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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 14
Port Adelaide13.1290
Sydney14.993
Adelaide Oval · Sat, 7:35 PM · Attendance 31,350 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 3.6 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 13.12 | 90 |
| Sydney | 3.2 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 14.9 | 93 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Port Adelaide
J. Sweet 2, J. Horne-Francis 2, M. Georgiades 2, C. Durdin 2, Z. Butters 1, J. Richards 1, J. Berry 1, X. Bamert 1, T. Cochrane 1
Sydney
L. McDonald 3, C. Curnow 3, J. Lloyd 2, I. Heeney 1, C. Warner 1, R. Bice 1, J. Rowbottom 1, J. Amartey 1, M. Rosas 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
PORT · SYD
Head to head
Team Statistics
| PORT | Stat | SYD |
|---|---|---|
| 340 | Disposals | 356 |
| 221 | Kicks | 186 |
| 119 | Handballs | 170 |
| 83 | Marks | 72 |
| 13 | Marks Inside 50 | 8 |
| 55 | Tackles | 62 |
| 40 | Hitouts | 27 |
| 40 | Clearances | 30 |
| 56 | Inside 50s | 47 |
| 132 | Contested Possessions | 136 |
| 197 | Uncontested Possessions | 209 |
| 47 | One Percenters | 51 |
| 22 | Frees For | 22 |
| 22 | Frees Against | 22 |
| 13 | Goals | 14 |
| 12 | Behinds | 9 |
The full box score
Players
Port Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Butters | 9 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| D. Byrne-Jones | 33 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - |
| J. Burgoyne | 7 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Richards | 35 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - |
| O. Wines | 16 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| K. Farrell | 6 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Aliir | 21 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Berry | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| W. Drew | 28 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Sweet | 24 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Horne-Francis | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - |
| L. Evans | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Mead | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - |
| L. Jones | 34 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Georgiades | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| X. Bamert | 46 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| E. Mackinlay | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| E. Ratugolea | 27 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Whitlock | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Durdin | 44 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| T. Marshall | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| T. Cochrane | 26 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| H. Ramm | 32 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Heeney | 5 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| C. Mills | 14 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Cleary | 33 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Wicks | 15 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| R. Bice | 26 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | - |
| A. Sheldrick | 12 | 15 | 5 | 10 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| H. Cunningham | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| J. Hamling | 29 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| W. Edwards | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Rowbottom | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| H. Kyle | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| H. McLean | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Amartey | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| M. Rosas | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |