Sydney SwansSYD

14.21

105

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	35	31	22	17	105
ESS	15	13	9	10	47

6.11

47

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:57		Rushed	105 - 47
27:48		T. Hickey Behind	105 - 46
26:47		W. Hayward Behind	104 - 46
24:06		Rushed	103 - 46
20:52		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	103 - 45
18:02		M. Guelfi Behind	97 - 45
13:57		J. Bell Behind	97 - 44
13:41		Rushed	96 - 44
12:52		Rushed	95 - 44
9:28		A. McGrath Behind	94 - 44
2:11		I. Heeney Goal	94 - 43
0:17		N. Martin Goal	88 - 43
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:35		T. Papley Goal	88 - 37
25:27		W. Hayward Goal	82 - 37
23:43		I. Heeney Behind	76 - 37
23:14		L. Franklin Behind	75 - 37
21:28		S. Durham Behind	74 - 37
17:47		J. Ridley Behind	74 - 36
11:55		L. Franklin Behind	74 - 35
9:26		T. Papley Goal	73 - 35
6:36		L. McDonald Behind	67 - 35
4:51		P. Wright Goal	66 - 35
0:43		N. Martin Behind	66 - 29
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:58		P. Ladhams Behind	66 - 28
27:26		P. Wright Goal	65 - 28
25:07		Rushed	65 - 22
23:18		L. Parker Goal	64 - 22
22:03		L. Franklin Goal	58 - 22
18:37		A. Perkins Goal	52 - 22
16:14		E. Gulden Goal	52 - 16
14:42		C. Warner Behind	46 - 16
13:38		J. Ridley Behind	45 - 16
12:18		W. Hayward Behind	45 - 15
7:40		L. Franklin Goal	44 - 15
7:04		T. Papley Behind	38 - 15
5:18		T. Papley Behind	37 - 15
0:52		L. Franklin Behind	36 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:56		S. Wicks Goal	35 - 15
28:38		P. Ladhams Behind	29 - 15
24:32		T. Papley Behind	28 - 15
22:29		W. Hayward Goal	27 - 15
19:48		T. Hickey Goal	21 - 15
16:09		J. Bell Goal	15 - 15
13:36		B. Hobbs Goal	9 - 15
12:45		N. Hind Behind	9 - 9
9:53		I. Heeney Behind	9 - 8
8:15		A. Francis Goal	8 - 8
7:41		B. Hobbs Behind	8 - 2
5:29		S. Wicks Goal	8 - 1
4:26		Rushed	2 - 1
3:45		L. Franklin Behind	1 - 1
1:39		A. Francis Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L