	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	27	19	20	15	81
SYD	33	9	9	20	71

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:48		S. Mayes Behind	81 - 71
26:43		S. Lycett Goal	80 - 71
24:47		K. Amon Behind	74 - 71
22:14		S. Mayes Goal	73 - 71
19:46		L. Franklin Goal	67 - 71
14:19		L. Franklin Goal	67 - 65
12:30		O. Wines Behind	67 - 59
11:01		L. Franklin Behind	66 - 59
9:54		I. Heeney Behind	66 - 58
3:55		L. Franklin Goal	66 - 57
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:14		K. Amon Behind	66 - 51
25:28		T. Hickey Behind	65 - 51
24:30		T. Papley Behind	65 - 50
22:01		T. Marshall Goal	65 - 49
14:06		L. Parker Goal	59 - 49
8:28		M. Bergman Goal	59 - 43
5:19		M. Georgiades Behind	53 - 43
3:12		Rushed	52 - 43
2:02		T. Boak Goal	52 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:29		I. Heeney Behind	46 - 42
26:41		C. Dixon Goal	46 - 41
24:17		Rushed	40 - 41
21:07		T. Papley Goal	39 - 41
15:22		C. Dixon Goal	39 - 35
11:05		T. Hickey Behind	33 - 35
5:02		D. Houston Goal	33 - 34
1:13		T. Hickey Behind	27 - 34
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:59		L. Franklin Behind	27 - 33
32:09		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	27 - 32
30:09		Rushed	21 - 32
27:29		M. Bergman Behind	21 - 31
26:19		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	20 - 31
23:09		T. Papley Goal	19 - 31
18:11		K. Farrell Goal	19 - 25
15:17		E. Gulden Goal	13 - 25
12:24		L. Franklin Goal	13 - 19
9:51		W. Hayward Goal	13 - 13
8:32		C. Rozee Goal	13 - 7
6:34		W. Hayward Goal	7 - 7
5:02		I. Heeney Behind	7 - 1
3:48		S. Motlop Behind	7 - 0
1:56		T. Marshall Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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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

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