2026 AFL Season Round 11: Sydney v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 2026 between Sydney and Collingwood during round eleven of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League.
Sydney hosted Collingwood at the SCG.
Callum Mills captained the hosts with Isaac Heeney as vice-captain.
In the absence of Darcy Moore, vice-captain Nick Daicos captained the visitors with Brayden Maynard as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dean Cox and the visitors were coached by Craig McRae.
Sydney (11.15.81) defeated Collingwood (10.15.75).
Match Details
Season:
2026 AFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Sydney
v
Collingwood
Date:
Friday 15 May 2026
Time:
7:30 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
40,627
Match Results
Outcome:
Sydney
def.
Collingwood
Score:
11.15.81 - 10.15.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sydney | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | COLL by 22 | COLL by 21 | SYDN by 6 | SYDN by 6 | SYDN by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:46 | 33:16 | 34:55 | 31:11 | 2:10:08 | |||||||||||
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 (Collingwood) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Sydney
Captain: Callum MillsVice-Captain: Isaac Heeney
Coach: Dean Cox
Collingwood
Captain: Nick Daicos (acting)Vice-Captain: Brayden Maynard
Coach: Craig McRae
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie Grundy | SYDN | 4 | 3 |
| Isaac Heeney | SYDN | 5 | 2 |
| Nick Blakey | SYDN | 22 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 36 | Amartey, Joel | FPL | 76% | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Bice, Riley | C | 73% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Blakey, Nick | CHB | 82% | 1 | 0 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| 25 | Cootee, Billy | INT | 58% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cunningham, Harry | HBFL | 71% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Curnow, Charlie | FF | 84% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Edwards, Will | BPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Grundy, Brodie | RU | 84% | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 46 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Heeney, Isaac (vc) | RR | 80% | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Jordon, James | CHF | 90% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Lloyd, Jake | HFFR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | McCartin, Tom | FB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | McDonald, Logan | INT | 56% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | McInerney, Justin | RO | 87% | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | Melican, Lewis | BPR | 90% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Mills, Callum (c) | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Papley, Tom | FPR | 79% | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Rosas, Malcolm | HFFL | 73% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Rowbottom, James | WR | 74% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Serong, Jai | WL | 86% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Sheldrick, Angus | INT | 52% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Warner, Chad | INT | 83% | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Wicks, Sam | INT | 83% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 15 | 401 | 233 | 168 | 89 | 52 | 56 | 41 | 76 | 31 | 20 | 45 | 71 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Allan, Ed | INT | 62% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 41 | Anderson, Angus | INT | 64% | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Buller, Jack | FPL | 73% | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Crisp, Jack | RR | 85% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Daicos, Josh | CHB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 35 | Daicos, Nick (ac) | RO | 90% | 2 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | De Goey, Jordan | C | 78% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Elliott, Jamie | CHF | 86% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Frampton, Billy | BPL | 93% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | Hayes, Will | INT | 64% | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Houston, Dan | HBFL | 84% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Howe, Jeremy | FB | 87% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 44 | Long, Ned | INT | 73% | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Maynard, Brayden (vc) | BPR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 31 | McCreery, Beau | HFFR | 76% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | McStay, Daniel | FPR | 69% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Parker, Wil | INT | 75% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Quaynor, Isaac | HBFR | 92% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Schultz, Lachie | HFFL | 79% | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Sidebottom, Steele | WR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 45 | Steele, Roan | WL | 93% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Steene, Oscar | RU | 45% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | West, Charlie | FF | 72% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 15 | 373 | 203 | 170 | 66 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 71 | 21 | 31 | 59 | 56 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Sydney | Coach: Dean Cox | ||||||||||||||
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| 17 | B. Frampton | 38 | J. Howe | 4 | B. Maynard (vc) | 4 | B. Grundy | 25 | B. Cootee | ||||||
| 11 | T. Papley | 35 | C. Curnow | 36 | J. Amartey | 5 | I. Heeney (vc) | 6 | L. McDonald | ||||||
| FORWARD | 27 | J. McInerney | 12 | A. Sheldrick | |||||||||||
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| 9 | D. Houston | 7 | J. Daicos | 3 | I. Quaynor |
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| 44 | J. Lloyd | 17 | J. Jordon | 10 | M. Rosas |
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| 45 | R. Steele | 2 | J. De Goey | 22 | S. Sidebottom |
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| 8 | J. Rowbottom | 26 | R. Bice | 13 | J. Serong | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 21 | O. Steene | 16 | E. Allan | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 25 | J. Crisp | 41 | A. Anderson | |||||||||||
| 8 | L. Schultz | 5 | J. Elliott | 31 | B. McCreery | 35 | N. Daicos (ac) | 39 | W. Hayes | ||||||
| 14 | C. Mills (c) | 22 | N. Blakey | 7 | H. Cunningham |
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| 34 | J. Buller | 29 | C. West | 11 | D. McStay |
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| 43 | L. Melican | 30 | T. McCartin | 28 | W. Edwards |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Craig McRae | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | COLL | Lachie Schultz behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.1.1 | 00:22 |
| COLL | Charlie West goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.1.7 | 01:50 | |
| COLL | Lachie Schultz goal | 0.0.0 | - | 2.1.13 | 10:43 | |
| SYDN | Justin McInerney behind | 0.1.1 | - | 2.1.13 | 12:55 | |
| COLL | Angus Anderson goal | 0.1.1 | - | 3.1.19 | 14:24 | |
| COLL | Rushed behind | 0.1.1 | - | 3.2.20 | 16:07 | |
| SYDN | Billy Cootee behind | 0.2.2 | - | 3.2.20 | 17:05 | |
| COLL | Nick Daicos goal | 0.2.2 | - | 4.2.26 | 19:21 | |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 0.3.3 | - | 4.2.26 | 21:43 | |
| COLL | Nick Daicos goal | 0.3.3 | - | 5.2.32 | 23:14 | |
| SYDN | Brodie Grundy goal | 1.3.9 | - | 5.2.32 | 25:34 | |
| SYDN | Charlie Curnow behind | 1.4.10 | - | 5.2.32 | 28:15 | |
| Q2 | COLL | Rushed behind | 1.4.10 | - | 5.3.33 | 01:21 |
| COLL | Will Hayes behind | 1.4.10 | - | 5.4.34 | 02:39 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner behind | 1.5.11 | - | 5.4.34 | 05:09 | |
| COLL | Ned Long goal | 1.5.11 | - | 6.4.40 | 06:03 | |
| COLL | Ned Long behind | 1.5.11 | - | 6.5.41 | 09:04 | |
| COLL | Dan Houston behind | 1.5.11 | - | 6.6.42 | 10:10 | |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 1.6.12 | - | 6.6.42 | 11:51 | |
| COLL | Angus Anderson behind | 1.6.12 | - | 6.7.43 | 13:46 | |
| COLL | Beau McCreery behind | 1.6.12 | - | 6.8.44 | 16:52 | |
| COLL | Roan Steele behind | 1.6.12 | - | 6.9.45 | 17:23 | |
| SYDN | Charlie Curnow goal | 2.6.18 | - | 6.9.45 | 18:47 | |
| SYDN | Jai Serong goal | 3.6.24 | - | 6.9.45 | 29:29 | |
| Q3 | SYDN | Brodie Grundy behind | 3.7.25 | - | 6.9.45 | 00:53 |
| SYDN | Nick Blakey goal | 4.7.31 | - | 6.9.45 | 02:17 | |
| COLL | Rushed behind | 4.7.31 | - | 6.10.46 | 05:07 | |
| COLL | Jack Buller behind | 4.7.31 | - | 6.11.47 | 07:19 | |
| COLL | Will Hayes behind | 4.7.31 | - | 6.12.48 | 09:16 | |
| SYDN | Joel Amartey behind | 4.8.32 | - | 6.12.48 | 12:12 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 5.8.38 | - | 6.12.48 | 14:34 | |
| COLL | Daniel McStay goal | 5.8.38 | - | 7.12.54 | 15:52 | |
| COLL | Will Hayes goal | 5.8.38 | - | 8.12.60 | 18:03 | |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald goal | 6.8.44 | - | 8.12.60 | 20:46 | |
| SYDN | Justin McInerney goal | 7.8.50 | - | 8.12.60 | 22:30 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney behind | 7.9.51 | - | 8.12.60 | 23:59 | |
| SYDN | Callum Mills behind | 7.10.52 | - | 8.12.60 | 25:26 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley behind | 7.11.53 | - | 8.12.60 | 25:50 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner goal | 8.11.59 | - | 8.12.60 | 29:19 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 9.11.65 | - | 8.12.60 | 31:37 | |
| SYDN | Justin McInerney behind | 9.12.66 | - | 8.12.60 | 34:50 | |
| Q4 | COLL | Rushed behind | 9.12.66 | - | 8.13.61 | 05:08 |
| SYDN | Chad Warner behind | 9.13.67 | - | 8.13.61 | 05:46 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner behind | 9.14.68 | - | 8.13.61 | 07:55 | |
| COLL | Roan Steele goal | 9.14.68 | - | 9.13.67 | 12:53 | |
| COLL | Ned Long behind | 9.14.68 | - | 9.14.68 | 17:12 | |
| COLL | Jack Crisp behind | 9.14.68 | - | 9.15.69 | 19:15 | |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald goal | 10.14.74 | - | 9.15.69 | 20:59 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 11.14.80 | - | 9.15.69 | 24:47 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley behind | 11.15.81 | - | 9.15.69 | 27:56 | |
| COLL | Jamie Elliott goal | 11.15.81 | - | 10.15.75 | 28:40 | |