	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	14	25	27	27	93
SUNS	15	20	8	8	51

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:14		L. Weller Behind	93 - 51
27:50		W. Hayward Goal	93 - 50
24:05		N. Blakey Behind	87 - 50
21:40		I. Heeney Goal	86 - 50
14:54		D. Macpherson Goal	80 - 50
13:24		D. Macpherson Behind	80 - 44
11:32		I. Heeney Goal	80 - 43
10:31		T. Papley Behind	74 - 43
9:31		I. Heeney Behind	73 - 43
2:38		T. Papley Goal	72 - 43
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:46		N. Blakey Goal	66 - 43
27:20		T. Papley Behind	60 - 43
24:25		L. Weller Behind	59 - 43
21:15		B. Ronke Goal	59 - 42
20:00		D. Macpherson Goal	53 - 42
14:58		W. Hayward Behind	53 - 36
14:05		Rushed	52 - 36
11:02		T. Papley Goal	51 - 36
3:16		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	45 - 36
1:21		A. Sexton Behind	39 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:00		P. Wright Behind	39 - 35
22:20		Z. Jones Goal	39 - 34
20:52		A. Aliir Goal	33 - 34
18:42		A. Miles Goal	27 - 34
16:10		B. King Behind	27 - 28
14:14		S. Day Goal	27 - 27
12:36		S. Reid Goal	27 - 21
10:07		P. Wright Goal	21 - 21
3:55		B. Ronke Goal	21 - 15
0:16		Rushed	15 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:11		B. Scheer Goal	14 - 15
25:01		B. Scheer Behind	14 - 9
22:59		Rushed	14 - 8
20:18		N. Blakey Goal	13 - 8
16:46		J. Rose Behind	7 - 8
14:04		S. Reid Goal	6 - 8
7:22		P. Wright Behind	0 - 8
4:21		A. Sexton Goal	0 - 7
2:06		A. Sexton Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	135.7	LWWWL
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
6	ADEL	36	110.0	LWWWL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
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	71.3	LWLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL

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