Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions, Round 1 2026
2026 AFLRound 1
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYD | 7.1 43 | 10.6 66 | 11.9 75 | 15.14 104 |
| BRI | 1.3 9 | 2.6 18 | 4.10 34 | 8.12 60 |
SCG, SydneyOvercast, 25°Lead changes 0
Recap
Sydney too strong for Brisbane
Sydney 15.14 (104) beat Brisbane 8.12 (60) at SCG in Round 1, a 44-point win.
Sydney led at every change.
Joel Amartey kicked five goals for Sydney and Isaac Heeney two; Charlie Cameron kicked two for Brisbane.
Nick Blakey led the way with 25 disposals, a goal and 10 intercepts.
Sydney opened the game with seven straight goals in the first quarter.
Sydney won the inside-50 count 65–46, and Brisbane won the clearances 45–23.
In context
- Milestone: Matt Roberts’s 50th game.
- AFL debut for Daniel Annable.
- First game for Brisbane: Sam Draper.
Best on ground
Sydney · #22 · 87% game time
- 25
- D
- 1
- G
- 6
- M
- 1
- T
2 clearances · 4 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 90
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Sydney aheadBrisbane aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 7 goals in a row to SydneyQ1 0:51 – 26:53
- Sydney lead by 53Q3 10:03
- 4 goals in a row to BrisbaneQ3 11:43 – Q4 4:26
SydneyGoals
- J. Amartey 5
- I. Heeney 2.2
- L. McDonald 2.1
- J. McInerney 2
- M. Rosas 1.1
- N. Blakey 1
- B. Grundy 1
- E. Gulden 1
BrisbaneGoals
- Venue
- SCG, Sydney
- Field umpires
- Nick Foot, Cameron Jones, Curtis Deboy, Cameron Dore
Sydney SwansFinal team
Brisbane LionsFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesS. Marshall, R. Torrent, D. Joyce
In
- +Noah Answerth
- +Lincoln McCarthy
- +Sam Draper
- +Daniel Annable
- +James Tunstill
Out
- −Darcy Gardiner · Suspension
- −Harris Andrews · Suspension
- −Hugh McCluggage · Injured
- −Zac Bailey · Suspension
- −Logan Morris · Injured
Milestones
- Daniel Annable · Debut game
First game for the club
- Sam Draper · Reynella (SA)/South Adelaide (SANFL)/Essendon
- Daniel Annable · Redland-Victoria Point (Qld)/Brisbane Lions Academy U18
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Sydney won the inside-50 count 65–46, and Brisbane won the clearances 45–23.
SYDAttackBRI
- Inside 50s 46
- Scoring shots 8.1220
- Accuracy 40%
65
2915.14
52%
The ball
- Disposals 345
- Contested possessions 126
- Clearances 45
- Marks 99
- Tackles 45
- Free kicks 19
- Biggest lead 0
386
126
23
92
52
18
53
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Sydney Swans15.14104
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22N. Blakey | 25 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 26R. Bice | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21E. Gulden | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 101 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 36J. Amartey | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30T. McCartin | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27J. McInerney | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12A. SheldrickInt | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 87 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14C. Mills | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34M. Roberts | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | |
| 8J. Rowbottom | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 87 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5I. Heeney | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6L. McDonaldInt | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4B. Grundy | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 29 | |
| 11T. PapleyInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 24D. RampeInt | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1C. Warner | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13J. Serong | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 43L. Melican | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10M. Rosas | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15S. Wicks | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44J. Lloyd | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35C. Curnow | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 17J. JordonInt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | 386 | 15 | 10 | 92 | 52 | 23 | 1554 | 203 | 183 | 65 | 34 |
Brisbane Lions8.1260
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15D. Zorko | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5J. Dunkley | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 108 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32D. Fort | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 9L. Neale | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 83 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| 38B. Reville | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 44D. Wilmot | 24 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 103 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3J. Fletcher | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10L. AshcroftInt | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23C. Cameron | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16C. Rayner | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8W. Ashcroft | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| 29J. TunstillInt | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35R. Lester | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7J. Berry | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21Z. Zakostelsky | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18K. ColemanInt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14D. AnnableInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 43N. Answerth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11L. McCarthy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1K. Lohmann | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4O. Allen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2S. DraperInt | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 22T. Gallop | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team | 345 | 8 | 9 | 99 | 45 | 45 | 1439 | 228 | 117 | 46 | 22 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterSYD 7.1 (43) · BRI 1.3 (9)
- 0:51GoalN. BlakeySYD1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
- 2:58GoalM. RosasSYD2.0 (12) – 0.0 (0)
- 4:58BehindI. HeeneySYD2.1 (13) – 0.0 (0)
- 7:26GoalI. HeeneySYD3.1 (19) – 0.0 (0)
- 14:13GoalE. GuldenSYD4.1 (25) – 0.0 (0)
- 16:05GoalJ. AmarteySYD5.1 (31) – 0.0 (0)
- 17:57BehindC. RaynerBRI5.1 (31) – 0.1 (1)
- 19:05BehindD. WilmotBRI5.1 (31) – 0.2 (2)
- 23:01GoalL. McDonaldSYD6.1 (37) – 0.2 (2)
- 25:50BehindT. GallopBRI6.1 (37) – 0.3 (3)
- 26:53GoalJ. AmarteySYD7.1 (43) – 0.3 (3)
- 30:15GoalC. CameronBRI7.1 (43) – 1.3 (9)
Second quarterSYD 3.5 (23) · BRI 1.3 (9)
- 2:58RushedBrisbaneBRI7.1 (43) – 1.4 (10)
- 4:22GoalJ. McInerneySYD8.1 (49) – 1.4 (10)
- 10:16GoalB. RevilleBRI8.1 (49) – 2.4 (16)
- 13:28GoalJ. AmarteySYD9.1 (55) – 2.4 (16)
- 15:27BehindS. DraperBRI9.1 (55) – 2.5 (17)
- 20:04BehindL. MelicanSYD9.2 (56) – 2.5 (17)
- 21:21GoalI. HeeneySYD10.2 (62) – 2.5 (17)
- 22:32BehindC. RaynerBRI10.2 (62) – 2.6 (18)
- 23:45BehindI. HeeneySYD10.3 (63) – 2.6 (18)
- 24:38BehindL. McDonaldSYD10.4 (64) – 2.6 (18)
- 25:19RushedSydneySYD10.5 (65) – 2.6 (18)
- 29:49BehindM. RosasSYD10.6 (66) – 2.6 (18)
Third quarterSYD 1.3 (9) · BRI 2.4 (16)
- 2:12BehindL. AshcroftBRI10.6 (66) – 2.7 (19)
- 4:03RushedBrisbaneBRI10.6 (66) – 2.8 (20)
- 7:03BehindC. CurnowSYD10.7 (67) – 2.8 (20)
- 10:03GoalL. McDonaldSYD11.7 (73) – 2.8 (20)
- 11:43GoalC. CameronBRI11.7 (73) – 3.8 (26)
- 14:53GoalO. AllenBRI11.7 (73) – 4.8 (32)
- 19:04BehindS. DraperBRI11.7 (73) – 4.9 (33)
- 20:05RushedBrisbaneBRI11.7 (73) – 4.10 (34)
- 22:14RushedSydneySYD11.8 (74) – 4.10 (34)
- 24:37RushedSydneySYD11.9 (75) – 4.10 (34)
Last quarterSYD 4.5 (29) · BRI 4.2 (26)
- 0:18GoalK. LohmannBRI11.9 (75) – 5.10 (40)
- 4:26GoalC. RaynerBRI11.9 (75) – 6.10 (46)
- 6:16GoalJ. McInerneySYD12.9 (81) – 6.10 (46)
- 7:25GoalB. GrundySYD13.9 (87) – 6.10 (46)
- 9:05GoalJ. AmarteySYD14.9 (93) – 6.10 (46)
- 12:06GoalB. RevilleBRI14.9 (93) – 7.10 (52)
- 13:44BehindJ. RowbottomSYD14.10 (94) – 7.10 (52)
- 15:13BehindC. CurnowSYD14.11 (95) – 7.10 (52)
- 15:59BehindM. RobertsSYD14.12 (96) – 7.10 (52)
- 17:49GoalJ. AmarteySYD15.12 (102) – 7.10 (52)
- 18:57BehindJ. BerryBRI15.12 (102) – 7.11 (53)
- 20:39GoalJ. TunstillBRI15.12 (102) – 8.11 (59)
- 22:33BehindS. DraperBRI15.12 (102) – 8.12 (60)
- 25:56RushedSydneySYD15.13 (103) – 8.12 (60)
- 27:06BehindS. WicksSYD15.14 (104) – 8.12 (60)