West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, Round 4 2026
2026 AFLRound 4
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCE | 0.5 5 | 2.8 20 | 3.11 29 | 4.11 35 |
| SYD | 6.2 38 | 13.5 83 | 20.10 130 | 24.19 163 |
Optus Stadium, PerthMostly sunny, 26°Lead changes 0
Recap
Sydney thrash West Coast by 128
Sydney 24.19 (163) beat West Coast 4.11 (35) at Optus Stadium in Round 4, a 128-point win.
Sydney led at every change.
Charlie Curnow kicked four goals for Sydney and Isaac Heeney four; Willem Duursma kicked two for West Coast.
Brodie Grundy led the way with 28 disposals, a goal, 9 clearances and 33 hitouts.
Sydney opened the game with eleven straight goals across the first and second quarters.
Sydney won the inside-50 count 61–45 and won the clearances 41–28.
In context
- Sydney have now beaten West Coast 6 times in a row.
- Milestone: Tom Papley’s 200th game.
Best on ground
Sydney · #4 · 85% game time
- 28
- D
- 1
- G
- 4
- M
- 5
- T
9 clearances · 2 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 137
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
West Coast aheadSydney aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 11 goals in a row to SydneyQ1 0:36 – Q2 23:58
- 8 goals in a row to SydneyQ2 32:34 – Q3 26:08
- 4 goals in a row to SydneyQ4 4:19 – 22:59
- Sydney lead by 128Q4 27:40
West CoastGoals
- W. Duursma 2.1
- J. Waterman 1.2
- L. Baker 1
SydneyGoals
- C. Curnow 4.2
- I. Heeney 4.1
- J. Lloyd 3
- T. Papley 2.4
- J. Amartey 2.2
- C. Warner 2.2
- J. McInerney 1.2
- H. Cunningham 1.1
- B. Grundy 1.1
- N. Blakey 1
- J. Jordon 1
- J. Serong 1
- S. Wicks 1
- Venue
- Optus Stadium, Perth
- Field umpires
- Daniel Johanson, Mathew Nicholls, Tom Bryce, Jordan Fry
West Coast EaglesFinal team
Sydney SwansFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesM. Rosas, T. Hanily, H. McLean
In
- +Isaac Heeney
- +Harry Cunningham
Out
- −Caiden Cleary · Omitted
- −Malcolm Rosas · Injured
Milestones
- Tom Papley · 200th game
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 61–45 and won the clearances 41–28.
WCEAttackSYD
- Inside 50s 61
- Scoring shots 24.1943
- Accuracy 56%
45
154.11
27%
The ball
- Disposals 427
- Contested possessions 135
- Clearances 41
- Marks 123
- Tackles 46
- Free kicks 27
- Biggest lead 128
289
92
28
76
34
17
0
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
West Coast Eagles4.1135
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11T. Kelly | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 87 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1W. Duursma | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 18T. McCarthyInt | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19B. Hough | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14L. Duggan | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3L. Baker | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38H. DavisInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35J. Shanahan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26B. Allan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 17J. Graham | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5J. Lindsay | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 48H. Schoenberg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7R. Ginbey | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21C. Duff-Tytler | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22A. ReidInt | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 16M. Owies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 41S. BrockInt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25M. Flynn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 37M. ChampionInt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9H. Reid | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20T. Young | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2J. Waterman | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15J. Cripps | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 289 | 4 | 7 | 76 | 34 | 28 | 1093 | 166 | 123 | 45 | 18 |
Sydney Swans24.19163
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4B. Grundy | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 137 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 33 | |
| 5I. Heeney | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 126 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13J. Serong | 27 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1C. Warner | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 85 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | |
| 26R. Bice | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44J. Lloyd | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15S. Wicks | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11T. Papley | 24 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 118 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 12A. SheldrickInt | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27J. McInerney | 24 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 17J. Jordon | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 87 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8J. RowbottomInt | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 36J. Amartey | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35C. Curnow | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22N. Blakey | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14C. Mills | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30T. McCartin | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34M. Roberts | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7H. CunninghamInt | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6L. McDonaldInt | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37C. Warner | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24D. RampeInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43L. Melican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 427 | 24 | 17 | 123 | 46 | 41 | 1824 | 245 | 182 | 61 | 35 |
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 quarterWCE 0.5 (5) · SYD 6.2 (38)
- 0:36GoalJ. AmarteySYD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
- 2:07BehindT. PapleySYD0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
- 3:35BehindJ. AmarteySYD0.0 (0) – 1.2 (8)
- 4:37GoalC. CurnowSYD0.0 (0) – 2.2 (14)
- 6:25BehindJ. WatermanWCE0.1 (1) – 2.2 (14)
- 9:43RushedWest CoastWCE0.2 (2) – 2.2 (14)
- 12:48GoalJ. LloydSYD0.2 (2) – 3.2 (20)
- 17:05GoalJ. AmarteySYD0.2 (2) – 4.2 (26)
- 18:22GoalJ. SerongSYD0.2 (2) – 5.2 (32)
- 19:30RushedWest CoastWCE0.3 (3) – 5.2 (32)
- 20:01BehindW. DuursmaWCE0.4 (4) – 5.2 (32)
- 23:27BehindB. HoughWCE0.5 (5) – 5.2 (32)
- 28:58GoalI. HeeneySYD0.5 (5) – 6.2 (38)
Second quarterWCE 2.3 (15) · SYD 7.3 (45)
- 2:23GoalT. PapleySYD0.5 (5) – 7.2 (44)
- 4:03RushedWest CoastWCE0.6 (6) – 7.2 (44)
- 5:51BehindL. McDonaldSYD0.6 (6) – 7.3 (45)
- 8:19GoalJ. McInerneySYD0.6 (6) – 8.3 (51)
- 13:12GoalC. CurnowSYD0.6 (6) – 9.3 (57)
- 15:01RushedWest CoastWCE0.7 (7) – 9.3 (57)
- 18:10BehindJ. AmarteySYD0.7 (7) – 9.4 (58)
- 19:30BehindA. ReidWCE0.8 (8) – 9.4 (58)
- 20:45BehindB. GrundySYD0.8 (8) – 9.5 (59)
- 21:38GoalC. CurnowSYD0.8 (8) – 10.5 (65)
- 23:58GoalH. CunninghamSYD0.8 (8) – 11.5 (71)
- 25:08GoalJ. WatermanWCE1.8 (14) – 11.5 (71)
- 26:57GoalB. GrundySYD1.8 (14) – 12.5 (77)
- 29:21GoalL. BakerWCE2.8 (20) – 12.5 (77)
- 32:34GoalI. HeeneySYD2.8 (20) – 13.5 (83)
Third quarterWCE 1.3 (9) · SYD 7.5 (47)
- 1:23GoalI. HeeneySYD2.8 (20) – 14.5 (89)
- 2:48BehindT. McCarthyWCE2.9 (21) – 14.5 (89)
- 3:23GoalN. BlakeySYD2.9 (21) – 15.5 (95)
- 4:42GoalC. CurnowSYD2.9 (21) – 16.5 (101)
- 6:39GoalJ. LloydSYD2.9 (21) – 17.5 (107)
- 8:11BehindA. ReidWCE2.10 (22) – 17.5 (107)
- 9:58BehindT. PapleySYD2.10 (22) – 17.6 (108)
- 11:24BehindC. WarnerSYD2.10 (22) – 17.7 (109)
- 12:28BehindT. PapleySYD2.10 (22) – 17.8 (110)
- 15:22BehindJ. WatermanWCE2.11 (23) – 17.8 (110)
- 16:06GoalS. WicksSYD2.11 (23) – 18.8 (116)
- 19:04BehindL. McDonaldSYD2.11 (23) – 18.9 (117)
- 20:28GoalI. HeeneySYD2.11 (23) – 19.9 (123)
- 23:57BehindC. WarnerSYD2.11 (23) – 19.10 (124)
- 26:08GoalC. WarnerSYD2.11 (23) – 20.10 (130)
- 31:06GoalW. DuursmaWCE3.11 (29) – 20.10 (130)
Last quarterWCE 1.0 (6) · SYD 4.9 (33)
- 2:33GoalW. DuursmaWCE4.11 (35) – 20.10 (130)
- 4:19GoalT. PapleySYD4.11 (35) – 21.10 (136)
- 7:18RushedSydneySYD4.11 (35) – 21.11 (137)
- 8:17GoalJ. JordonSYD4.11 (35) – 22.11 (143)
- 10:32BehindC. CurnowSYD4.11 (35) – 22.12 (144)
- 11:16RushedSydneySYD4.11 (35) – 22.13 (145)
- 11:46BehindI. HeeneySYD4.11 (35) – 22.14 (146)
- 14:20BehindH. CunninghamSYD4.11 (35) – 22.15 (147)
- 15:56BehindJ. McInerneySYD4.11 (35) – 22.16 (148)
- 18:28GoalJ. LloydSYD4.11 (35) – 23.16 (154)
- 20:01BehindT. PapleySYD4.11 (35) – 23.17 (155)
- 22:59GoalC. WarnerSYD4.11 (35) – 24.17 (161)
- 25:40BehindC. CurnowSYD4.11 (35) – 24.18 (162)
- 27:40BehindJ. McInerneySYD4.11 (35) – 24.19 (163)