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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 17
Sydney13.1290
Western Bulldogs7.1355
Sydney Cricket Ground · Fri, 7:40 PM · Attendance 35,227 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 5.3 | 8.5 | 10.10 | 13.12 | 90 |
| Western Bulldogs | 0.3 | 3.8 | 6.10 | 7.13 | 55 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Sydney
C. Curnow 6, H. McLean 3, I. Heeney 1, C. Warner 1, C. Cleary 1, J. Hamling 1
Western Bulldogs
J. Croft 2, A. Jones 2, B. Dale 1, R. Sanders 1, A. Naughton 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
SYD · WB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| SYD | Stat | WB |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Disposals | 321 |
| 225 | Kicks | 185 |
| 175 | Handballs | 136 |
| 97 | Marks | 72 |
| 14 | Marks Inside 50 | 5 |
| 64 | Tackles | 60 |
| 70 | Hitouts | 29 |
| 42 | Clearances | 45 |
| 61 | Inside 50s | 41 |
| 132 | Contested Possessions | 122 |
| 254 | Uncontested Possessions | 191 |
| 55 | One Percenters | 46 |
| 14 | Frees For | 17 |
| 17 | Frees Against | 14 |
| 13 | Goals | 7 |
| 12 | Behinds | 13 |
The full box score
Players
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Gulden | 21 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| I. Heeney | 5 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Mills | 14 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Sheldrick | 12 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Cleary | 33 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 |
| C. Warner | 37 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| H. Cunningham | 7 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| H. McLean | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| J. Rowbottom | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 |
| T. Hanily | 40 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| D. Rampe | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Kyle | 32 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Edwards | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
| J. Hamling | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
Western Bulldogs
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Dale | 31 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| E. Richards | 20 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| M. Kennedy | 8 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| T. Liberatore | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| R. Sanders | 9 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Bontempelli | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 |
| J. Freijah | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Bramble | 29 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Hynes | 6 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| C. Weightman | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| R. Lobb | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Sellwood | 37 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| J. Croft | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| T. English | 44 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| A. Jones | 32 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| L. Kennedy | 35 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 |
| L. McNeil | 30 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Naughton | 33 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 |
| B. Khamis | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| W. Lewis | 28 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. ODonnell | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Coffield | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| C. Budarick | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |