Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs – Round 18 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 18Thu, 13 July, 7:20 pm AEST

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11.1211.10

Sydney by 2

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
SYD	2.3 15	6.7 43	8.9 57	11.12 78
WBD	5.4 34	6.4 40	9.6 60	11.10 76

SCG, SydneySunny, 21°Lead changes 7

Recap

Sydney 11.12 (78) beat the Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) at SCG in Round 18, a 2-point win after trailing by 19. The lead changed 7 times.

Sydney trailed by 3 at three-quarter time, then kicked 3.3 to 2.4 in the last quarter.

Tom Papley kicked four goals for Sydney and Lance Franklin two; Aaron Naughton kicked three for Bulldogs.

Errol Gulden led the way with 30 disposals.

A run of four straight goals across the second and third quarters turned a 12-point deficit into a 15-point lead.

Bulldogs won the clearances 52–34 but couldn’t convert it.

Best on ground

More from Round 18

Sydney Swans11.1278

Western Bulldogs11.1076

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

0:45GoalT. LiberatoreWBD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
4:53GoalL. VandermeerWBD0.0 (0) – 2.0 (12)
9:16GoalJ. RowbottomSYD1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
10:57GoalA. NaughtonWBD1.0 (6) – 3.0 (18)
13:14BehindL. FranklinSYD1.1 (7) – 3.0 (18)
14:47GoalT. PapleySYD2.1 (13) – 3.0 (18)
16:49BehindW. HaywardSYD2.2 (14) – 3.0 (18)
19:13BehindT. PapleySYD2.3 (15) – 3.0 (18)
23:09BehindA. NaughtonWBD2.3 (15) – 3.1 (19)
25:13GoalC. PoulterWBD2.3 (15) – 4.1 (25)
27:28BehindJ. Ugle-HaganWBD2.3 (15) – 4.2 (26)
28:43GoalA. NaughtonWBD2.3 (15) – 5.2 (32)
30:32BehindS. DarcyWBD2.3 (15) – 5.3 (33)
33:16BehindJ. MacraeWBD2.3 (15) – 5.4 (34)

0:53GoalT. PapleySYD3.3 (21) – 5.4 (34)
2:46BehindI. HeeneySYD3.4 (22) – 5.4 (34)
8:13GoalJ. AmarteySYD4.4 (28) – 5.4 (34)
10:28GoalM. BontempelliWBD4.4 (28) – 6.4 (40)
12:39GoalL. FranklinSYD5.4 (34) – 6.4 (40)
16:30RushedSydneySYD5.5 (35) – 6.4 (40)
21:44BehindB. CampbellSYD5.6 (36) – 6.4 (40)
28:47BehindW. HaywardSYD5.7 (37) – 6.4 (40)
31:14GoalL. FranklinSYDLead change6.7 (43) – 6.4 (40)

2:19GoalI. HeeneySYD7.7 (49) – 6.4 (40)
4:06BehindJ. Ugle-HaganWBD7.7 (49) – 6.5 (41)
6:22GoalO. FlorentSYD8.7 (55) – 6.5 (41)
7:51BehindT. PapleySYD8.8 (56) – 6.5 (41)
11:16GoalA. NaughtonWBD8.8 (56) – 7.5 (47)
14:13BehindM. BontempelliWBD8.8 (56) – 7.6 (48)
14:37GoalC. WeightmanWBD8.8 (56) – 8.6 (54)
18:27BehindJ. AmarteySYD8.9 (57) – 8.6 (54)
24:31GoalM. BontempelliWBDLead change8.9 (57) – 9.6 (60)