Sydney vs Carlton AFLW 2026 Round 9

Sun 11 Oct 2026 · 15:05 AEDT

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 9

Sydney Swans Coach: Colin O'Riordan

32 4.8

59 8.11

Carlton Coach: Mathew Buck

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Sydney Swans

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Carlton

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

2 Lauren Bella FF 7 Poppy Scholz FPR

Half forwards

3 Darcy Vescio HFFL 55 Sophie McKay CHF 25 Keeley Sherar HFFR

Followers

12 Jessica Good RK 10 Mimi Hill RR 5 Abbie McKay ROV

Centre

19 Erone Fitzpatrick WL 4 Claudia Whitfort C 17 Dayna Finn WR

Half backs

14 Siofra O'Connell HBFL 36 Ciara Fitzgerald CHB 1 Amelia Velardo HBFR

Backs

21 Harriet Cordner BPL 49 Madeline Hendrie FB

Interchange 5

11 Yasmin Duursma INT 20 Lily Goss INT 24 Brooke Vickers INT 26 Tayla McMillan INT 35 Nell Morris-Dalton INT

Emergencies 3

6 Gabriella Pound EMG 8 Lily Baxter EMG 13 Aisling Reidy EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Rushed behind1Q - 0:16 - Rushed behind - 1–0

Sophie McKay1Q - 1:43 - Behind - 1–1 Erone Fitzpatrick1Q - 2:48 - Goal - 1–7 Chloe Molloy1Q - 5:05 - Goal - 7–7 Erone Fitzpatrick1Q - 7:34 - Behind - 7–8 Nell Morris-Dalton1Q - 8:52 - Goal - 7–14 Nell Morris-Dalton1Q - 12:16 - Goal - 7–20 Sophie McKay1Q - 14:22 - Behind - 7–21

Rushed behind1Q - 18:13 - Rushed behind - 8–21

Darcy Vescio1Q - 19:38 - Goal - 8–27 Sarah Grunden1Q - 22:35 - Behind - 9–27 Chloe Molloy2Q - 2:11 - Goal - 15–27 Erone Fitzpatrick2Q - 7:16 - Behind - 15–28 Cynthia Hamilton2Q - 9:31 - Behind - 16–28

Rushed behind2Q - 13:18 - Rushed behind - 16–29

Nell Morris-Dalton2Q - 14:32 - Goal - 16–35 Poppy Scholz2Q - 16:31 - Behind - 16–36 Sophie McKay3Q - 0:52 - Behind - 16–37 Claudia Whitfort3Q - 2:34 - Behind - 16–38 Sophie McKay3Q - 5:24 - Behind - 16–39 Nell Morris-Dalton3Q - 9:52 - Behind - 16–40 Sophie McKay3Q - 12:47 - Goal - 16–46 Chloe Molloy3Q - 17:44 - Goal - 22–46 Nell Morris-Dalton4Q - 1:01 - Goal - 22–52 Chloe Molloy4Q - 2:49 - Behind - 23–52 Paris McCarthy4Q - 7:47 - Behind - 24–52 Darcy Vescio4Q - 9:08 - Goal - 24–58 Chloe Molloy4Q - 12:18 - Behind - 25–58 Montana Ham4Q - 14:22 - Goal - 31–58 Sophie McKay4Q - 19:11 - Behind - 31–59

Rushed behind4Q - 21:08 - Rushed behind - 32–59

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 21:0832–59
Sophie McKayBehind
4Q 19:1131–59
Montana HamGoal
4Q 14:2231–58
Chloe MolloyBehind
4Q 12:1825–58
Darcy VescioGoal
4Q 9:0824–58
Paris McCarthyBehind
4Q 7:4724–52
Chloe MolloyBehind
4Q 2:4923–52
Nell Morris-DaltonGoal
4Q 1:0122–52
Chloe MolloyGoal
3Q 17:4422–46
Sophie McKayGoal
3Q 12:4716–46
Nell Morris-DaltonBehind
3Q 9:5216–40
Sophie McKayBehind
3Q 5:2416–39
Claudia WhitfortBehind
3Q 2:3416–38
Sophie McKayBehind
3Q 0:5216–37
Poppy ScholzBehind
2Q 16:3116–36
Nell Morris-DaltonGoal
2Q 14:3216–35
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 13:1816–29
Cynthia HamiltonBehind
2Q 9:3116–28
Erone FitzpatrickBehind
2Q 7:1615–28
Chloe MolloyGoal
2Q 2:1115–27
Sarah GrundenBehind
1Q 22:359–27
Darcy VescioGoal
1Q 19:388–27
Rushed behindRushed behind
1Q 18:138–21
Sophie McKayBehind
1Q 14:227–21
Nell Morris-DaltonGoal
1Q 12:167–20
Nell Morris-DaltonGoal
1Q 8:527–14
Erone FitzpatrickBehind
1Q 7:347–8
Chloe MolloyGoal
1Q 5:057–7
Erone FitzpatrickGoal
1Q 2:481–7
Sophie McKayBehind
1Q 1:431–1
Rushed behindRushed behind
1Q 0:161–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
SYD	9	16	22	32	32
CAR	27	36	46	59	59

Match Leaders

Goals

Nell Morris-DaltonCAR

Behinds

Sophie McKayCAR

Disposals

2 tied leaders

Laura GardinerSYD

Tackles

Tanya KennedySYD

Team Stats

SYDCAR

Scoring / Attack

4Goals8

8Behinds11

10Shots at goal18

40Goal accuracy %44.4

45Inside 50s39

2Goal assists6

6Marks inside 503

Possession

294Disposals299

175Kicks169

119Handballs130

108Contested possessions138

164Uncontested possessions156

Clearance / Contest

22Total clearances16

10Centre clearances4

12Stoppage clearances12

55Tackles49

25Hitouts14

2Contested marks1

Other

53Marks42

60.9Disposal efficiency %57.9

8Bounces0

85Turnovers75

61Clangers48

272Total possessions294

75Intercepts85

31Rebound 50s38

7Tackles inside 5010

38One-percenters23

16Frees for15

15Frees against16

1,167AFL Fantasy1,128

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: CAR 34 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: CAR 18 pts
Lead Changes: 1
Score Ties: 2

How the match finished

Carlton beat Sydney by 27 points, 59–32.

This match record does not include quarter scores.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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