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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 20
Greater Western Sydney13.1088
Sydney21.13139
ENGIE Stadium · Sat, 4:35 PM · Attendance 20,141 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS | 2.1 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 13.10 | 88 |
| Sydney | 7.4 | 12.9 | 17.10 | 21.13 | 139 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Greater Western Sydney
S. Coniglio 3, R. Angwin 2, C. Oliver 1, X. OHalloran 1, J. Fonti 1, J. Stringer 1, M. Gruzewski 1, A. Cadman 1, C. Stone 1, C. Brown 1
Sydney
C. Curnow 4, L. McDonald 3, J. Rowbottom 2, T. Papley 2, B. Cootee 2, C. Warner 1, I. Heeney 1, N. Blakey 1, B. Grundy 1, B. Campbell 1, J. Lloyd 1, J. Serong 1, H. McLean 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GWS · SYD
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GWS | Stat | SYD |
|---|---|---|
| 373 | Disposals | 352 |
| 209 | Kicks | 183 |
| 164 | Handballs | 169 |
| 111 | Marks | 62 |
| 14 | Marks Inside 50 | 16 |
| 40 | Tackles | 46 |
| 25 | Hitouts | 38 |
| 25 | Clearances | 46 |
| 51 | Inside 50s | 57 |
| 114 | Contested Possessions | 126 |
| 249 | Uncontested Possessions | 219 |
| 34 | One Percenters | 38 |
| 16 | Frees For | 23 |
| 23 | Frees Against | 16 |
| 13 | Goals | 21 |
| 10 | Behinds | 13 |
The full box score
Players
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Oliver | 10 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 12 | - | - | - |
| L. Ash | 7 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| X. OHalloran | 33 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| R. Angwin | 9 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Laverde | 25 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 |
| N. Madden | 41 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
| T. Bedford | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 |
| H. Rowston | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Ough | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| S. Taylor | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Gruzewski | 35 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| A. Cadman | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Stone | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| R. Hamilton | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| C. Brown | 46 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Gulden | 21 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| I. Heeney | 5 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Rowbottom | 8 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Mills | 14 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Papley | 11 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 |
| B. Campbell | 16 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| R. Bice | 26 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 |
| B. Cootee | 25 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 |
| H. Kyle | 32 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Serong | 13 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| W. Edwards | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| D. Rampe | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| H. McLean | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| M. Rosas | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |