	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	20	14	20	19	73
GWS	20	37	16	1	74

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:34		Rushed	73 - 74
24:27		L. Franklin Behind	72 - 74
23:08		Rushed	71 - 74
15:41		J. Bell Behind	70 - 74
13:49		S. Wicks Behind	69 - 74
11:54		T. Hickey Behind	68 - 74
9:15		I. Heeney Goal	67 - 74
7:01		I. Heeney Goal	61 - 74
5:17		J. Hopper Behind	55 - 74
3:19		W. Hayward Behind	55 - 73
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:17		J. Hogan Goal	54 - 73
26:49		J. Kelly Behind	54 - 67
24:34		I. Heeney Behind	54 - 66
20:36		I. Heeney Goal	53 - 66
18:53		D. Lloyd Behind	47 - 66
16:59		O. Florent Behind	47 - 65
14:04		I. Heeney Goal	46 - 65
11:00		J. Hogan Behind	40 - 65
9:20		J. Hogan Behind	40 - 64
3:51		T. Papley Goal	40 - 63
1:11		Z. Sproule Goal	34 - 63
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:11		H. Himmelberg Goal	34 - 57
30:57		Rushed	34 - 51
28:00		L. Franklin Goal	34 - 50
25:57		L. Parker Behind	28 - 50
22:19		J. Rowbottom Behind	27 - 50
19:12		J. Hogan Goal	26 - 50
14:26		D. Lloyd Goal	26 - 44
13:06		H. Himmelberg Goal	26 - 38
9:27		T. Greene Goal	26 - 32
7:01		Z. Sproule Goal	26 - 26
2:38		L. Franklin Goal	26 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:53		H. McLean Behind	20 - 20
30:10		T. Taranto Goal	19 - 20
25:40		W. Hayward Behind	19 - 14
23:24		L. Franklin Goal	18 - 14
19:54		M. de Boer Behind	12 - 14
17:58		J. Bell Goal	12 - 13
14:58		T. Greene Goal	6 - 13
10:43		T. Greene Goal	6 - 7
8:01		T. Greene Behind	6 - 1
3:44		T. Papley 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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