	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	40	3	3	18	64
SUNS	11	38	17	22	88

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:00		B. Ronke Behind	64 - 88
24:43		Rushed	63 - 88
23:45		C. Sinclair Behind	62 - 88
22:11		N. Holman Goal	61 - 88
19:50		L. Weller Goal	61 - 82
18:23		A. Young Behind	61 - 76
17:36		J. Heron Behind	61 - 75
14:14		A. Young Goal	61 - 74
10:52		L. Franklin Behind	61 - 68
9:07		L. Franklin Behind	60 - 68
8:01		Rushed	59 - 68
5:19		L. Parker Goal	59 - 67
3:45		I. Heeney Behind	53 - 67
2:30		T. Papley Goal	52 - 67
1:10		S. Lemmens Behind	46 - 67
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:13		T. Papley Behind	46 - 66
24:50		J. Heron Behind	45 - 66
22:14		Josh P. Kennedy Behind	45 - 65
15:22		A. Young Goal	44 - 65
14:49		A. Sexton Behind	44 - 59
13:28		A. Sexton Goal	44 - 58
11:55		B. Crossley Behind	44 - 52
7:19		L. Weller Behind	44 - 51
2:34		W. Hayward Behind	44 - 50
0:41		S. Lemmens Behind	43 - 50
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:36		A. Sexton Goal	43 - 49
24:52		L. Weller Goal	43 - 43
23:41		J. Witts Behind	43 - 37
15:51		Rushed	43 - 36
14:09		A. Sexton Goal	42 - 36
12:07		J. Heron Goal	42 - 30
9:18		A. Young Goal	42 - 24
6:52		Josh P. Kennedy Behind	42 - 18
4:39		A. Young Goal	41 - 18
2:44		K. Kolodjashnij Behind	41 - 12
1:37		L. Franklin Behind	41 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:47		W. Hayward Goal	40 - 11
24:45		C. O'Riordan Behind	34 - 11
23:48		C. Sinclair Behind	33 - 11
22:11		T. Miller Goal	32 - 11
20:28		L. Parker Goal	32 - 5
18:58		S. Lemmens Behind	26 - 5
18:34		N. Holman Behind	26 - 4
15:04		T. Papley Goal	26 - 3
12:52		T. Papley Goal	20 - 3
11:12		G. Hewett Behind	14 - 3
9:26		O. Florent Goal	13 - 3
7:17		N. Holman Behind	7 - 3
6:44		J. Heron Behind	7 - 2
4:42		Z. Jones Goal	7 - 1
3:12		J. Witts Behind	1 - 1
1:16		B. Ronke 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

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