Hawthorn v Sydney Swans – Round 2 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 2Thu, 19 Mar, 7:30 pm AEDT

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9982

14.1513.4

Hawthorn by 17

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
HAW	5.3 33	6.7 43	9.10 64	14.15 99
SYD	6.2 38	7.2 44	12.3 75	13.4 82

MCG, MelbourneOvercast, 21°Lead changes 13

Recap

Hawthorn 14.15 (99) beat Sydney 13.4 (82) at MCG in Round 2, a 17-point win after trailing by 20. The lead changed 13 times.

Hawthorn trailed by 11 at three-quarter time, then kicked 5.5 to 1.1 in the last quarter.

Jack Gunston kicked four goals for Hawthorn and Dylan Moore three; Logan McDonald kicked three for Sydney.

Jai Newcombe led the way with 31 disposals, a goal and 9 clearances.

Hawthorn won the contested ball 161–135 and took 101 marks to 58.

Best on ground

Hawthorn · #3 · 84% game time

8.3

More from Round 2

Hawthorn14.1599

Sydney Swans13.482

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

1:21GoalT. PapleySYD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
2:50BehindJ. GunstonHAW0.1 (1) – 1.0 (6)
3:32GoalC. MackenzieHAWLead change1.1 (7) – 1.0 (6)
6:08GoalM. CholHAW2.1 (13) – 1.0 (6)
9:20GoalM. RosasSYD2.1 (13) – 2.0 (12)
11:25GoalC. CurnowSYDLead change2.1 (13) – 3.0 (18)
13:03GoalM. CholHAWLead change3.1 (19) – 3.0 (18)
14:21GoalC. CurnowSYDLead change3.1 (19) – 4.0 (24)
15:25BehindC. MacdonaldHAW3.2 (20) – 4.0 (24)
17:22GoalD. MooreHAWLead change4.2 (26) – 4.0 (24)
18:59GoalC. WarnerSYDLead change4.2 (26) – 5.0 (30)
20:11BehindJ. WeddleHAW4.3 (27) – 5.0 (30)
21:47GoalJ. AmarteySYD4.3 (27) – 6.0 (36)
23:21GoalJ. GunstonHAW5.3 (33) – 6.0 (36)
28:29BehindT. PapleySYD5.3 (33) – 6.1 (37)
30:23BehindC. CurnowSYD5.3 (33) – 6.2 (38)

6:40BehindM. CholHAW5.4 (34) – 6.2 (38)
11:30BehindC. MacdonaldHAW5.5 (35) – 6.2 (38)
12:45BehindJ. GunstonHAW5.6 (36) – 6.2 (38)
19:07GoalS. ButlerHAWLead change6.6 (42) – 6.2 (38)
21:00BehindM. CholHAW6.7 (43) – 6.2 (38)
24:06GoalJ. McInerneySYDLead change6.7 (43) – 7.2 (44)

0:15BehindJ. McInerneySYD6.7 (43) – 7.3 (45)
1:54GoalJ. GunstonHAWLead change7.7 (49) – 7.3 (45)
3:00GoalJ. JordonSYDLead change7.7 (49) – 8.3 (51)
5:53GoalC. WarnerSYD7.7 (49) – 9.3 (57)
8:47GoalL. McDonaldSYD7.7 (49) – 10.3 (63)
10:35GoalB. GrundySYD7.7 (49) – 11.3 (69)
13:42GoalJ. NewcombeHAW8.7 (55) – 11.3 (69)
16:06BehindJ. GunstonHAW8.8 (56) – 11.3 (69)
17:32GoalD. MooreHAW9.8 (62) – 11.3 (69)
18:59BehindM. LewisHAW9.9 (63) – 11.3 (69)
23:14BehindJ. GinnivanHAW9.10 (64) – 11.3 (69)
31:12GoalL. McDonaldSYD9.10 (64) – 12.3 (75)