	1	2	3	4	T
WCE	15	8	14	6	43
SUNS	20	53	3	37	113

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:27		B. King Behind	43 - 113
30:04		H. Oea Behind	43 - 112
29:19		Rushed	43 - 111
25:21		B. Humphrey Behind	43 - 110
21:43		B. King Behind	43 - 109
19:42		J. Tsitas Goal	43 - 108
16:25		B. King Goal	43 - 102
14:27		D. Swallow Goal	43 - 96
11:09		Rushed	43 - 90
8:35		J. Tsitas Goal	43 - 89
4:51		O. Allen Goal	43 - 83
2:35		M. Rosas Behind	37 - 83
0:44		S. Day Goal	37 - 82
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:00		M. Chol Behind	37 - 76
18:55		S. Day Behind	37 - 75
17:56		A. Davies Behind	37 - 74
17:22		Rushed	37 - 73
9:36		T. Kelly Behind	36 - 73
4:54		J. Petruccelle Goal	35 - 73
3:43		G. Clark Goal	29 - 73
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:20		D. Swallow Goal	23 - 73
29:51		M. Rosas Behind	23 - 67
28:39		J. Lukosius Goal	23 - 66
25:58		Rushed	23 - 60
24:12		B. King Goal	22 - 60
21:00		M. Chol Goal	22 - 54
19:37		M. Rosas Behind	22 - 48
18:24		J. Lukosius Behind	22 - 47
16:16		Rushed	22 - 46
14:54		Rushed	21 - 46
13:08		B. King Goal	21 - 45
11:22		B. King Goal	21 - 39
8:03		M. Rosas Goal	21 - 33
5:23		J. Lukosius Goal	21 - 27
3:41		O. Allen Goal	21 - 21
1:17		Rushed	15 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:17		M. Chol Goal	15 - 20
27:13		J. Jones Behind	15 - 14
25:05		J. Waterman Behind	14 - 14
23:47		N. Anderson Behind	13 - 14
18:39		T. Kelly Goal	13 - 13
14:52		J. Darling Behind	7 - 13
12:52		B. Humphrey Goal	6 - 13
11:56		B. King Behind	6 - 7
9:28		C. West Goal	6 - 6
7:19		M. Rowell Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

AFL News

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know
Round 1 of the 2026 AFL season gets underway Thursday night with a traditional rivalry clash between Carlton and Richmond. On Friday, Essendon will get its season underway against Hawthorn.
Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss
Champion Data's Christian Joly says Carlton's issues from last year remain, with the Blues unable to stem the bleeding in their 53-point loss to Sydney.
Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes
Carlton coach Michael Voss has declared the leaking of former captain Sam Docherty's expletive-laden criticism an example of the club continuing to "culturally defeat" itself after a poor start to the AFL season.
Judging the biggest AFL overreactions: Reaction to Docherty and Gorringe has been over the top
Is the reaction to Sam Docherty's rant been over the top? Is this the beginning of the end for Geelong? In the AFL overreactions this week, we judge the biggest takeways as legitimate or irrational.
An 'authentic' new era: McGrath ready to embrace Dons captaincy challenge
His opportunity to lead the Bombers may have come about through unusual circumstances, but Andrew McGrath says he 'lives and breathes red and black' and is ready to usher in a new era.
Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL
Who should you be tipping in Round 1 of the 2026 AFL season? Our footy experts have put their heads together to help you out. So open your ESPN Footytips app, take notes, and get ahead of the game!

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

An 'authentic' new era: McGrath ready to embrace Dons captaincy challenge

Expert tips, best tips for Round 1 of the AFL