	1	2	3	4	T
WCE	0	12	15	31	58
SYD	34	36	8	43	121

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:01		E. Yeo Behind	58 - 121
30:57		L. Ryan Goal	57 - 121
29:41		J. Cripps Goal	51 - 121
28:36		C. Warner Goal	45 - 121
22:47		L. Parker Goal	45 - 115
21:25		J. Darling Goal	45 - 109
19:37		W. Hayward Goal	39 - 109
17:23		I. Heeney Goal	39 - 103
15:29		W. Hayward Goal	39 - 97
13:08		I. Heeney Goal	39 - 91
8:58		N. Blakey Goal	39 - 85
7:13		Bailey J. Williams Goal	39 - 79
4:51		I. Heeney Behind	33 - 79
0:55		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	33 - 78
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:07		J. McInerney Behind	27 - 78
17:38		J. Cripps Behind	27 - 77
16:19		P. Naish Behind	26 - 77
13:59		L. Ryan Goal	25 - 77
11:43		J. Bell Behind	19 - 77
10:22		L. Parker Goal	19 - 76
8:44		J. Redden Goal	19 - 70
7:48		Josh J. Kennedy Behind	13 - 70
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:47		I. Heeney Behind	12 - 70
28:23		Josh J. Kennedy Goal	12 - 69
27:10		J. McInerney Goal	6 - 69
22:49		Rushed	6 - 63
20:25		P. Ladhams Goal	6 - 62
17:36		L. Ryan Goal	6 - 56
14:54		C. Warner Goal	0 - 56
11:01		L. Parker Behind	0 - 50
8:21		E. Gulden Behind	0 - 49
6:06		I. Heeney Goal	0 - 48
4:27		H. McLean Behind	0 - 42
1:29		W. Hayward Behind	0 - 41
0:18		J. Bell Goal	0 - 40
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:07		L. McDonald Goal	0 - 34
22:49		L. McDonald Goal	0 - 28
20:29		H. McLean Goal	0 - 22
18:24		Rushed	0 - 16
13:14		B. Ronke Goal	0 - 15
10:31		H. McLean Goal	0 - 9
3:40		B. Ronke Behind	0 - 3
2:22		B. Ronke Behind	0 - 2
1:28		S. Reid Behind	0 - 1

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

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