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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 6
Sydney17.5107
Greater Western Sydney8.1866
Sydney Cricket Ground · Fri, 7:50 PM · Attendance 43,986 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 4.1 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 17.5 | 107 |
| GWS | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.16 | 8.18 | 66 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Sydney
C. Curnow 3, J. McInerney 2, J. Jordon 2, L. McDonald 2, J. Amartey 2, N. Blakey 1, C. Warner 1, A. Sheldrick 1, M. Rosas 1, T. Papley 1, J. Lloyd 1
Greater Western Sydney
J. Riccardi 3, P. Gothard 2, F. Callaghan 1, L. Aleer 1, T. Bedford 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
SYD · GWS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| SYD | Stat | GWS |
|---|---|---|
| 412 | Disposals | 406 |
| 219 | Kicks | 210 |
| 193 | Handballs | 196 |
| 85 | Marks | 69 |
| 8 | Marks Inside 50 | 7 |
| 60 | Tackles | 65 |
| 41 | Hitouts | 32 |
| 46 | Clearances | 25 |
| 70 | Inside 50s | 59 |
| 146 | Contested Possessions | 159 |
| 254 | Uncontested Possessions | 240 |
| 51 | One Percenters | 51 |
| 24 | Frees For | 19 |
| 19 | Frees Against | 24 |
| 17 | Goals | 8 |
| 5 | Behinds | 18 |
The full box score
Players
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Blakey | 22 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| I. Heeney | 5 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 |
| J. McInerney | 27 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| R. Bice | 26 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - |
| C. Mills | 14 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Wicks | 15 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| A. Sheldrick | 12 | 20 | 8 | 12 | - | 7 | 1 | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. Rowbottom | 8 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| H. Cunningham | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| M. Rosas | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Papley | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| J. Hamling | 29 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. Amartey | 36 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| C. Warner | 37 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Oliver | 10 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| L. Ash | 7 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Greene | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 26 | 11 | 15 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Rowston | 24 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| P. Gothard | 11 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Laverde | 25 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| R. Angwin | 9 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| L. Aleer | 21 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Bedford | 14 | 14 | 4 | 10 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| N. Madden | 41 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| X. OHalloran | 33 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| O. Hannaford | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Buckley | 44 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Riccardi | 26 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| T. McMullin | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Brown | 46 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - |