Sydney SwansSYD

5.9

39

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SYD	1	8	11	19	39
WB	20	19	7	21	67

10.7

67

Western BulldogsWB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:53		T. English Goal	39 - 67
18:25		T. Papley Goal	39 - 61
16:24		H. McLean Behind	33 - 61
15:21		L. Vandermeer Behind	32 - 61
11:12		J. Macrae Goal	32 - 60
9:38		E. Richards Behind	32 - 54
7:25		Rushed	32 - 53
5:12		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	32 - 52
2:34		T. Papley Goal	26 - 52
0:48		R. West Goal	20 - 52
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
17:49		N. Blakey Behind	20 - 46
16:55		J. Bruce Behind	19 - 46
14:53		T. Papley Goal	19 - 45
10:19		I. Heeney Behind	13 - 45
7:41		T. Papley Behind	12 - 45
5:57		C. Sinclair Behind	11 - 45
5:10		T. Papley Behind	10 - 45
1:53		J. Bruce Goal	9 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:43		M. Bontempelli Goal	9 - 39
16:21		M. Bontempelli Goal	9 - 33
10:45		L. Vandermeer Goal	9 - 27
7:00		Rushed	9 - 21
6:06		I. Heeney Behind	8 - 21
2:48		T. Papley Goal	7 - 21
1:10		S. Lloyd Behind	1 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:18		S. Lloyd Goal	1 - 20
15:57		A. Naughton Goal	1 - 14
12:30		L. Taylor Behind	1 - 8
10:07		B. Dale Goal	0 - 8
8:37		P. Lipinski Behind	0 - 2
1:47		M. Bontempelli Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

SCG

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2025 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	COLL	52	135.8	WWWWW
2	BL	42	113.4	WWLLW
3	ADEL	40	139.8	WWWLW
4	GEEL	40	127.5	WWWWL
5	HAW	40	118.4	LLWWW
6	FRE	40	110.4	WWWWW
7	WB	36	131.5	LLWWW
8	SUNS	36	120.3	WLLLW
9	GWS	36	107.6	WWLWW
10	PORT	28	88.6	LWWLW
11	CARL	24	100.4	LWWLL
12	SYD	24	92.1	LLWWL
13	ESS	24	77.5	WLLLL
14	MELB	20	86.7	WLLLL
15	STK	20	86.2	LWLLL
16	NMFC	18	78.5	LWLWL
17	RICH	12	64.8	LLLLL
18	WCE	4	65.2	LLLLL