Sydney Swans v Carlton, Opening Round 2026
2026 AFLOpening Round
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYD | 0.3 3 | 2.6 18 | 14.9 93 | 20.12 132 |
| CAR | 2.2 14 | 4.4 28 | 8.6 54 | 10.9 69 |
SCG, SydneyMostly sunny, 29°Lead changes 3
Recap
Sydney thrash Carlton by 63
Sydney 20.12 (132) beat Carlton 10.9 (69) at SCG in Opening Round, a 63-point win after trailing by 22.
Charlie Curnow kicked three goals for Sydney and Joel Amartey three; Marc Pittonet kicked three for Carlton.
Justin McInerney led the way with 32 disposals and three goals.
A run of six straight goals in the third quarter turned a 22-point deficit into a 13-point lead.
Sydney won the inside-50 count 67–50, and Carlton won the contested ball 151–134.
In context
- Milestones: Malcolm Rosas’s 50th game, Charlie Curnow’s 150th game.
- First game for Sydney: Jai Serong, Malcolm Rosas, Charlie Curnow.
- Milestone: Brodie Kemp’s 50th game.
- AFL debuts for Jagga Smith and Harry Dean.
- First game for Carlton: Oliver Florent, Campbell Chesser, Ben Ainsworth, Will Hayward, Liam Reidy.
