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	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