Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 425
- 338 MELB
-
Kicks
- SYD 220
- 185 MELB
-
Handballs
- SYD 205
- 153 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 20
- 20 MELB
-
Clearances
- SYD 44
- 45 MELB
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Inside 50
- SYD 63
- 59 MELB
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Tackles
- SYD 61
- 62 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 46
- 38 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 36:24 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 131 - 114 |
| 34:32 | ![]() | Rushed | 125 - 114 |
| 30:55 | ![]() | H. Langford Goal | 125 - 113 |
| 29:40 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Behind | 125 - 107 |
| 28:21 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 125 - 106 |
| 27:46 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 125 - 100 |
| 25:01 | ![]() | D. Turner Goal | 124 - 100 |
| 22:17 | ![]() | A. Sheldrick Behind | 124 - 94 |
| 18:26 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 123 - 94 |
| 16:20 | ![]() | M. Rosas Goal | 123 - 88 |
| 14:58 | ![]() | L. Pickett Goal | 117 - 88 |
| 12:39 | ![]() | B. Laurie Behind | 117 - 82 |
| 10:30 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 117 - 81 |
| 9:10 | ![]() | M. Rosas Goal | 111 - 81 |
| 8:35 | ![]() | H. Sharp Behind | 105 - 81 |
| 7:14 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 105 - 80 |
| 5:07 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 99 - 80 |
| 3:24 | ![]() | B. Grundy Goal | 99 - 74 |
| 0:21 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 93 - 74 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:30 | ![]() | M. Roberts Behind | 93 - 68 |
| 28:39 | ![]() | L. Pickett Behind | 92 - 68 |
| 27:33 | ![]() | A. Sheldrick Behind | 92 - 67 |
| 25:35 | ![]() | J. McInerney Behind | 91 - 67 |
| 24:41 | ![]() | Rushed | 90 - 67 |
| 23:03 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Goal | 89 - 67 |
| 20:30 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 89 - 61 |
| 17:22 | ![]() | J. Lloyd Goal | 89 - 55 |
| 14:17 | ![]() | C. Windsor Behind | 83 - 55 |
| 13:09 | ![]() | B. Laurie Goal | 83 - 54 |
| 11:51 | ![]() | N. Blakey Behind | 83 - 48 |
| 10:20 | ![]() | C. Curnow Goal | 82 - 48 |
| 6:29 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 76 - 48 |
| 5:34 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Behind | 76 - 47 |
| 4:49 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 76 - 46 |
| 2:44 | ![]() | J. McInerney Goal | 75 - 46 |
| 2:11 | ![]() | J. Amartey Behind | 69 - 46 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:04 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 68 - 46 |
| 27:13 | ![]() | Rushed | 67 - 46 |
| 26:19 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 66 - 46 |
| 22:52 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 65 - 46 |
| 20:40 | ![]() | C. Curnow Behind | 59 - 46 |
| 19:28 | ![]() | M. Heath Goal | 58 - 46 |
| 16:50 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 58 - 40 |
| 15:01 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 52 - 40 |
| 10:05 | ![]() | M. Rosas Goal | 51 - 40 |
| 8:42 | ![]() | M. Jefferson Goal | 45 - 40 |
| 7:24 | ![]() | M. Rosas Goal | 45 - 34 |
| 4:08 | ![]() | M. Rosas Goal | 39 - 34 |
| 3:03 | ![]() | B. Grundy Behind | 33 - 34 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:28 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 32 - 34 |
| 32:02 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 32 - 33 |
| 29:41 | ![]() | Rushed | 26 - 33 |
| 28:23 | ![]() | M. Rosas Goal | 25 - 33 |
| 24:56 | ![]() | H. Sharp Goal | 19 - 33 |
| 23:31 | ![]() | H. Sharp Goal | 19 - 27 |
| 20:06 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 19 - 21 |
| 18:52 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 19 - 15 |
| 17:15 | ![]() | C. Windsor Goal | 13 - 15 |
| 15:59 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 13 - 9 |
| 12:20 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 7 - 9 |
| 10:50 | ![]() | H. Sharp Behind | 7 - 3 |
| 8:03 | ![]() | M. Rosas Goal | 7 - 2 |
| 3:50 | ![]() | L. Pickett Behind | 1 - 2 |
| 2:34 | ![]() | B. Mihocek Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 1:08 | ![]() | N. Blakey Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |












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