	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	27	8	21	9	65
SYD	5	21	28	14	68

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:51		J. Amartey Goal	65 - 68
18:59		R. Bice Goal	65 - 62
17:29		A. Sheldrick Behind	65 - 56
16:58		P. Voss Behind	65 - 55
14:11		J. Amiss Goal	64 - 55
5:55		C. Warner Behind	58 - 55
4:35		M. Reid Behind	58 - 54
3:14		N. Erasmus Behind	57 - 54
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:01		B. Banfield Goal	56 - 54
23:50		T. Hanily Goal	50 - 54
22:48		J. Treacy Behind	50 - 48
21:38		O. Florent Behind	49 - 48
21:06		C. Warner Behind	49 - 47
20:09		T. Papley Behind	49 - 46
18:25		H. McLean Goal	49 - 45
14:23		J. Treacy Goal	49 - 39
10:43		M. Frederick Behind	43 - 39
9:18		W. Hayward Goal	42 - 39
6:59		H. McLean Goal	42 - 33
5:06		Rushed	42 - 27
2:34		J. Treacy Goal	42 - 26
1:23		C. Serong Behind	36 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:48		B. Campbell Behind	35 - 26
22:09		C. Serong Goal	35 - 25
20:25		C. Warner Goal	29 - 25
14:31		M. Frederick Behind	29 - 19
12:37		Rushed	28 - 19
11:59		C. Warner Behind	28 - 18
9:06		J. Treacy Behind	28 - 17
7:30		J. Amartey Goal	27 - 17
3:25		P. Ladhams Goal	27 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:43		Rushed	27 - 5
26:40		P. Voss Goal	27 - 4
25:28		P. Voss Behind	21 - 4
21:01		L. Jackson Goal	20 - 4
15:39		W. Hayward Behind	14 - 4
12:13		J. Treacy Goal	14 - 3
8:47		J. Treacy Goal	8 - 3
6:08		H. McLean Behind	2 - 3
5:28		Rushed	2 - 2
4:09		T. Papley Behind	1 - 2
3:12		P. Voss Behind	1 - 1
2:09		W. Hayward 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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

Joly: Carlton showed the same 'issues' in Sydney loss

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