Sydney Swans v Essendon – Round 21 2025 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2025 AFLRound 21Sat, 2 Aug, 4:15 pm AEST

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6854

9.147.12

Sydney by 14

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
SYD	4.3 27	6.9 45	8.12 60	9.14 68
ESS	2.4 16	2.6 18	4.10 34	7.12 54

SCG, SydneyRain, 17°Lead changes 3

Recap

Sydney 9.14 (68) beat Essendon 7.12 (54) at SCG in Round 21, a 14-point win.

Sydney led at every change.

Braeden Campbell kicked two goals for Sydney and Justin McInerney two.

Brodie Grundy led the way with 39 disposals, 13 clearances and 32 hitouts.

A run of five straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 7-point deficit into a 26-point lead.

Sydney won the inside-50 count 61–45 and took 136 marks to 42.

Best on ground

More from Round 21

Sydney Swans9.1468

Essendon7.1254

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

1:58BehindA. McGrathESS0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
4:11GoalE. GuldenSYDLead change1.0 (6) – 0.1 (1)
7:44BehindJ. RowbottomSYD1.1 (7) – 0.1 (1)
8:23RushedEssendonESS1.1 (7) – 0.2 (2)
9:48GoalA. PerkinsESSLead change1.1 (7) – 1.2 (8)
15:00BehindL. McMahonESS1.1 (7) – 1.3 (9)
16:24BehindJ. DattoliSYD1.2 (8) – 1.3 (9)
18:50GoalM. GuelfiESS1.2 (8) – 2.3 (15)
20:49GoalB. CampbellSYD2.2 (14) – 2.3 (15)
22:51BehindJ. RowbottomSYDLevel2.3 (15) – 2.3 (15)
24:39GoalJ. McInerneySYDLead change3.3 (21) – 2.3 (15)
26:20RushedEssendonESS3.3 (21) – 2.4 (16)
29:26GoalJ. RowbottomSYD4.3 (27) – 2.4 (16)

1:45BehindB. CampbellSYD4.4 (28) – 2.4 (16)
3:02BehindA. RobertsESS4.4 (28) – 2.5 (17)
6:03BehindJ. LloydSYD4.5 (29) – 2.5 (17)
7:44BehindB. GrundySYD4.6 (30) – 2.5 (17)
11:03BehindS. DurhamESS4.6 (30) – 2.6 (18)
17:42BehindN. BlakeySYD4.7 (31) – 2.6 (18)
19:17BehindP. LadhamsSYD4.8 (32) – 2.6 (18)
20:18GoalJ. BullerSYD5.8 (38) – 2.6 (18)
22:06BehindJ. DattoliSYD5.9 (39) – 2.6 (18)
27:31GoalT. PapleySYD6.9 (45) – 2.6 (18)

0:30BehindB. HobbsESS6.9 (45) – 2.7 (19)
1:31GoalA. ClarkeESS6.9 (45) – 3.7 (25)
4:27GoalI. HeeneySYD7.9 (51) – 3.7 (25)
6:48RushedEssendonESS7.9 (51) – 3.8 (26)
8:44GoalA. MayESS7.9 (51) – 4.8 (32)
10:55BehindB. HobbsESS7.9 (51) – 4.9 (33)
16:30RushedSydneySYD7.10 (52) – 4.9 (33)
19:15GoalJ. McInerneySYD8.10 (58) – 4.9 (33)
21:28RushedEssendonESS8.10 (58) – 4.10 (34)
25:52BehindJ. BullerSYD8.11 (59) – 4.10 (34)
27:24BehindI. HeeneySYD8.12 (60) – 4.10 (34)