Sydney Swans v Melbourne – Round 8 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 8Sun, 3 May, 3:15 pm AEST

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19.1717.12

Sydney by 17

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
SYD	5.2 32	10.8 68	13.15 93	19.17 131
MEL	5.4 34	7.4 46	10.8 68	17.12 114

SCG, SydneyMostly sunny, 26°Lead changes 8

Recap

Sydney 19.17 (131) beat Melbourne 17.12 (114) at SCG in Round 8, a 17-point win. The lead changed 8 times.

Malcolm Rosas kicked seven goals for Sydney and Joel Amartey four; Harry Sharp kicked two for Melbourne.

Brodie Grundy led the way with 26 disposals, a goal, 11 clearances and 45 hitouts.

A run of four straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 14-point deficit into a 11-point lead.

Sydney took 95 marks to 56.

Best on ground

More from Round 8

Sydney Swans19.17131

Melbourne17.12114

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

1:08BehindN. BlakeySYD0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
2:34BehindB. MihocekMELLevel0.1 (1) – 0.1 (1)
3:50BehindL. PickettMELLead change0.1 (1) – 0.2 (2)
8:03GoalM. RosasSYDLead change1.1 (7) – 0.2 (2)
10:50BehindH. SharpMEL1.1 (7) – 0.3 (3)
12:20GoalJ. van RooyenMELLead change1.1 (7) – 1.3 (9)
15:59GoalJ. AmarteySYDLead change2.1 (13) – 1.3 (9)
17:15GoalC. WindsorMELLead change2.1 (13) – 2.3 (15)
18:52GoalL. McDonaldSYDLead change3.1 (19) – 2.3 (15)
20:06GoalM. GawnMELLead change3.1 (19) – 3.3 (21)
23:31GoalH. SharpMEL3.1 (19) – 4.3 (27)
24:56GoalH. SharpMEL3.1 (19) – 5.3 (33)
28:23GoalM. RosasSYD4.1 (25) – 5.3 (33)
29:41RushedSydneySYD4.2 (26) – 5.3 (33)
32:02GoalJ. AmarteySYD5.2 (32) – 5.3 (33)
33:28BehindK. PickettMEL5.2 (32) – 5.4 (34)

3:03BehindB. GrundySYD5.3 (33) – 5.4 (34)
4:08GoalM. RosasSYDLead change6.3 (39) – 5.4 (34)
7:24GoalM. RosasSYD7.3 (45) – 5.4 (34)
8:42GoalM. JeffersonMEL7.3 (45) – 6.4 (40)
10:05GoalM. RosasSYD8.3 (51) – 6.4 (40)
15:01BehindC. WarnerSYD8.4 (52) – 6.4 (40)
16:50GoalT. PapleySYD9.4 (58) – 6.4 (40)
19:28GoalM. HeathMEL9.4 (58) – 7.4 (46)
20:40BehindC. CurnowSYD9.5 (59) – 7.4 (46)
22:52GoalJ. AmarteySYD10.5 (65) – 7.4 (46)
26:19BehindC. CurnowSYD10.6 (66) – 7.4 (46)
27:13RushedSydneySYD10.7 (67) – 7.4 (46)
28:04BehindT. PapleySYD10.8 (68) – 7.4 (46)

2:11BehindJ. AmarteySYD10.9 (69) – 7.4 (46)
2:44GoalJ. McInerneySYD11.9 (75) – 7.4 (46)
4:49BehindC. CurnowSYD11.10 (76) – 7.4 (46)
5:34BehindT. SparrowMEL11.10 (76) – 7.5 (47)
6:29BehindB. FritschMEL11.10 (76) – 7.6 (48)
10:20GoalC. CurnowSYD12.10 (82) – 7.6 (48)
11:51BehindN. BlakeySYD12.11 (83) – 7.6 (48)
13:09GoalB. LaurieMEL12.11 (83) – 8.6 (54)
14:17BehindC. WindsorMEL12.11 (83) – 8.7 (55)
17:22GoalJ. LloydSYD13.11 (89) – 8.7 (55)
20:30GoalM. GawnMEL13.11 (89) – 9.7 (61)
23:03GoalT. SparrowMEL13.11 (89) – 10.7 (67)
24:41RushedSydneySYD13.12 (90) – 10.7 (67)
25:35BehindJ. McInerneySYD13.13 (91) – 10.7 (67)
27:33BehindA. SheldrickSYD13.14 (92) – 10.7 (67)
28:39BehindL. PickettMEL13.14 (92) – 10.8 (68)
30:30BehindM. RobertsSYD13.15 (93) – 10.8 (68)