Game Information
SCG
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SYD 370
- 338 GEEL
-
Kicks
- SYD 247
- 202 GEEL
-
Handballs
- SYD 123
- 136 GEEL
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 24
- 23 GEEL
-
Clearances
- SYD 32
- 35 GEEL
-
Inside 50
- SYD 47
- 65 GEEL
-
Tackles
- SYD 40
- 55 GEEL
-
Hit-Outs
- SYD 26
- 35 GEEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
5
I. Heeney5 Goals
45
B. Close4 Goals
Disposals
14
C. Mills29 Disposals
14
J. Selwood25 Disposals
Contested Possessions
14
C. Mills12 Contested Possessions
14
J. Selwood10 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 1:0:28 |  | Z. Tuohy Behind | 107 - 77 |
| 58:50 | | B. Close Goal | 107 - 76 |
| 54:22 | | I. Smith Behind | 107 - 70 |
| 18:23 |  | L. Franklin Goal | 107 - 69 |
| 16:18 | | T. Hawkins Goal | 101 - 69 |
| 10:03 | | C. Guthrie Behind | 101 - 63 |
| 7:59 | | E. Gulden Goal | 101 - 62 |
| 7:28 | | J. Cameron Behind | 95 - 62 |
| 4:18 | | W. Hayward Behind | 95 - 61 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:36 | | Rushed | 94 - 61 |
| 29:22 | | I. Heeney Goal | 94 - 60 |
| 28:03 | | L. Franklin Goal | 88 - 60 |
| 23:12 | | T. Atkins Goal | 82 - 60 |
| 18:10 | | Rushed | 82 - 54 |
| 17:02 | | L. Franklin Goal | 82 - 53 |
| 15:19 | | Rushed | 76 - 53 |
| 13:36 | | B. Close Goal | 76 - 52 |
| 11:55 | | J. Cameron Behind | 76 - 46 |
| 9:18 | | W. Hayward Goal | 76 - 45 |
| 4:36 | | Rushed | 70 - 45 |
| 3:55 | | T. Stengle Behind | 70 - 44 |
| 2:06 | | E. Gulden Behind | 70 - 43 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:03 | | I. Heeney Goal | 69 - 43 |
| 33:28 | | I. Heeney Goal | 63 - 43 |
| 30:48 | | P. Dangerfield Behind | 57 - 43 |
| 27:11 | | B. Close Goal | 57 - 42 |
| 25:56 | | B. Close Goal | 57 - 36 |
| 23:33 | | J. Rowbottom Goal | 57 - 30 |
| 21:06 | | B. Parfitt Goal | 51 - 30 |
| 17:43 | | B. Close Behind | 51 - 24 |
| 14:30 | | W. Hayward Goal | 51 - 23 |
| 11:53 | | C. Mills Goal | 45 - 23 |
| 9:50 | | H. McLean Goal | 39 - 23 |
| 7:32 | | I. Heeney Goal | 33 - 23 |
| 4:29 | | M. Duncan Goal | 27 - 23 |
| 3:15 | | T. Hawkins Behind | 27 - 17 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:31 | | L. Franklin Goal | 27 - 16 |
| 27:28 | | Rushed | 21 - 16 |
| 25:56 | | Rushed | 20 - 16 |
| 24:00 | | T. Hawkins Behind | 20 - 15 |
| 22:58 | | J. Cameron Behind | 20 - 14 |
| 16:48 | | E. Gulden Goal | 20 - 13 |
| 14:43 | | I. Heeney Goal | 14 - 13 |
| 9:57 | | S. Wicks Behind | 8 - 13 |
| 9:01 | | Rushed | 7 - 13 |
| 7:51 | | W. Hayward Goal | 6 - 13 |
| 5:45 | | M. Duncan Behind | 0 - 13 |
| 4:30 | | Z. Tuohy Goal | 0 - 12 |
| 1:36 | | J. Kolodjashnij Goal | 0 - 6 |
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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 |