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Sydney vs Greater Western Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 28-Aug-2021
Final Elimination Final
Sydney logo
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
73 10.13
74 11.8
Greater Western Sydney Coach: Leon Cameron
Greater Western Sydney logo
York Park Greater Western Sydney by 1 Greater Western SYD by 1
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Tom PapleyQ1 - 3:44 - Goal - 6-0 Toby GreeneQ1 - 8:01 - Behind - 6-1 Toby GreeneQ1 - 10:43 - Goal - 6-7 Toby GreeneQ1 - 14:58 - Goal - 6-13 James BellQ1 - 17:58 - Goal - 12-13 Matt de BoerQ1 - 19:54 - Behind - 12-14 Lance FranklinQ1 - 23:24 - Goal - 18-14 Will HaywardQ1 - 25:40 - Behind - 19-14 Tim TarantoQ1 - 30:10 - Goal - 19-20 Hayden McLeanQ1 - 31:53 - Behind - 20-20 Lance FranklinQ2 - 2:38 - Goal - 26-20 Zach SprouleQ2 - 7:01 - Goal - 26-26 Toby GreeneQ2 - 9:27 - Goal - 26-32 Harry HimmelbergQ2 - 13:06 - Goal - 26-38 Daniel LloydQ2 - 14:26 - Goal - 26-44 Jesse HoganQ2 - 19:12 - Goal - 26-50 James RowbottomQ2 - 22:19 - Behind - 27-50 Luke ParkerQ2 - 25:57 - Behind - 28-50 Lance FranklinQ2 - 28:00 - Goal - 34-50
RushedQ2 - 30:57 - Behind - 34-51
Harry HimmelbergQ2 - 32:11 - Goal - 34-57 Zach SprouleQ3 - 1:11 - Goal - 34-63 Tom PapleyQ3 - 3:51 - Goal - 40-63 Jesse HoganQ3 - 9:20 - Behind - 40-64 Jesse HoganQ3 - 11:00 - Behind - 40-65 Isaac HeeneyQ3 - 14:04 - Goal - 46-65 Oliver FlorentQ3 - 16:59 - Behind - 47-65 Daniel LloydQ3 - 18:53 - Behind - 47-66 Isaac HeeneyQ3 - 20:36 - Goal - 53-66 Isaac HeeneyQ3 - 24:34 - Behind - 54-66 Josh KellyQ3 - 26:49 - Behind - 54-67 Jesse HoganQ3 - 29:17 - Goal - 54-73 Will HaywardQ4 - 3:19 - Behind - 55-73 Jacob HopperQ4 - 5:17 - Behind - 55-74 Isaac HeeneyQ4 - 7:01 - Goal - 61-74 Isaac HeeneyQ4 - 9:15 - Goal - 67-74 Tom HickeyQ4 - 11:54 - Behind - 68-74 Sam WicksQ4 - 13:49 - Behind - 69-74 James BellQ4 - 15:41 - Behind - 70-74
RushedQ4 - 23:08 - Behind - 71-74
Lance FranklinQ4 - 24:27 - Behind - 72-74
RushedQ4 - 25:34 - Behind - 73-74

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 25:3473-74
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    4Q 24:2772-74
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 23:0871-74
  • James BellBehind
    4Q 15:4170-74
  • Sam WicksBehind
    4Q 13:4969-74
  • Tom HickeyBehind
    4Q 11:5468-74
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    4Q 9:1567-74
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    4Q 7:0161-74
  • Jacob HopperBehind
    4Q 5:1755-74
  • Will HaywardBehind
    4Q 3:1955-73
  • Jesse HoganGoal
    3Q 29:1754-73
  • Josh KellyBehind
    3Q 26:4954-67
  • Isaac HeeneyBehind
    3Q 24:3454-66
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    3Q 20:3653-66
  • Daniel LloydBehind
    3Q 18:5347-66
  • Oliver FlorentBehind
    3Q 16:5947-65
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    3Q 14:0446-65
  • Jesse HoganBehind
    3Q 11:0040-65
  • Jesse HoganBehind
    3Q 9:2040-64
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    3Q 3:5140-63
  • Zach SprouleGoal
    3Q 1:1134-63
  • Harry HimmelbergGoal
    2Q 32:1134-57
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 30:5734-51
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    2Q 28:0034-50
  • Luke ParkerBehind
    2Q 25:5728-50
  • James RowbottomBehind
    2Q 22:1927-50
  • Jesse HoganGoal
    2Q 19:1226-50
  • Daniel LloydGoal
    2Q 14:2626-44
  • Harry HimmelbergGoal
    2Q 13:0626-38
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    2Q 9:2726-32
  • Zach SprouleGoal
    2Q 7:0126-26
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    2Q 2:3826-20
  • Hayden McLeanBehind
    1Q 31:5320-20
  • Tim TarantoGoal
    1Q 30:1019-20
  • Will HaywardBehind
    1Q 25:4019-14
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    1Q 23:2418-14
  • Matt de BoerBehind
    1Q 19:5412-14
  • James BellGoal
    1Q 17:5812-13
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    1Q 14:586-13
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    1Q 10:436-7
  • Toby GreeneBehind
    1Q 8:016-1
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    1Q 3:446-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD3.22.23.22.773
GWS3.26.12.40.174

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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SydneyGreater Western Sydney

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
Isaac HeeneySYD
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Will HaywardSYD
SuperCoach
134
Shane MumfordGWS
Tackles
13
George HewettSYD

Team Stats

SYDGWS

Scoring / Attack

10Goals11
11Behinds7
28Shots At Goal20
65Inside 50s46
7Goal Assists6
86Score Involvements81
15Marks Inside 509
2Behinds Rushed1

Possession

332Disposals342
202Kicks217
130Handballs125
133Contested Possessions146
190Uncontested Possessions191
6,544Metres Gained6,503
83Ground Ball Gets96

Clearance / Contest

35Clearances43
13Centre Clearances7
22Stoppage Clearances36
68Tackles64
45Hitouts39
16Hitouts To Advantage18
285Pressure Acts248
14Contested Marks13

Other

130Effective Kicks141
4Marks on the Lead3
14Tackles Inside 5015
202AFL Player Rating Points200
7Kick-ins Played On12
55Defensive 50 Possessions85
103Defensive Midfield Possessions139
108Attacking Midfield Possessions80
57Attacking 50 Possessions33
86Marks90
18Frees For20
20Frees Against18
34Rebound 50s55
55Clangers51
57One Percenters61
5Bounces4
1,623Supercoach Points1,678
1,470Dream Team Points1,505
55Turnovers60
26Hitout To Advantage Rate71
37Spoils39
60Intercepts56
21Intercept Marks11

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GWS 29 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GWS 30 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Greater Western Sydney beat Sydney by 1 point, 74–73.

Greater Western Sydney took a 19-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 1 by the final siren, scoring 19 points to 1 in the final term.

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.

Understanding historical coverage

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—–—
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—–—
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