Team Stats
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Disposals
- SYD 358
- 377 STK
-
Kicks
- SYD 215
- 207 STK
-
Handballs
- SYD 143
- 170 STK
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Free Kicks
- SYD 18
- 20 STK
-
Clearances
- SYD 35
- 36 STK
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Inside 50
- SYD 57
- 50 STK
-
Tackles
- SYD 53
- 59 STK
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Hit-Outs
- SYD 26
- 36 STK
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:03 | ![]() | J. Rowbottom Goal | 92 - 83 |
| 28:14 | ![]() | J. Higgins Behind | 86 - 83 |
| 26:36 | ![]() | J. Higgins Behind | 86 - 82 |
| 24:01 | ![]() | R. Byrnes Goal | 86 - 81 |
| 22:45 | ![]() | Rushed | 86 - 75 |
| 18:37 | ![]() | J. Higgins Behind | 85 - 75 |
| 17:41 | ![]() | M. King Behind | 85 - 74 |
| 15:34 | ![]() | Josh P. Kennedy Goal | 85 - 73 |
| 11:13 | ![]() | T. Membrey Goal | 79 - 73 |
| 9:43 | ![]() | I. Heeney Behind | 79 - 67 |
| 6:57 | ![]() | J. Battle Goal | 78 - 67 |
| 3:41 | ![]() | L. Franklin Behind | 78 - 61 |
| 0:42 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 77 - 61 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:34 | ![]() | L. Parker Goal | 71 - 61 |
| 24:39 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 65 - 61 |
| 23:23 | ![]() | T. Membrey Goal | 59 - 61 |
| 21:05 | ![]() | J. Billings Goal | 59 - 55 |
| 19:39 | ![]() | J. Dawson Behind | 59 - 49 |
| 15:12 | ![]() | J. Amartey Behind | 58 - 49 |
| 11:35 | ![]() | S. Ross Goal | 57 - 49 |
| 10:19 | ![]() | L. Parker Behind | 57 - 43 |
| 9:08 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 56 - 43 |
| 5:45 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 50 - 43 |
| 4:26 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 44 - 43 |
| 2:10 | ![]() | D. Butler Goal | 43 - 43 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:17 | ![]() | S. Ross Behind | 43 - 37 |
| 19:23 | ![]() | J. Higgins Behind | 43 - 36 |
| 17:46 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 43 - 35 |
| 15:26 | ![]() | T. Membrey Behind | 42 - 35 |
| 11:00 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 42 - 34 |
| 9:14 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 36 - 34 |
| 4:16 | ![]() | R. Byrnes Goal | 30 - 34 |
| 1:49 | ![]() | J. Steele Goal | 30 - 28 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:14 | ![]() | M. King Goal | 30 - 22 |
| 27:39 | ![]() | J. Higgins Goal | 30 - 16 |
| 26:45 | ![]() | S. Ross Behind | 30 - 10 |
| 23:19 | ![]() | W. Hayward Goal | 30 - 9 |
| 20:50 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 24 - 9 |
| 19:46 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 18 - 9 |
| 18:16 | ![]() | Rushed | 17 - 9 |
| 16:59 | ![]() | I. Heeney Goal | 16 - 9 |
| 15:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 10 - 9 |
| 14:14 | ![]() | J. Higgins Behind | 9 - 9 |
| 12:20 | ![]() | W. Hayward Behind | 9 - 8 |
| 10:48 | ![]() | L. Franklin Goal | 8 - 8 |
| 9:12 | ![]() | J. Rowbottom Behind | 2 - 8 |
| 7:39 | ![]() | J. Higgins Behind | 1 - 8 |
| 5:28 | ![]() | T. Membrey Behind | 1 - 7 |
| 3:21 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 1 - 6 |
| 2:17 | ![]() | Rushed | 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 |












ADEL
GEEL
BL
COLL
GWS
FRE
SUNS
HAW
WB
SYD
CARL
STK
PORT
MELB
ESS
NMFC
RICH
WCE