11.6

72

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GWS	37	19	3	13	72
SYD	8	32	38	20	98

15.8

98

Sydney SwansSYD

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:27		Z. Sproule Behind	72 - 98
23:42		L. Franklin Behind	71 - 98
22:45		Josh P. Kennedy Behind	71 - 97
17:20		H. Himmelberg Goal	71 - 96
16:04		L. Franklin Goal	65 - 96
12:01		T. Papley Goal	65 - 90
6:25		S. Wicks Goal	65 - 84
2:09		J. Finlayson Goal	65 - 78
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:50		L. Franklin Behind	59 - 78
22:00		W. Hayward Goal	59 - 77
18:49		W. Hayward Behind	59 - 71
16:06		L. Franklin Goal	59 - 70
14:39		B. Daniels Behind	59 - 64
13:50		Rushed	58 - 64
9:48		L. Franklin Goal	57 - 64
6:54		T. Hickey Goal	57 - 58
4:09		L. Franklin Goal	57 - 52
2:20		S. Wicks Goal	57 - 46
0:38		Rushed	57 - 40
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:13		L. Parker Goal	56 - 40
32:06		T. Papley Goal	56 - 34
26:44		J. McInerney Goal	56 - 28
24:23		J. Hogan Goal	56 - 22
18:30		J. McInerney Goal	50 - 22
17:01		D. Lloyd Goal	50 - 16
11:19		T. Papley Goal	44 - 16
10:08		S. Wicks Behind	44 - 10
9:22		J. Kelly Behind	44 - 9
5:18		H. Perryman Goal	43 - 9
2:20		Rushed	37 - 9
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:24		A. Kennedy Goal	37 - 8
26:07		I. Cumming Behind	31 - 8
19:04		Rushed	30 - 8
15:28		D. Lloyd Goal	30 - 7
12:43		J. Hogan Goal	24 - 7
10:59		H. Himmelberg Goal	18 - 7
9:01		T. Bruhn Goal	12 - 7
4:21		H. Himmelberg Goal	6 - 7
2:34		T. Papley Goal	0 - 7
1:49		W. Hayward Behind	0 - 1

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
2	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
3	HAW	24	124.5	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
6	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
7	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
8	COLL	16	110.2	WLLWW
9	GEEL	16	108.6	WLWWL
10	WB	16	91.8	WWLLL
11	PORT	12	112.5	LWLLW
12	STK	12	110.1	WLWLW
13	ADEL	12	96.1	LLWWL
14	GWS	12	89.8	LLWLW
15	WCE	8	55.8	WLLLL
16	CARL	4	80.3	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	72.9	LLWLL
18	RICH	0	54.2	LLLLL