Blog log from R1 of 2026: Sydney vs Brisbane
Blakey receives from Amartey to run through CHF and kicks to the square from 45m, Warner shepherds through the first goal for the Bloods. (Q1 1:02)
Amartey feeds Rosas for the next gaol from a pack 15m out. (Q1 2:58)
Rayner is behind McCartin for a mark on the HFF, he tries for the long Buddy-style goal from 55m but shanks OOTF. (Q1 6:30)
Heeney sails through the next goal for Sydney from 35m in front after a rebound from the last line, their classic play of the switch to the open side. (Q1 7:32)
Lloyd centres to 45m in front from the pocket over Fletcher to Gulden, who converts. Sydney not only have the jump, they are dominating in all aspects. (Q1 14:13)
Answerth is whistled for HTB under an Amartey tackle 40m out in the corridor, who kicks truly. (Q1 16:05)
Levi Ashcroft wobbles an inside 50 kick off his left from outer wing to Rayner 40m out on a slight angle, who misses to the right. (Q1 17:57)
Wilmot earns a contact free on Heeney trying to intercept Bice’s kick in to 50m on a slight angle, he takes a Lillee-sized run up on the SCG and hooks to the left. (Q1 18:43)
Chad Warner pokes a pass to McDonald 35m out in the corridor, he converts. (Q1 22:43)
Gallop misses a mid-range snap. (Q1 25:50)
Wilmot touches a Warner snap but Amartey is on his own in the square to catch and goal. (Q1 26:53)
Annable receives from Dunkley on the HFF and passes cleverly over traffic to Cameron 25m out in the pocket. QT siren goes, Charlie goes with the drop punt and slots it, just. (Q1 30:02)
Brisbane can’t get a rebound going by foot from half back and turn it over a couple of times, eventually Heeney gives outside to McInerney who goals off a step from 40m. (Q2 4:22)
Cameron earns a holding free on Wicks waiting for a Neale kick to 30m on the flank. He shanks right and OOTF. (Q2 8:45)
Rayner catches Blakey HTB at half forward and goes to the fat side for the winger coming across into space, it’s Reville who marks 35m out and kicks straight. (Q2 10:16)
Curnow beats Lester for a contested mark 55m out on the flank, gets a rush of blood with a flying snap that sprays OOTF. (Q2 12:29)
Repeat inside 50 for the Swans through Bice, who is racking it up, and a much higher percentage play with Amartey marking at the hotspot for his third goal. (Q2 13:20)
Reville gets a toepoke to Fletcher on the HFF under a tackle, pass to the pocket where Draper marks over Mills 20m out and checksides a point. (Q2 15:27)
Cameron gathers a bounce pass on the HFF and passes short down the line to Lohmann 35m out, who has been nowhere all game. Lohmnann’s set shot is across the face and OOTF. (Q2 17:26)
Lohmann encroaches to bring Melican to 40m in the corridor, he kicks like a backman for a behind way to the left. (Q2 20:04)
Heeney leads to the pocket to mark a Papley pass despite Reville’s lunge. He curls in the goal from 30m. (Q2 21:01)
Heeney draws a contact free on Berry going for a McDonald kick to the boundary 25m out, but he curls it just too early. (Q2 23:45)
Brisbane’s rebounds are just coming straight back in, Warner goes to McDonald 50m out on a slight angle who misses to the left. (Q2 24:26)
Papley passes to Rosas to mark 40m out on the flank just before the HT siren. The ex-Sun misses across the face to the left. (Q2 29:31)
Levi Ashcroft misses after playing around the man on the mark on the HFF. (Q3 2:30)
Lester has kept Curnow quiet to this point but is penalised for a block 45m out on the flank, the ex-Bagger leaves his set shot narrow to the right. (Q3 7:03)
Heeney marks over Berry 50m out on a slight angle and surprises everyone with a pass to McDonald in the pocket 20m out. The drop punt is true. (Q3 10:00)
Cameron earns a high contact free on Wicks 35m out and steers through his second goal. (Q3 11:19)
Allen tumbles through a snap from the hotspot off his left after getting a jab in the rooms to a sore hip. (Q3 14:53)
Draper misses another gettable set shot. (Q3 19:04)
Amartey leaps over Lester and marks 30m out on a slight angle just before the 3QT siren, but he shanks for no score. (Q3 28:45)
Lohmann pops through the first goal of Q4 from the hotspot after the opening centre clearance comes through Reville. (Q4 0:37)
Rayner intercepts Mills’ short kick from the back pocket to the hotspot and boots his second goal. (Q4 4:07)
Jordon passes short to McInerney 45m out in the corridor who converts, as Gulden trudges off with a dislocated right shoulder. (Q4 6:22)
Grundy skids through the official sealing goal from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 7:25)
Blakey sprints and kicks long after the next centre contest, Amartey marks at the hotspot for goal number four. (Q4 8:47)
Curnow is penalised under the stand rule to bring Reville from members wing to 30m on a slight angle where he steers through his second goal. (Q4 12:06)
Rowbottom beats Coleman to a crumb in the pocket but misses from 15m. (Q4 13:52)
Rosas passes short to Curnow 40m out on a slight angle who hooks to the left across the face. (Q4 15:13)
Roberts intercepts 40m out but also misses to the left. (Q4 15:59)
Amartey marks a Blakey pass 35m out, 50m penalty for Zorko gobbing off at the ump ensures goal number five. (Q4 17:15)
Berry misses a running snap from 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 18:51)
Tunstill gets some junk from 30m out in front. (Q4 20:18)
Draper juggles a mark in front of McCartin 30m out on the flank, he tries a J-curve set shot but curls it too much. (Q4 22:33)
Wicks receives from Rowbottom but misses from 40m. (Q4 27:06)
Bice picks off Zorko’s tired rebound kick and finds Curnow 40m out on the flank just before the final siren. Fans rise to cheer, Curnow doesn’t score. (Q4 31:49)