Essendon v Sydney Swans – Round 23 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 23Sun, 16 Aug, 4:40 pm AEST

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11.1017.10

Sydney by 36

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	3.0 18	7.4 46	9.7 61	11.10 76
SYD	9.1 55	11.4 70	13.9 87	17.10 112

MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 15°Lead changes 0

Recap

Sydney 17.10 (112) beat Essendon 11.10 (76) at MCG in Round 23, a 36-point win.

Sydney led at every change.

Charlie Curnow kicked four goals for Sydney and Isaac Heeney three; Nate Caddy kicked three for Essendon.

Isaac Heeney led the way with 29 disposals, three goals and 7 clearances.

A run of five straight goals in the first quarter stretched the lead from 6 to 37.

Essendon laid 76 tackles to 61 but couldn’t convert it.

Best on ground

Sydney · #5 · 88% game time

More from Round 23

Essendon11.1076

Sydney Swans17.10112

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

1:59GoalC. CurnowSYD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
4:56GoalC. CurnowSYD0.0 (0) – 2.0 (12)
7:03GoalJ. PriorESS1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
8:20GoalC. CurnowSYD1.0 (6) – 3.0 (18)
10:24GoalA. PerkinsESS2.0 (12) – 3.0 (18)
15:12GoalJ. LloydSYD2.0 (12) – 4.0 (24)
17:04GoalC. WarnerSYD2.0 (12) – 5.0 (30)
20:07GoalJ. DattoliSYD2.0 (12) – 6.0 (36)
21:57GoalC. WarnerSYD2.0 (12) – 7.0 (42)
24:03BehindL. McDonaldSYD2.0 (12) – 7.1 (43)
27:22GoalC. WarnerSYD2.0 (12) – 8.1 (49)
29:06GoalP. WrightESS3.0 (18) – 8.1 (49)
32:44GoalL. McDonaldSYD3.0 (18) – 9.1 (55)

0:44BehindJ. DattoliSYD3.0 (18) – 9.2 (56)
2:55GoalB. CooteeSYD3.0 (18) – 10.2 (62)
5:34BehindA. ClarkeESS3.1 (19) – 10.2 (62)
8:03GoalN. CaddyESS4.1 (25) – 10.2 (62)
9:53BehindI. HeeneySYD4.1 (25) – 10.3 (63)
11:07GoalP. WrightESS5.1 (31) – 10.3 (63)
14:40BehindC. CurnowSYD5.1 (31) – 10.4 (64)
16:30GoalR. UnwinESS6.1 (37) – 10.4 (64)
18:15GoalI. HeeneySYD6.1 (37) – 11.4 (70)
25:18BehindJ. CaldwellESS6.2 (38) – 11.4 (70)
27:46GoalN. CaddyESS7.2 (44) – 11.4 (70)
29:43BehindR. UnwinESS7.3 (45) – 11.4 (70)
30:21BehindN. CaddyESS7.4 (46) – 11.4 (70)

2:02BehindL. McDonaldSYD7.4 (46) – 11.5 (71)
3:26BehindJ. FarrowESS7.5 (47) – 11.5 (71)
6:02BehindD. SharpESS7.6 (48) – 11.5 (71)
10:02GoalA. Day-WicksESS8.6 (54) – 11.5 (71)
13:12GoalW. SetterfieldESS9.6 (60) – 11.5 (71)
15:40RushedSydneySYD9.6 (60) – 11.6 (72)
17:29GoalJ. SerongSYD9.6 (60) – 12.6 (78)
20:30GoalL. McDonaldSYD9.6 (60) – 13.6 (84)
21:44BehindI. KakoESS9.7 (61) – 13.6 (84)
23:17RushedSydneySYD9.7 (61) – 13.7 (85)
25:43BehindW. GreenSYD9.7 (61) – 13.8 (86)
29:25BehindI. HeeneySYD9.7 (61) – 13.9 (87)