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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 1
Sydney15.14104
Brisbane Lions8.1260
Sydney Cricket Ground · Sat, 7:10 PM · Attendance 38,128 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 7.1 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 15.14 | 104 |
| Brisbane | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.10 | 8.12 | 60 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Sydney
J. Amartey 5, J. McInerney 2, I. Heeney 2, L. McDonald 2, N. Blakey 1, E. Gulden 1, B. Grundy 1, M. Rosas 1
Brisbane Lions
B. Reville 2, C. Cameron 2, C. Rayner 1, J. Tunstill 1, K. Lohmann 1, O. Allen 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
SYD · BRIS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| SYD | Stat | BRIS |
|---|---|---|
| 386 | Disposals | 345 |
| 203 | Kicks | 228 |
| 183 | Handballs | 117 |
| 92 | Marks | 99 |
| 18 | Marks Inside 50 | 12 |
| 52 | Tackles | 45 |
| 34 | Hitouts | 22 |
| 23 | Clearances | 45 |
| 65 | Inside 50s | 46 |
| 126 | Contested Possessions | 126 |
| 244 | Uncontested Possessions | 203 |
| 55 | One Percenters | 32 |
| 18 | Frees For | 19 |
| 19 | Frees Against | 18 |
| 15 | Goals | 8 |
| 14 | Behinds | 12 |
The full box score
Players
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Bice | 26 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 8 | - | - | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| A. Sheldrick | 12 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| J. McInerney | 27 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - |
| C. Mills | 14 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Rowbottom | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | - | 1 |
| E. Gulden | 21 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| T. Papley | 11 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| I. Heeney | 5 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Rampe | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - |
| J. Amartey | 36 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | 2 |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Melican | 43 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| S. Wicks | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 1 |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Rosas | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brisbane Lions
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Zorko | 15 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Neale | 9 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Wilmot | 44 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Dunkley | 5 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
| W. Ashcroft | 8 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Fort | 32 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Ashcroft | 10 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Fletcher | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| K. Coleman | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - |
| C. Rayner | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Tunstill | 29 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | - | 1 | - |
| D. Annable | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Reville | 38 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. Berry | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| C. Cameron | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Z. Zakostelsky | 21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - |
| R. Lester | 35 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| L. McCarthy | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Answerth | 43 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| S. Draper | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 |
| K. Lohmann | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| O. Allen | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| T. Gallop | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 |