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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 22
Sydney26.11167
Port Adelaide10.1070
Sydney Cricket Ground · Sat, 4:15 PM · Attendance 40,014 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 3.2 | 12.6 | 16.7 | 26.11 | 167 |
| Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 10.10 | 70 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Sydney
C. Curnow 5, C. Warner 3, J. Lloyd 3, T. Papley 3, L. McDonald 3, J. Dattoli 2, B. Cootee 2, E. Gulden 1, I. Heeney 1, J. Serong 1, R. Bice 1, M. Roberts 1
Port Adelaide
J. Whitlock 3, J. Horne-Francis 2, C. Durdin 2, T. Marshall 1, T. Anastasopoulos 1, M. Zadow 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
SYD · PORT
Head to head
Team Statistics
| SYD | Stat | PORT |
|---|---|---|
| 425 | Disposals | 339 |
| 206 | Kicks | 197 |
| 219 | Handballs | 142 |
| 86 | Marks | 83 |
| 21 | Marks Inside 50 | 12 |
| 61 | Tackles | 42 |
| 27 | Hitouts | 47 |
| 41 | Clearances | 38 |
| 63 | Inside 50s | 50 |
| 130 | Contested Possessions | 125 |
| 276 | Uncontested Possessions | 204 |
| 41 | One Percenters | 36 |
| 10 | Frees For | 11 |
| 11 | Frees Against | 10 |
| 26 | Goals | 10 |
| 11 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Gulden | 21 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| I. Heeney | 5 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. Mills | 14 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - |
| J. Dattoli | 9 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| R. Bice | 26 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
| B. Campbell | 16 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| T. Papley | 11 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Kyle | 32 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Melican | 43 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| W. Green | 45 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Hamling | 29 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| B. Cootee | 25 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| H. McLean | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| S. Wicks | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 5 | - | - |
Port Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Burgoyne | 7 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | - | 1 |
| W. Drew | 28 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| D. Byrne-Jones | 33 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - |
| O. Wines | 16 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Berry | 5 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Bergman | 14 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| J. Horne-Francis | 18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| W. Lorenz | 36 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Wehr | 15 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| T. Marshall | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Moraes | 11 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| C. Durdin | 44 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |
| J. Mead | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| A. Aliir | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - |
| T. Anastasopoulos | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Whitlock | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Lai | 43 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Sweet | 24 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Van Wyk | 47 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Visentini | 38 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| H. Ramm | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Zadow | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| B. OBrien | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - |