	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	22	24	31	26	103
GWS	17	23	15	32	87

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:07		J. Cameron Goal	103 - 87
29:06		L. Franklin Goal	103 - 81
27:39		W. Hayward Behind	97 - 81
25:12		J. Kelly Behind	96 - 81
24:16		L. Franklin Goal	96 - 80
23:04		J. Patton Goal	90 - 80
19:09		J. Hopper Goal	90 - 74
17:24		S. Reid Behind	90 - 68
13:15		D. Lloyd Goal	89 - 68
8:50		H. Himmelberg Goal	89 - 62
7:10		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	89 - 56
5:29		L. Parker Goal	83 - 56
1:16		R. Lobb Behind	77 - 56
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:19		C. Sinclair Goal	77 - 55
30:12		L. Whitfield Behind	71 - 55
27:56		Rushed	71 - 54
26:32		S. Reid Behind	71 - 53
25:44		J. Kelly Behind	70 - 53
22:16		W. Hayward Goal	70 - 52
16:27		W. Hayward Goal	64 - 52
14:33		C. Sinclair Goal	58 - 52
11:16		T. Papley Goal	52 - 52
6:30		R. Lobb Goal	46 - 52
4:12		J. Cameron Goal	46 - 46
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:57		D. Lloyd Behind	46 - 40
30:50		J. Cameron Goal	46 - 39
28:17		S. Reid Goal	46 - 33
25:24		S. Reid Goal	40 - 33
20:52		G. Rohan Goal	34 - 33
15:43		Rushed	28 - 33
14:13		T. Papley Goal	28 - 32
8:19		J. Kelly Behind	22 - 32
4:56		M. de Boer Goal	22 - 31
4:02		H. Himmelberg Behind	22 - 25
3:34		J. Cameron Behind	22 - 24
2:07		S. Coniglio Goal	22 - 23
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:56		M. de Boer Goal	22 - 17
26:55		I. Heeney Goal	22 - 11
25:13		Rushed	16 - 11
23:48		C. Sinclair Goal	16 - 10
21:30		Rushed	10 - 10
19:06		Rushed	10 - 9
17:32		S. Coniglio Behind	9 - 9
16:18		G. Rohan Goal	9 - 8
14:20		Rushed	3 - 8
11:37		D. Lloyd Goal	3 - 7
9:38		T. Papley Behind	3 - 1
8:15		O. Florent Behind	2 - 1
3:12		D. Lloyd Behind	1 - 1
2:20		T. Papley Behind	1 - 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

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

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