Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 394
- 331 ESS
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Kicks
- SYD 255
- 195 ESS
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Handballs
- SYD 139
- 136 ESS
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Free Kicks
- SYD 24
- 18 ESS
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Clearances
- SYD 33
- 28 ESS
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Inside 50
- SYD 60
- 49 ESS
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Tackles
- SYD 56
- 30 ESS
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 24
- 26 ESS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:57 | ![]() | Rushed | 105 - 47 |
| 27:48 | ![]() | T. Hickey Behind | 105 - 46 |
| 26:47 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 104 - 46 |
| 24:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 103 - 46 |
| 20:52 | ![]() | Josh P. Kennedy Goal | 103 - 45 |
| 18:02 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Behind | 97 - 45 |
| 13:57 | ![]() | J. Bell Behind | 97 - 44 |
| 13:41 | ![]() | Rushed | 96 - 44 |
| 12:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 95 - 44 |
| 9:28 | ![]() | A. McGrath Behind | 94 - 44 |
| 2:11 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 94 - 43 |
| 0:17 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 88 - 43 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:35 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 88 - 37 |
| 25:27 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 82 - 37 |
| 23:43 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 76 - 37 |
| 23:14 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 75 - 37 |
| 21:28 | ![]() | S. Durham Behind | 74 - 37 |
| 17:47 | ![]() | J. Ridley Behind | 74 - 36 |
| 11:55 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 74 - 35 |
| 9:26 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 73 - 35 |
| 6:36 | ![]() | L. McDonald Behind | 67 - 35 |
| 4:51 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 66 - 35 |
| 0:43 | ![]() | N. Martin Behind | 66 - 29 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:58 | ![]() | P. Ladhams Behind | 66 - 28 |
| 27:26 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 65 - 28 |
| 25:07 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 22 |
| 23:18 | ![]() | L. Parker Goal | 64 - 22 |
| 22:03 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 58 - 22 |
| 18:37 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 52 - 22 |
| 16:14 | ![]() | E. Gulden Goal | 52 - 16 |
| 14:42 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 46 - 16 |
| 13:38 | ![]() | J. Ridley Behind | 45 - 16 |
| 12:18 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 45 - 15 |
| 7:40 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 44 - 15 |
| 7:04 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 38 - 15 |
| 5:18 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 37 - 15 |
| 0:52 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 36 - 15 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:56 | ![]() | S. Wicks Goal | 35 - 15 |
| 28:38 | ![]() | P. Ladhams Behind | 29 - 15 |
| 24:32 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 28 - 15 |
| 22:29 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 27 - 15 |
| 19:48 | ![]() | T. Hickey Goal | 21 - 15 |
| 16:09 | ![]() | J. Bell Goal | 15 - 15 |
| 13:36 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Goal | 9 - 15 |
| 12:45 | ![]() | N. Hind Behind | 9 - 9 |
| 9:53 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 9 - 8 |
| 8:15 | ![]() | A. Francis Goal | 8 - 8 |
| 7:41 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Behind | 8 - 2 |
| 5:29 | ![]() | S. Wicks Goal | 8 - 1 |
| 4:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 2 - 1 |
| 3:45 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 1:39 | ![]() | A. Francis Behind | 0 - 1 |
AFL News
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Smith or Daicos? Footy's best gut-running mid
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Walsh: Blues too 'paralysed' to move on Michael Voss
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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