Sydney SwansSYD

7.14

56

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	17	9	28	2	56
MELB	20	14	16	27	77

11.11

77

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:34		I. Heeney Behind	56 - 77
22:56		B. Fritsch Goal	55 - 77
20:25		B. Fritsch Goal	55 - 71
16:49		L. Hunter Behind	55 - 65
13:24		W. Hayward Behind	55 - 64
8:37		J. van Rooyen Goal	54 - 64
7:42		K. Pickett Behind	54 - 58
4:20		B. Fritsch Goal	54 - 57
1:25		C. Petracca Behind	54 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:33		K. Pickett Goal	54 - 50
28:32		B. Laurie Behind	54 - 44
26:57		C. Petracca Goal	54 - 43
24:10		Rushed	54 - 37
18:07		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	53 - 37
16:02		C. Warner Goal	53 - 36
13:22		L. Parker Behind	47 - 36
10:47		Rushed	46 - 36
8:07		H. McLean Behind	45 - 36
7:16		K. Pickett Behind	44 - 36
5:09		E. Gulden Goal	44 - 35
3:56		H. McLean Goal	38 - 35
2:01		S. Wicks Goal	32 - 35
0:41		A. Brayshaw Behind	26 - 35
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:43		L. McDonald Behind	26 - 34
21:42		A. Brayshaw Goal	25 - 34
16:59		S. May Behind	25 - 28
13:45		J. Melksham Goal	25 - 27
11:51		Rushed	25 - 21
7:02		C. Mills Goal	24 - 21
2:32		T. Rivers Behind	18 - 21
1:02		J. Amartey Behind	18 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:16		L. Parker Behind	17 - 20
25:35		J. Melksham Goal	16 - 20
24:00		L. McDonald Behind	16 - 14
23:14		J. Melksham Behind	15 - 14
19:14		B. Fritsch Goal	15 - 13
16:39		Rushed	15 - 7
14:22		E. Gulden Goal	15 - 6
13:15		B. Fritsch Goal	9 - 6
10:53		S. Wicks Behind	9 - 0
10:17		I. Heeney Behind	8 - 0
7:57		L. McDonald Goal	7 - 0
4:56		L. McDonald Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
13	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
14	GWS	24	99.3	WWLLL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL