10.18

78

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	18	12	26	22	78
SYD	7	37	40	3	87

13.9

87

Sydney SwansSYD

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:55		T. Papley Behind	78 - 87
22:10		J. Dawson Behind	78 - 86
19:53		N. Jones Goal	78 - 85
19:12		J. Hogan Behind	72 - 85
18:09		T. McDonald Goal	71 - 85
12:40		A. Brayshaw Behind	65 - 85
7:14		J. Garlett Behind	64 - 85
6:13		J. Garlett Goal	63 - 85
5:36		W. Hayward Behind	57 - 85
2:51		Rushed	57 - 84
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:53		T. Papley Goal	56 - 84
26:23		C. Pedersen Goal	56 - 78
25:20		L. Franklin Goal	50 - 78
23:06		T. Papley Goal	50 - 72
21:58		L. Franklin Behind	50 - 66
18:37		L. Franklin Behind	50 - 65
17:06		T. McDonald Goal	50 - 64
15:28		L. Franklin Behind	44 - 64
14:06		A. vandenBerg Goal	44 - 63
12:27		T. McCartin Goal	38 - 63
10:47		I. Heeney Goal	38 - 57
6:31		Rushed	38 - 51
5:54		Rushed	37 - 51
4:06		A. vandenBerg Goal	36 - 51
2:09		L. Franklin Goal	30 - 51
0:41		L. Franklin Behind	30 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:20		T. McDonald Behind	30 - 44
25:14		C. Oliver Behind	29 - 44
23:20		C. Spargo Behind	28 - 44
21:45		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	27 - 44
18:02		J. Dawson Goal	27 - 38
14:28		Rushed	27 - 32
12:55		D. Hannebery Goal	26 - 32
11:46		I. Heeney Goal	26 - 26
9:37		W. Hayward Goal	26 - 20
6:34		H. Cunningham Goal	26 - 14
5:24		D. Tyson Behind	26 - 8
4:32		T. Papley Behind	25 - 8
2:58		J. Hogan Goal	25 - 7
1:31		J. Hogan Behind	19 - 7
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:06		A. vandenBerg Goal	18 - 7
26:03		C. Petracca Goal	12 - 7
25:08		D. Tyson Behind	6 - 7
21:02		J. Hogan Behind	5 - 7
19:33		T. McDonald Behind	4 - 7
17:20		T. Papley Goal	3 - 7
13:19		L. Franklin Behind	3 - 1
9:57		C. Oliver Behind	3 - 0
9:02		C. Spargo Behind	2 - 0
6:31		C. Petracca Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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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