Game Information
SCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SYD 402
- 370 COLL
-
Kicks
- SYD 218
- 189 COLL
-
Handballs
- SYD 184
- 181 COLL
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 20
- 15 COLL
-
Clearances
- SYD 28
- 40 COLL
-
Inside 50
- SYD 58
- 45 COLL
-
Tackles
- SYD 82
- 69 COLL
-
Hit-Outs
- SYD 22
- 34 COLL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
5
I. Heeney3 Goals
2
J. De Goey2 Goals
Disposals
44
J. Lloyd28 Disposals
4
B. Maynard29 Disposals
Contested Possessions
31
T. Hickey16 Contested Possessions
4
B. Grundy14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:43 |  | L. Franklin Goal | 72 - 42 |
| 23:38 | | I. Heeney Behind | 66 - 42 |
| 21:45 |  | Callum L. Brown Behind | 65 - 42 |
| 20:35 | | N. Blakey Goal | 65 - 41 |
| 18:39 | | C. Poulter Behind | 59 - 41 |
| 18:15 | | Rushed | 59 - 40 |
| 16:49 | | I. Heeney Goal | 59 - 39 |
| 14:57 | | J. De Goey Behind | 53 - 39 |
| 13:39 | | H. McLean Behind | 53 - 38 |
| 11:13 | | T. Papley Behind | 52 - 38 |
| 8:14 | | L. Franklin Behind | 51 - 38 |
| 4:59 | | W. Hoskin-Elliott Goal | 50 - 38 |
| 2:38 | | B. McCreery Behind | 50 - 32 |
| 1:16 | | I. Heeney Behind | 50 - 31 |
| 0:21 | | J. De Goey Behind | 49 - 31 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:26 | | O. Florent Behind | 49 - 30 |
| 24:09 | | H. McLean Goal | 48 - 30 |
| 22:54 | | Rushed | 42 - 30 |
| 21:30 | | B. McCreery Behind | 42 - 29 |
| 19:16 | | T. Papley Goal | 42 - 28 |
| 13:58 | | C. Warner Goal | 36 - 28 |
| 10:55 | | T. Hickey Behind | 30 - 28 |
| 9:24 | | S. Wicks Behind | 29 - 28 |
| 6:58 | | L. Franklin Behind | 28 - 28 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:52 | | Rushed | 27 - 28 |
| 18:55 | | I. Heeney Goal | 27 - 27 |
| 13:12 | | L. Franklin Goal | 21 - 27 |
| 11:07 | | T. Papley Goal | 15 - 27 |
| 8:42 | | B. Mihocek Behind | 9 - 27 |
| 0:54 | | S. Wicks Behind | 9 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:36 | | D. Cameron Goal | 8 - 26 |
| 16:44 | | I. Heeney Goal | 8 - 20 |
| 13:19 | | S. Pendlebury Behind | 2 - 20 |
| 11:05 | | J. De Goey Goal | 2 - 19 |
| 9:21 | | J. De Goey Goal | 2 - 13 |
| 5:27 | | Rushed | 2 - 7 |
| 4:28 | | J. McInerney Behind | 2 - 6 |
| 2:37 | | B. McCreery Goal | 1 - 6 |
| 0:58 | | H. McLean Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
 GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
 FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
 SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
 WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
 SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
 CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
 STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
 MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
 ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |