Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans, Round 16 2026
2026 AFLRound 16
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRI | 4.1 25 | 8.7 55 | 14.9 93 | 19.12 126 |
| SYD | 2.3 15 | 4.4 28 | 7.9 51 | 12.11 83 |
Gabba, BrisbaneRain, 22°Lead changes 1
Recap
Brisbane too strong for Sydney
Brisbane 19.12 (126) beat Sydney 12.11 (83) at Gabba in Round 16, a 43-point win.
Brisbane led at every change.
Logan Morris kicked three goals for Brisbane and Cam Rayner three; Chad Warner kicked four for Sydney.
Will Ashcroft led the way with 30 disposals and 8 clearances.
A run of four straight goals in the third quarter stretched the lead from 22 to 44.
Brisbane won the clearances 46–33 and took 109 marks to 69.
Best on ground
Brisbane · #8 · 83% game time
- 30
- D
- 0
- G
- 7
- M
- 7
- T
8 clearances · 8 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 134
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Brisbane aheadSydney aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 4 goals in a row to BrisbaneQ3 10:25 – 23:36
- Brisbane lead by 48Q4 20:55
BrisbaneGoals
- L. Morris 3
- C. Rayner 3
- K. Lohmann 2.2
- C. McKenna 2.2
- Z. Bailey 2.1
- C. Cameron 2.1
- L. Ashcroft 1.1
- E. Hipwood 1.1
- J. Berry 1
- S. Draper 1
- D. Fort 1
SydneyGoals
- C. Warner 4.1
- C. Curnow 3
- J. Rowbottom 2
- I. Heeney 1.1
- L. McDonald 1
- A. Sheldrick 1
- Venue
- Gabba, Brisbane
- Field umpires
- Andrew Stephens, John Howorth, Simon Meredith, Nathan Williamson
Brisbane LionsFinal team
Sydney SwansFinal team
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.
Brisbane won the clearances 46–33 and took 109 marks to 69.
BRIAttackSYD
- Inside 50s 56
- Scoring shots 12.1123
- Accuracy 52%
62
3119.12
61%
The ball
- Disposals 366
- Contested possessions 144
- Clearances 33
- Marks 69
- Tackles 60
- Free kicks 13
- Biggest lead 1
351
142
46
109
62
21
48
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Brisbane Lions19.12126
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8W. Ashcroft | 30 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 134 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5J. Dunkley | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 130 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33Z. Bailey | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 103 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10L. AshcroftInt | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 98 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 32D. FortInt | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 81 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| 9L. Neale | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 96 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26C. McKenna | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3J. Fletcher | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22T. Gallop | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1K. LohmannInt | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2S. Draper | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | |
| 16C. Rayner | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 23C. Cameron | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13L. Morris | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31H. Andrews | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7J. Berry | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44D. WilmotInt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43N. Answerth | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29J. TunstillInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30E. Hipwood | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27D. Gardiner | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38B. Reville | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35R. Lester | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team | 351 | 19 | 11 | 109 | 62 | 46 | 1675 | 251 | 100 | 62 | 40 |
Sydney Swans12.1183
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1C. Warner | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 128 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5I. Heeney | 30 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 126 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8J. Rowbottom | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14C. Mills | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35C. Curnow | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12A. SheldrickInt | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 88 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4B. Grundy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 28 | |
| 17J. Jordon | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 22N. Blakey | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 26R. Bice | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28W. Edwards | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21E. Gulden | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| 44J. Lloyd | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30T. McCartin | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29J. HamlingInt | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13J. Serong | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19P. LadhamsInt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| 15S. Wicks | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6L. McDonaldInt | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10M. RosasInt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7H. Cunningham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33C. Cleary | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36J. Amartey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 366 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 60 | 33 | 1440 | 185 | 181 | 56 | 45 |
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 quarterBRI 4.1 (25) · SYD 2.3 (15)
- 7:13BehindC. ClearySYD0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
- 14:13GoalC. CameronBRILead change1.0 (6) – 0.1 (1)
- 16:07GoalC. RaynerBRI2.0 (12) – 0.1 (1)
- 19:05BehindC. ClearySYD2.0 (12) – 0.2 (2)
- 21:49BehindS. WicksSYD2.0 (12) – 0.3 (3)
- 22:25BehindK. LohmannBRI2.1 (13) – 0.3 (3)
- 23:27GoalL. MorrisBRI3.1 (19) – 0.3 (3)
- 25:44GoalC. WarnerSYD3.1 (19) – 1.3 (9)
- 28:51GoalJ. BerryBRI4.1 (25) – 1.3 (9)
- 30:36GoalJ. RowbottomSYD4.1 (25) – 2.3 (15)
Second quarterBRI 4.6 (30) · SYD 2.1 (13)
- 1:39GoalC. CurnowSYD4.1 (25) – 3.3 (21)
- 3:39GoalE. HipwoodBRI5.1 (31) – 3.3 (21)
- 6:15BehindE. HipwoodBRI5.2 (32) – 3.3 (21)
- 6:47BehindC. McKennaBRI5.3 (33) – 3.3 (21)
- 8:32RushedBrisbaneBRI5.4 (34) – 3.3 (21)
- 9:40GoalL. MorrisBRI6.4 (40) – 3.3 (21)
- 10:54BehindK. LohmannBRI6.5 (41) – 3.3 (21)
- 11:28BehindL. NealeBRI6.6 (42) – 3.3 (21)
- 13:46GoalZ. BaileyBRI7.6 (48) – 3.3 (21)
- 23:07GoalC. CurnowSYD7.6 (48) – 4.3 (27)
- 25:39BehindZ. BaileyBRI7.7 (49) – 4.3 (27)
- 26:32GoalL. AshcroftBRI8.7 (55) – 4.3 (27)
- 28:12BehindE. GuldenSYD8.7 (55) – 4.4 (28)
Third quarterBRI 6.2 (38) · SYD 3.5 (23)
- 1:38BehindJ. AmarteySYD8.7 (55) – 4.5 (29)
- 2:13GoalC. WarnerSYD8.7 (55) – 5.5 (35)
- 4:47GoalC. RaynerBRI9.7 (61) – 5.5 (35)
- 5:57BehindC. CameronBRI9.8 (62) – 5.5 (35)
- 7:25GoalC. WarnerSYD9.8 (62) – 6.5 (41)
- 9:18BehindC. McKennaBRI9.9 (63) – 6.5 (41)
- 10:25GoalC. CameronBRI10.9 (69) – 6.5 (41)
- 15:11GoalC. McKennaBRI11.9 (75) – 6.5 (41)
- 17:10GoalD. FortBRI12.9 (81) – 6.5 (41)
- 18:24RushedSydneySYD12.9 (81) – 6.6 (42)
- 19:23BehindJ. HamlingSYD12.9 (81) – 6.7 (43)
- 23:36GoalC. RaynerBRI13.9 (87) – 6.7 (43)
- 26:02GoalJ. RowbottomSYD13.9 (87) – 7.7 (49)
- 28:11BehindJ. AmarteySYD13.9 (87) – 7.8 (50)
- 31:16GoalS. DraperBRI14.9 (93) – 7.8 (50)
- 33:21BehindC. WarnerSYD14.9 (93) – 7.9 (51)
Last quarterBRI 5.3 (33) · SYD 5.2 (32)
- 1:18RushedSydneySYD14.9 (93) – 7.10 (52)
- 2:37GoalC. CurnowSYD14.9 (93) – 8.10 (58)
- 4:18BehindI. HeeneySYD14.9 (93) – 8.11 (59)
- 5:45GoalL. McDonaldSYD14.9 (93) – 9.11 (65)
- 9:35GoalK. LohmannBRI15.9 (99) – 9.11 (65)
- 12:47GoalK. LohmannBRI16.9 (105) – 9.11 (65)
- 14:19BehindW. AshcroftBRI16.10 (106) – 9.11 (65)
- 14:52BehindL. AshcroftBRI16.11 (107) – 9.11 (65)
- 17:06GoalC. WarnerSYD16.11 (107) – 10.11 (71)
- 19:47GoalL. MorrisBRI17.11 (113) – 10.11 (71)
- 20:55GoalZ. BaileyBRI18.11 (119) – 10.11 (71)
- 23:27GoalA. SheldrickSYD18.11 (119) – 11.11 (77)
- 25:57GoalI. HeeneySYD18.11 (119) – 12.11 (83)
- 29:14BehindW. AshcroftBRI18.12 (120) – 12.11 (83)
- 31:58GoalC. McKennaBRI19.12 (126) – 12.11 (83)