	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	37	9	11	25	82
HAW	19	20	10	14	63

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:51		J. Sicily Behind	82 - 63
32:06		I. Smith Behind	82 - 62
22:47		L. Shiels Goal	82 - 61
20:36		N. Blakey Goal	82 - 55
17:59		J. Impey Goal	76 - 55
13:39		L. Parker Goal	76 - 49
7:58		Z. Jones Behind	70 - 49
4:50		N. Blakey Goal	69 - 49
1:29		C. Sinclair Goal	63 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:15		J. Gunston Goal	57 - 49
24:21		J. Rose Behind	57 - 43
23:20		O. Florent Behind	56 - 43
21:49		I. Smith Behind	55 - 43
20:32		Josh P. Kennedy Behind	55 - 42
18:46		I. Heeney Behind	54 - 42
13:41		J. Sicily Behind	53 - 42
8:47		J. Gunston Behind	53 - 41
7:18		D. Moore Behind	53 - 40
6:11		S. Reid Behind	53 - 39
1:46		L. Franklin Goal	52 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:13		J. Roughead Goal	46 - 39
23:28		T. Scully Behind	46 - 33
22:02		J. Roughead Behind	46 - 32
18:32		Rushed	46 - 31
13:27		R. Henderson Goal	45 - 31
11:02		W. Hayward Behind	45 - 25
9:56		L. Breust Goal	44 - 25
5:57		Rushed	44 - 19
1:20		L. Franklin Goal	43 - 19
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:19		J. Ceglar Goal	37 - 19
26:31		J. O'Meara Goal	37 - 13
23:43		L. Franklin Goal	37 - 7
18:36		W. Hayward Goal	31 - 7
17:08		W. Hayward Behind	25 - 7
15:24		D. Menzel Goal	24 - 7
10:02		T. Papley Goal	18 - 7
7:52		Rushed	12 - 7
6:40		J. Sicily Goal	12 - 6
4:28		T. Papley Goal	12 - 0
0:55		L. Franklin Goal	6 - 0

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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