	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	20	20	20	26	86
NMFC	24	13	30	8	75

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:57		I. Heeney Goal	86 - 75
25:40		J. Stephenson Behind	80 - 75
21:23		J. McInerney Goal	80 - 74
19:17		S. Reid Behind	74 - 74
17:30		I. Heeney Goal	73 - 74
9:09		B. Ronke Behind	67 - 74
5:46		W. Hayward Goal	66 - 74
3:45		K. Turner Goal	60 - 74
3:14		N. Larkey Behind	60 - 68
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:45		J. Ziebell Goal	60 - 67
30:06		B. Ronke Goal	60 - 61
27:57		C. Warner Behind	54 - 61
24:35		H. McLean Goal	53 - 61
19:03		J. Ziebell Goal	47 - 61
14:44		J. Mahony Goal	47 - 55
12:54		T. Goldstein Goal	47 - 49
8:43		J. Simpkin Goal	47 - 43
7:13		C. Warner Behind	47 - 37
0:35		J. Bell Goal	46 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:08		L. Franklin Goal	40 - 37
26:05		H. McLean Goal	34 - 37
23:48		S. Reid Behind	28 - 37
17:34		C. Warner Goal	27 - 37
15:18		O. Florent Behind	21 - 37
11:55		J. Ziebell Goal	20 - 37
11:08		J. Ziebell Behind	20 - 31
7:00		J. Ziebell Goal	20 - 30
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:59		T. Xerri Goal	20 - 24
25:39		C. Zurhaar Goal	20 - 18
20:13		L. Franklin Goal	20 - 12
13:06		J. Bell Goal	14 - 12
11:55		T. Goldstein Goal	8 - 12
7:16		S. Reid Goal	8 - 6
6:22		Rushed	2 - 6
4:40		J. McInerney Behind	1 - 6
1:01		J. Ziebell Goal	0 - 6

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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes

Judging the biggest AFL overreactions: Reaction to Docherty and Gorringe has been over the top

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Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL