North Melbourne v Sydney Swans, Round 9 2026
2026 AFLRound 9
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTH | 6.2 38 | 8.8 56 | 12.9 81 | 14.13 97 |
| SYD | 5.1 31 | 9.1 55 | 15.4 94 | 16.9 105 |
Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 5
Recap
Sydney beat North by 8
Sydney 16.9 (105) beat North 14.13 (97) at Marvel Stadium in Round 9, a 8-point win after trailing by 19.
Isaac Heeney kicked three goals for Sydney and Logan McDonald three; Jack Darling kicked two for North.
Isaac Heeney led the way with 24 disposals, three goals and 7 clearances.
A run of five straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 19-point deficit into a 8-point lead.
North won the inside-50 count 67–51 but couldn’t convert it.
In context
- Sydney have now beaten North 11 times in a row.
- Sydney’s 6th win in a row.
Best on ground
Sydney · #5 · 82% game time
- 24
- D
- 3
- G
- 0
- M
- 6
- T
7 clearances · 2 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 92
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
North aheadSydney aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Sydney down by 19Q1 28:18
- 5 goals in a row to SydneyQ1 30:32 – Q2 10:13
- Sydney lead by 19Q3 23:48
NorthGoals
- J. Darling 2.3
- Z. Duursma 2.1
- F. O'Sullivan 2
- P. Curtis 1.1
- J. Konstanty 1.1
- J. Simpkin 1.1
- C. Zurhaar 1.1
- T. Blamires 1
- H. Sheezel 1
- C. Spargo 1
- T. Xerri 1
SydneyGoals
- I. Heeney 3
- L. McDonald 3
- H. McLean 3
- T. Papley 2.3
- J. Amartey 1.1
- C. Warner 1.1
- B. Cootee 1
- J. Lloyd 1
- A. Sheldrick 1
- Field umpires
- Leigh Fisher, Cameron Jones, John Howorth, Andrew Adair
North MelbourneFinal team
Sydney SwansFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesJ. Hamling, T. Hanily, P. Ladhams
In
- +Hayden McLean
- +Harry Cunningham
Out
- −Jai Serong · Injured
- −Charlie Curnow · Injured
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.
North won the inside-50 count 67–51 but couldn’t convert it.
NTHAttackSYD
- Inside 50s 51
- Scoring shots 16.925
- Accuracy 64%
67
2714.13
52%
The ball
- Disposals 347
- Contested possessions 132
- Clearances 30
- Marks 59
- Tackles 60
- Free kicks 20
- Biggest lead 19
403
133
33
107
52
23
19
Disposals
- Davies-UniackeNTH34
- SheezelNTH31
- ParkerNTH29
Goals
Marks
Tackles
- SheezelNTH7
- HeeneySYD6
- Davies-UniackeNTH5
North Melbourne14.1397
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3H. Sheezel | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 127 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9L. Davies-Uniacke | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 116 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |
| 44C. Zurhaar | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 38T. Xerri | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
| 26L. Parker | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2F. O'Sullivan | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6G. WardlawInt | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5C. Daniel | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10C. McKercher | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |
| 12J. Simpkin | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15D. Stephens | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |
| 39T. BlamiresInt | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11L. McDonald | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18W. DawsonInt | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 13C. SpargoInt | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7Z. DuursmaInt | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27J. Darling | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19G. Logue | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41J. Konstanty | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30C. Comben | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47C. Trembath | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25P. Curtis | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20N. Larkey | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 403 | 14 | 11 | 107 | 52 | 33 | 1649 | 230 | 173 | 67 | 26 |
Sydney Swans16.9105
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5I. Heeney | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 92 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22N. Blakey | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14C. Mills | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1C. Warner | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2H. McLeanInt | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| 11T. Papley | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 26R. BiceInt | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27J. McInerney | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12A. SheldrickInt | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15S. Wicks | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44J. Lloyd | 22 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4B. Grundy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 27 | |
| 24D. Rampe | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7H. CunninghamInt | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6L. McDonald | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17J. Jordon | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43L. Melican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25B. Cootee | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28W. Edwards | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8J. RowbottomInt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10M. Rosas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 36J. Amartey | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34M. Roberts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 347 | 16 | 7 | 59 | 60 | 30 | 1363 | 162 | 185 | 51 | 33 |
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 quarterNTH 6.2 (38) · SYD 5.1 (31)
- 3:49GoalJ. DarlingNTH1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
- 5:44GoalI. HeeneySYDLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
- 8:02GoalL. McDonaldSYDLead change1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
- 9:27GoalC. ZurhaarNTHLevel2.0 (12) – 2.0 (12)
- 12:19GoalT. XerriNTHLead change3.0 (18) – 2.0 (12)
- 16:24BehindC. McKercherNTH3.1 (19) – 2.0 (12)
- 17:18RushedSydneySYD3.1 (19) – 2.1 (13)
- 19:06GoalJ. DarlingNTH4.1 (25) – 2.1 (13)
- 20:45BehindJ. SimpkinNTH4.2 (26) – 2.1 (13)
- 21:43GoalL. McDonaldSYD4.2 (26) – 3.1 (19)
- 24:15GoalZ. DuursmaNTH5.2 (32) – 3.1 (19)
- 28:18GoalF. O'SullivanNTH6.2 (38) – 3.1 (19)
- 30:32GoalH. McLeanSYD6.2 (38) – 4.1 (25)
- 31:49GoalJ. AmarteySYD6.2 (38) – 5.1 (31)
Second quarterNTH 2.6 (18) · SYD 4.0 (24)
- 4:48GoalH. McLeanSYD6.2 (38) – 6.1 (37)
- 8:04GoalI. HeeneySYDLead change6.2 (38) – 7.1 (43)
- 10:13GoalT. PapleySYD6.2 (38) – 8.1 (49)
- 13:08BehindN. LarkeyNTH6.3 (39) – 8.1 (49)
- 14:44BehindJ. DarlingNTH6.4 (40) – 8.1 (49)
- 15:17RushedNorthNTH6.5 (41) – 8.1 (49)
- 17:22GoalC. SpargoNTH7.5 (47) – 8.1 (49)
- 19:07BehindJ. DarlingNTH7.6 (48) – 8.1 (49)
- 21:31BehindJ. KonstantyNTHLevel7.7 (49) – 8.1 (49)
- 26:13BehindN. LarkeyNTHLead change7.8 (50) – 8.1 (49)
- 27:19GoalJ. SimpkinNTH8.8 (56) – 8.1 (49)
- 29:22GoalL. McDonaldSYD8.8 (56) – 9.1 (55)
Third quarterNTH 4.1 (25) · SYD 6.3 (39)
- 0:53GoalP. CurtisNTH9.8 (62) – 9.1 (55)
- 2:47BehindT. PapleySYD9.8 (62) – 9.2 (56)
- 6:54GoalT. PapleySYDLevel9.8 (62) – 10.2 (62)
- 8:55GoalC. WarnerSYDLead change9.8 (62) – 11.2 (68)
- 10:56GoalB. CooteeSYD9.8 (62) – 12.2 (74)
- 13:55GoalT. BlamiresNTH10.8 (68) – 12.2 (74)
- 17:22GoalJ. LloydSYD10.8 (68) – 13.2 (80)
- 18:50GoalZ. DuursmaNTH11.8 (74) – 13.2 (80)
- 21:56GoalI. HeeneySYD11.8 (74) – 14.2 (86)
- 23:00BehindC. WarnerSYD11.8 (74) – 14.3 (87)
- 23:48GoalA. SheldrickSYD11.8 (74) – 15.3 (93)
- 25:18BehindJ. DarlingNTH11.9 (75) – 15.3 (93)
- 26:34BehindJ. AmarteySYD11.9 (75) – 15.4 (94)
- 29:58GoalJ. KonstantyNTH12.9 (81) – 15.4 (94)
Last quarterNTH 2.4 (16) · SYD 1.5 (11)
- 0:55RushedSydneySYD12.9 (81) – 15.5 (95)
- 3:01RushedNorthNTH12.10 (82) – 15.5 (95)
- 5:57BehindP. CurtisNTH12.11 (83) – 15.5 (95)
- 7:33BehindH. CunninghamSYD12.11 (83) – 15.6 (96)
- 12:04GoalH. SheezelNTH13.11 (89) – 15.6 (96)
- 13:58BehindJ. McInerneySYD13.11 (89) – 15.7 (97)
- 15:41GoalH. McLeanSYD13.11 (89) – 16.7 (103)
- 16:48BehindT. PapleySYD13.11 (89) – 16.8 (104)
- 18:02BehindZ. DuursmaNTH13.12 (90) – 16.8 (104)
- 20:53BehindT. PapleySYD13.12 (90) – 16.9 (105)
- 24:22GoalF. O'SullivanNTH14.12 (96) – 16.9 (105)
- 25:36BehindC. ZurhaarNTH14.13 (97) – 16.9 (105)