	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	15	28	34	32	109
SYD	21	19	25	1	66

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:28		D. Smith Goal	109 - 66
25:25		Rushed	103 - 66
23:10		A. Saad Behind	102 - 66
20:12		D. Smith Behind	101 - 66
18:29		O. Fantasia Behind	100 - 66
17:01		D. Myers Behind	99 - 66
14:14		D. Myers Goal	98 - 66
12:22		Rushed	92 - 66
11:10		D. Smith Goal	91 - 66
7:28		T. McCartin Behind	85 - 66
6:47		D. Myers Behind	85 - 65
3:16		M. Baguley Goal	84 - 65
1:30		O. Fantasia Behind	78 - 65
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:19		O. Fantasia Behind	77 - 65
28:20		O. Fantasia Goal	76 - 65
26:11		L. Franklin Goal	70 - 65
25:12		B. Ronke Goal	70 - 59
22:39		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	70 - 53
20:15		J. Stringer Goal	64 - 53
19:27		M. Brown Behind	58 - 53
17:57		H. Grundy Goal	57 - 53
14:07		L. Franklin Behind	57 - 47
11:15		Rushed	57 - 46
7:56		L. Franklin Goal	56 - 46
4:54		Z. Merrett Goal	56 - 40
4:20		M. Baguley Behind	50 - 40
2:03		M. Brown Goal	49 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:55		M. Brown Goal	43 - 40
29:26		C. McKenna Goal	37 - 40
27:48		D. Smith Behind	31 - 40
25:06		J. Dawson Goal	30 - 40
19:24		N. Newman Goal	30 - 34
17:49		Rushed	30 - 28
15:59		M. Brown Behind	29 - 28
14:26		I. Heeney Goal	28 - 28
11:28		T. Bellchambers Behind	28 - 22
9:01		M. Baguley Goal	27 - 22
6:05		J. Dawson Behind	21 - 22
4:30		D. Parish Goal	21 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:37		Rushed	15 - 21
28:32		C. Sinclair Goal	14 - 21
18:15		T. Papley Goal	14 - 15
17:15		D. Smith Behind	14 - 9
15:01		R. Fox Behind	13 - 9
12:52		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	13 - 8
8:45		W. Hayward Behind	7 - 8
6:37		D. Zaharakis Goal	7 - 7
3:13		Josh P. Kennedy Behind	1 - 7
1:33		L. Parker Goal	1 - 6
0:13		D. Myers 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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