Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SYD 357
- 367 ESS
-
Kicks
- SYD 221
- 200 ESS
-
Handballs
- SYD 136
- 167 ESS
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 18
- 19 ESS
-
Clearances
- SYD 33
- 43 ESS
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Inside 50
- SYD 59
- 56 ESS
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Tackles
- SYD 56
- 48 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 35
- 31 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:40 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 131 - 101 |
| 32:52 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 131 - 95 |
| 31:25 | ![]() | J. Jordon Goal | 125 - 95 |
| 28:52 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 119 - 95 |
| 27:15 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 113 - 95 |
| 26:17 | ![]() | J. Lloyd Behind | 113 - 89 |
| 24:15 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 112 - 89 |
| 22:28 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 112 - 88 |
| 20:38 | ![]() | H. McLean Behind | 106 - 88 |
| 18:46 | ![]() | E. Gulden Goal | 105 - 88 |
| 16:34 | ![]() | J. Gresham Goal | 99 - 88 |
| 15:32 | ![]() | J. Gresham Behind | 99 - 82 |
| 10:51 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 99 - 81 |
| 9:15 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 99 - 75 |
| 6:17 | ![]() | Rushed | 98 - 75 |
| 5:00 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 98 - 74 |
| 2:19 | ![]() | O. Florent Behind | 98 - 68 |
| 0:38 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 97 - 68 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:34 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 91 - 68 |
| 28:06 | ![]() | N. Blakey Goal | 85 - 68 |
| 25:31 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 79 - 68 |
| 24:08 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 79 - 62 |
| 20:19 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 78 - 62 |
| 18:26 | ![]() | B. Campbell Behind | 72 - 62 |
| 16:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 71 - 62 |
| 16:29 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 70 - 62 |
| 15:15 | ![]() | E. Tsatas Behind | 69 - 62 |
| 12:17 | ![]() | E. Gulden Goal | 69 - 61 |
| 9:06 | ![]() | S. Draper Behind | 63 - 61 |
| 4:43 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 63 - 60 |
| 2:58 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 63 - 54 |
| 1:15 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 63 - 53 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:10 | ![]() | H. McLean Behind | 57 - 53 |
| 28:58 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 56 - 53 |
| 27:18 | ![]() | N. Blakey Behind | 50 - 53 |
| 26:42 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 49 - 53 |
| 25:43 | ![]() | Rushed | 48 - 53 |
| 22:15 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Goal | 48 - 52 |
| 20:05 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 48 - 46 |
| 18:36 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 42 - 46 |
| 17:23 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 42 - 40 |
| 14:38 | ![]() | J. Gresham Goal | 41 - 40 |
| 13:40 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Behind | 41 - 34 |
| 12:09 | ![]() | J. Menzie Behind | 41 - 33 |
| 9:55 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 41 - 32 |
| 7:29 | ![]() | Rushed | 35 - 32 |
| 5:45 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 34 - 32 |
| 2:44 | ![]() | N. Cox Behind | 28 - 32 |
| 1:29 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 28 - 31 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 37:05 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 28 - 25 |
| 34:13 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 27 - 25 |
| 31:37 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 21 - 25 |
| 28:59 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 15 - 25 |
| 28:27 | ![]() | L. McDonald Behind | 14 - 25 |
| 26:32 | ![]() | Rushed | 13 - 25 |
| 25:03 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 13 - 24 |
| 21:38 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 7 - 24 |
| 16:33 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 7 - 18 |
| 13:41 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 7 - 12 |
| 10:05 | ![]() | Rushed | 1 - 12 |
| 2:55 | ![]() | N. Cox Goal | 0 - 12 |
| 0:48 | ![]() | J. Gresham Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |












SYD
FRE
HAW
SUNS
NMFC
GEEL
WB
MELB
BL
ADEL
COLL
PORT
STK
GWS
WCE
CARL
ESS
RICH