11.8

74

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
CARL	20	27	19	8	74
SYD	11	7	33	17	68

9.14

68

Sydney SwansSYD

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:32		H. McLean Goal	74 - 68
29:32		H. McLean Goal	74 - 68
24:38		Rushed	74 - 62
23:26		S. Wicks Behind	74 - 61
22:07		B. Acres Goal	74 - 60
18:19		Rushed	68 - 60
17:31		Rushed	68 - 59
13:48		E. Gulden Behind	67 - 59
5:45		L. Parker Goal	67 - 58
4:01		P. Cripps Behind	67 - 52
1:15		T. Papley Behind	66 - 52
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:49		L. Parker Goal	66 - 51
25:00		W. Hayward Goal	66 - 45
24:31		H. McLean Behind	66 - 39
21:28		P. Cripps Goal	66 - 38
19:28		B. Campbell Behind	60 - 38
14:41		A. Cerra Goal	60 - 37
12:33		J. Martin Goal	54 - 37
9:13		L. McDonald Goal	48 - 37
7:58		L. McDonald Goal	48 - 31
5:38		E. Gulden Goal	48 - 25
5:10		J. Amartey Behind	48 - 19
2:06		H. McKay Behind	48 - 18
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:54		D. Cuningham Goal	47 - 18
26:57		J. Amartey Goal	41 - 18
25:14		W. Hayward Behind	41 - 12
21:16		J. Martin Goal	41 - 11
10:17		M. Cottrell Goal	35 - 11
7:32		M. Cottrell Behind	29 - 11
6:17		M. Owies Goal	28 - 11
2:57		D. Cuningham Behind	22 - 11
1:02		S. Docherty Behind	21 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:52		C. Warner Behind	20 - 11
26:29		M. Cottrell Goal	20 - 10
21:26		H. McKay Behind	14 - 10
20:44		J. Amartey Behind	13 - 10
19:03		S. Wicks Behind	13 - 9
17:18		C. Mills Behind	13 - 8
11:26		E. Gulden Goal	13 - 7
10:39		Rushed	13 - 1
4:38		B. Acres Behind	13 - 0
3:04		C. Curnow Goal	12 - 0
1:50		S. Docherty Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL