - 24
16:44		T. Papley Behind	34 - 24
11:11		C. Petracca Behind	34 - 23
10:38		M. Gawn Behind	33 - 23
9:24		Rushed	32 - 23
7:42		C. Petracca Goal	32 - 22
6:38		W. Hayward Behind	26 - 22
4:42		B. Brown Goal	26 - 21
2:47		Rushed	20 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:39		T. Hickey Goal	19 - 21
21:18		Rushed	19 - 15
18:59		B. Brown Goal	18 - 15
15:09		J. Melksham Goal	12 - 15
11:14		T. Papley Behind	6 - 15
9:02		Rushed	6 - 14
7:15		T. McDonald Goal	6 - 13
5:05		W. Hayward Goal	0 - 13
2:21		Rushed	0 - 7
0:46		J. McInerney Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL