2026 AFL Season Round 7: Sydney v Greater Western Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 2026 between Sydney and Greater Western Sydney during round seven of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Sydney hosted Greater Western Sydney at the SCG. Callum Mills captained the hosts with Isaac Heeney as vice-captain. Toby Greene captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dean Cox and the visitors were coached by Adam Kingsley.

Sydney (17.5.107) defeated Greater Western Sydney (8.18.66).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Sydney v Greater Western Sydney
Date: Friday 17 April 2026
Time: 7:50 PM
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 43,986

Match Results

Outcome: Sydney def. Greater Western Sydney
Score: 17.5.107 - 8.18.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sydney 4 . 1 7 . 3 10 . 3 17 . 5 17 . 5 (107)
Greater Western Sydney 2 . 5 3 . 8 5 . 16 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Margin SYDN by 8 SYDN by 19 SYDN by 17 SYDN by 41 SYDN by 41
Duration 30:41 31:00 32:10 34:19 2:08:10

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Sydney) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Greater Western Sydney) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Sydney

Captain: Callum Mills
Vice-Captain: Isaac Heeney
Coach: Dean Cox

Greater Western Sydney

Captain: Toby Greene
Coach: Adam Kingsley

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Nick Blakey SYDN 22 3
Clayton Oliver GWSY 10 2
Brodie Grundy SYDN 4 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
36 Amartey, Joel FPL 74% 2 0 8 6 2 2 1 3 1 4 1 2 0 1
26 Bice, Riley INT 73% 0 0 21 12 9 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2
22 Blakey, Nick CHB 81% 1 1 34 22 12 4 0 3 2 7 2 1 8 6
7 Cunningham, Harry HFFL 84% 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4
35 Curnow, Charlie FF 85% 3 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
4 Grundy, Brodie RU 81% 0 1 27 10 17 4 37 6 7 8 1 3 3 4
29 Hamling, Joel BPL 95% 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
5 Heeney, Isaac (vc) C 76% 0 0 28 14 14 3 0 5 7 5 5 0 2 2
17 Jordon, James HFFR 82% 2 0 18 8 10 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 6
44 Lloyd, Jake WR 87% 1 0 11 6 5 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1
30 McCartin, Tom FB 100% 0 0 25 15 10 12 0 1 0 5 1 3 4 1
6 McDonald, Logan INT 76% 2 0 9 4 5 2 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 2
27 McInerney, Justin RO 73% 2 0 26 10 16 4 0 2 3 3 2 0 3 5
14 Mills, Callum (c) HBFR 72% 0 0 21 10 11 6 0 1 0 2 1 1 8 0
11 Papley, Tom CHF 80% 1 0 12 9 3 3 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 7
34 Roberts, Matt HBFL 84% 0 1 23 14 9 3 0 0 4 1 4 0 4 4
10 Rosas, Malcolm FPR 72% 1 0 13 8 5 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 1 1
8 Rowbottom, James INT 67% 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 6 3 4 1 1 3 3
13 Serong, Jai WL 83% 0 0 13 6 7 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2
12 Sheldrick, Angus INT 53% 1 0 20 8 12 0 0 7 3 3 0 1 1 4
1 Warner, Chad RR 77% 1 0 26 14 12 4 0 2 3 3 0 1 1 7
37 Warner, Corey INT 58% 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
15 Wicks, Sam BPR 84% 0 0 21 11 10 5 0 3 1 4 1 1 5 2
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 17 5 412 219 193 85 41 60 46 64 24 19 50 70

Greater Western Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
21 Aleer, Leek RU 78% 1 1 14 6 8 4 10 2 1 1 2 0 0 4
9 Angwin, Ryan WL 83% 0 0 18 5 13 3 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 1
7 Ash, Lachie CHB 80% 0 0 29 19 10 8 0 3 1 3 1 0 8 3
14 Bedford, Toby CHF 72% 1 1 14 4 10 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1
46 Brown, Callum FPL 59% 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 3
44 Buckley, Jack BPR 92% 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 2 0
17 Callaghan, Finn RO 82% 1 0 26 11 15 0 0 3 3 9 0 2 3 5
37 Fonti, Joe INT 80% 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 5 0 2 0 1 2 0
11 Gothard, Phoenix HFFR 78% 2 1 20 11 9 3 0 7 2 2 1 1 1 6
4 Greene, Toby (c) RR 77% 0 5 27 19 8 2 0 0 3 9 2 4 2 8
13 Hannaford, Ollie INT 61% 0 1 11 7 4 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 2
27 Himmelberg, Harry HBFR 82% 0 0 23 7 16 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 0
39 Idun, Connor FB 100% 0 0 15 5 10 3 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 0
25 Laverde, Jayden BPL 95% 0 0 20 13 7 4 0 6 0 3 1 1 5 0
41 Madden, Nick INT 56% 0 1 12 4 8 2 19 3 1 2 4 1 0 1
31 McMullin, Toby INT 64% 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
33 O'Halloran, Xavier HFFL 75% 0 0 12 6 6 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 3
10 Oliver, Clayton C 81% 0 0 37 13 24 4 0 5 9 3 0 2 4 5
26 Riccardi, Jake FPR 96% 3 1 8 6 2 1 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 2
24 Rowston, Harry INT 71% 0 0 21 15 6 5 0 5 1 3 1 0 5 4
20 Stringer, Jake FF 79% 0 2 14 10 4 3 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 4
1 Thomas, Harvey WR 78% 0 1 19 11 8 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4
6 Whitfield, Lachie HBFL 81% 0 0 29 17 12 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 7 3
Rushed 4
Total (23 players) 8 18 406 210 196 69 32 65 25 70 19 24 52 59

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Sydney Coach: Dean Cox
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
25 J. Laverde 39 C. Idun 44 J. Buckley 4 B. Grundy 26 R. Bice
10 M. Rosas 35 C. Curnow 36 J. Amartey 1 C. Warner 6 L. McDonald
FORWARD 27 J. McInerney 8 J. Rowbottom
HALF-BACK

12 A. Sheldrick
6 L. Whitfield 7 L. Ash 27 H. Himmelberg

37 C. Warner
17 J. Jordon 11 T. Papley 7 H. Cunningham



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 R. Angwin 10 C. Oliver 1 H. Thomas



44 J. Lloyd 5 I. Heeney (vc) 13 J. Serong FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 L. Aleer 37 J. Fonti
HALF-FORWARD 4 T. Greene (c) 13 O. Hannaford
33 X. O'Halloran 14 T. Bedford 11 P. Gothard 17 F. Callaghan 41 N. Madden
14 C. Mills (c) 22 N. Blakey 34 M. Roberts

31 T. McMullin
HALF-BACK

24 H. Rowston
FORWARD



46 C. Brown 20 J. Stringer 26 J. Riccardi



15 S. Wicks 30 T. McCartin 29 J. Hamling



BACK



Greater Western Sydney Coach: Adam Kingsley

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 SYDN James Jordon goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 02:02
GWSY Rushed behind 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 06:36
SYDN Joel Amartey goal 2.0.12 - 0.1.1 07:58
SYDN Logan McDonald goal 3.0.18 - 0.1.1 11:32
GWSY Rushed behind 3.0.18 - 0.2.2 14:45
GWSY Jake Riccardi goal 3.0.18 - 1.2.8 16:39
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 3.0.18 - 1.3.9 21:08
GWSY Ollie Hannaford behind 3.0.18 - 1.4.10 22:21
SYDN Rushed behind 3.1.19 - 1.4.10 23:21
GWSY Phoenix Gothard goal 3.1.19 - 2.4.16 24:32
SYDN Justin McInerney goal 4.1.25 - 2.4.16 26:31
GWSY Leek Aleer behind 4.1.25 - 2.5.17 28:43
Q2 SYDN Nick Blakey behind 4.2.26 - 2.5.17 00:16
SYDN Charlie Curnow goal 5.2.32 - 2.5.17 02:32
GWSY Jake Riccardi goal 5.2.32 - 3.5.23 04:01
GWSY Jake Riccardi behind 5.2.32 - 3.6.24 07:45
SYDN Justin McInerney goal 6.2.38 - 3.6.24 09:30
GWSY Rushed behind 6.2.38 - 3.7.25 14:01
SYDN Jake Lloyd goal 7.2.44 - 3.7.25 15:33
SYDN Matt Roberts behind 7.3.45 - 3.7.25 20:30
GWSY Rushed behind 7.3.45 - 3.8.26 24:50
Q3 GWSY Toby Greene behind 7.3.45 - 3.9.27 01:55
GWSY Toby Greene behind 7.3.45 - 3.10.28 04:22
GWSY Toby Greene behind 7.3.45 - 3.11.29 06:07
GWSY Toby Bedford goal 7.3.45 - 4.11.35 07:20
GWSY Toby Bedford behind 7.3.45 - 4.12.36 09:06
SYDN Charlie Curnow goal 8.3.51 - 4.12.36 09:46
SYDN Logan McDonald goal 9.3.57 - 4.12.36 13:35
GWSY Jake Riccardi goal 9.3.57 - 5.12.42 16:46
SYDN Tom Papley goal 10.3.63 - 5.12.42 18:11
GWSY Phoenix Gothard behind 10.3.63 - 5.13.43 20:03
GWSY Nick Madden behind 10.3.63 - 5.14.44 25:31
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 10.3.63 - 5.15.45 26:34
GWSY Toby Greene behind 10.3.63 - 5.16.46 30:34
Q4 SYDN Brodie Grundy behind 10.4.64 - 5.16.46 01:16
SYDN Joel Amartey goal 11.4.70 - 5.16.46 03:25
GWSY Finn Callaghan goal 11.4.70 - 6.16.52 04:39
GWSY Leek Aleer goal 11.4.70 - 7.16.58 09:23
SYDN Rushed behind 11.5.71 - 7.16.58 10:51
SYDN Malcolm Rosas goal 12.5.77 - 7.16.58 12:52
SYDN Nick Blakey goal 13.5.83 - 7.16.58 14:39
SYDN Charlie Curnow goal 14.5.89 - 7.16.58 19:53
GWSY Toby Greene behind 14.5.89 - 7.17.59 22:56
SYDN Angus Sheldrick goal 15.5.95 - 7.17.59 24:56
GWSY Phoenix Gothard goal 15.5.95 - 8.17.65 26:40
SYDN Chad Warner goal 16.5.101 - 8.17.65 28:37
GWSY Harvey Thomas behind 16.5.101 - 8.18.66 30:37
SYDN James Jordon goal 17.5.107 - 8.18.66 32:19