16.6

102

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	21	20	30	31	102
SYD	13	16	44	36	109

17.7

109

Sydney SwansSYD

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:38		D. Smith Goal	102 - 109
27:46		P. Wright Goal	96 - 109
25:15		C. Mills Goal	90 - 109
19:33		E. Gulden Goal	90 - 103
16:53		N. Hind Goal	90 - 97
14:24		N. Blakey Goal	84 - 97
12:55		P. Wright Behind	84 - 91
11:19		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	83 - 91
10:06		D. Shiel Goal	83 - 85
5:52		L. Franklin Goal	77 - 85
3:14		T. Cutler Goal	77 - 79
1:47		W. Hayward Goal	71 - 79
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:24		Rushed	71 - 73
30:29		Z. Merrett Goal	71 - 72
28:36		P. Wright Goal	65 - 72
27:02		T. Papley Goal	59 - 72
24:55		T. Papley Goal	59 - 66
22:05		J. Stringer Goal	59 - 60
20:48		T. Papley Goal	53 - 60
18:23		K. Langford Goal	53 - 54
15:41		L. Parker Goal	47 - 54
13:11		S. Wicks Goal	47 - 48
11:26		L. Parker Goal	47 - 42
6:43		Z. Merrett Goal	47 - 36
1:12		W. Hayward Goal	41 - 36
0:35		Rushed	41 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:59		L. Franklin Behind	41 - 29
21:19		D. Clarke Goal	41 - 28
18:30		S. Reid Behind	35 - 28
13:21		J. Dawson Behind	35 - 27
11:25		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	35 - 26
9:11		K. Langford Goal	29 - 26
8:24		T. Papley Behind	23 - 26
7:13		Rushed	23 - 25
5:12		T. Hickey Goal	22 - 25
4:07		A. Francis Behind	22 - 19
0:35		S. Reid Goal	21 - 19
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:33		D. Smith Behind	21 - 13
23:27		D. Shiel Behind	20 - 13
21:37		D. Smith Goal	19 - 13
19:02		L. Franklin Goal	13 - 13
12:37		L. Franklin Behind	13 - 7
10:06		S. Draper Behind	13 - 6
8:12		T. Papley Goal	12 - 6
6:34		K. Langford Goal	12 - 0
3:37		J. Stringer Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL