	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	20	10	22	12	64
PORT	3	27	8	28	66

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		J. Finlayson Goal	64 - 66
26:26		N. Blakey Goal	64 - 60
22:19		J. McEntee Goal	58 - 60
20:14		C. Rozee Goal	58 - 54
17:52		T. Marshall Goal	58 - 48
16:30		D. Byrne-Jones Behind	58 - 42
13:56		Rushed	58 - 41
12:28		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	58 - 40
10:23		Rushed	58 - 39
8:50		I. Heeney Goal	58 - 38
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:15		L. Franklin Behind	52 - 38
26:01		C. Warner Goal	51 - 38
24:28		C. Warner Behind	45 - 38
22:07		L. McDonald Goal	44 - 38
16:00		O. Florent Goal	38 - 38
15:32		W. Rioli Behind	32 - 38
12:15		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	32 - 37
10:51		W. Hayward Behind	32 - 36
2:10		J. Finlayson Goal	31 - 36
0:44		T. Papley Behind	31 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:26		L. Parker Behind	30 - 30
29:35		J. Horne-Francis Goal	29 - 30
24:18		Z. Butters Goal	29 - 24
22:11		J. Finlayson Goal	29 - 18
18:52		W. Rioli Behind	29 - 12
17:20		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	29 - 11
13:22		J. Mead Behind	29 - 5
10:26		I. Heeney Behind	29 - 4
9:17		T. Papley Behind	28 - 4
4:40		T. Papley Goal	27 - 4
3:39		W. Rioli Behind	21 - 4
3:03		W. Hayward Behind	21 - 3
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:19		C. Warner Goal	20 - 3
22:54		J. Horne-Francis Behind	14 - 3
17:48		I. Heeney Behind	14 - 2
15:53		L. McDonald Goal	13 - 2
12:03		T. Papley Behind	7 - 2
11:01		J. McEntee Behind	6 - 2
8:37		P. Ladhams Goal	6 - 1
6:50		J. Finlayson 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

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