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Blog log from R8 of 2026: Sydney vs Melbourne

Blog log for Sydney vs Melbourne, R8 of 2026

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Papley scrubs a kick under a Gawn tackle towards CHF where Blakey roves and shoots off a few steps… to the left. (Q1 1:08)
Mihocek beats Melican one out to mark a long Fritsch kick to 45m out on a slight angle, but he also misses. (Q1 2:41)
Latrelle almost takes a screamer on outer wing, but the play continues and he marks more sedately 40m out on the flank then raps the left post. (Q1 3:24)
Rampe goes long from outer wing to the flank 45m out where Amartey marks behind Petty. The kick is a shank OOTF. (Q1 6:14)
Wicks passes to Rosas on the boundary 40m out who delivers the first goal with a lovely drop punt off the left boot. (Q1 8:09)
Sharp hits the post with a snap from a stoppage at half forward. (Q1 10:50)
Chandler roves in the pocket and gives to van Rooyen who tries a snap across the body off the right off a step from 30m… that one falls in! (Q1 12:29)
Blakey runs across half forward and spots up a nice left-foot pass to Amartey near the hotspot, who converts. (Q1 15:32)
Windsor races like a gazelle on the Serengeti to CHF to slam through the next goal from Heath’s goal assist give! (Q1 17:15)
Centre clearance to Sydney this time, McDonald gets a free for Turner clattering into him from behind 40m out on a slight angle, he also kicks straight. (Q1 18:52)
Heath gets another free after the next centre contest, Gawn is resting forward and gets on the end of it to goal! (Q1 20:06)
Sharp gets a free for a block by Serong 45m out on a slight angle, he kicks the goal to make good on a promising start by the Demons. (Q1 23:31)
Sharp gets another set shot from much the same spot after marking Steele’s centre clearance kick, and repeats the dose for back to back jacks! (Q1 25:10)
Warner kicks blind from the HFF, Curnow provides a crumb for Rosas to rove and goal off the left from the top of the square. (Q1 28:40)
Grundy gallops away from the next centre contest and bombs long from outside CHF, Curnow can’t mark and the ball is rushed into the post. (Q1 29:41)
After Jiath baulks twice in midfield then kicks long the oppo, Amartey marks 45m out on a slight angle and converts for his second goal. (Q1 32:10)
Warner pokes a pass from the centre to Lloyd 40m out on a slight angle after a rebound through the centre. His set shot is just short for no direct score. (Q2 2:41)
Grundy hits the post from the resultant throw-in from 15m. (Q2 3:03)
McInerney’s repeat inside 50 from the kick in is to Rosas 40m out on a slight angle, whose set shot is a dirty sack but has the legs to swerve through. (Q2 3:59)
Papley passes to Rosas 40m out on the flank who boots his fourth goal. (Q2 7:24)
Gawn into ruck in the centre for once, he engineers the clearance and it’s Jefferson who marks Kozzie Pickett’s long ball and goals from the goal line. (Q2 9:15)
Langdon coughs up a handball at CHB causing a surge by Sydney, it’s that man Rosas on the end of it for his fifth goal from 20m on a slight angle! (Q2 10:30)
Warner receives from Lloyd in the pocket 40m out, he runs inside but his screwing snap is across the face to the right. (Q2 15:01)
Papley draws a high contact free on Langdon after slipping in possession on the boundary 35m out. His J-curve set shot curls in. (Q2 16:50)
McDonald gives away a contact free in ruck at the Dees hotspot with a clumsy effort, Heath steers through the goal. (Q2 19:28)
Curnow throws a boot at a loose footy in a contest with Howes on the behind line but can’t get it on line from the impossible angle. (Q2 20:57)
Amarety marks 40m out on the boundary, he curls in his third goal like it’s shelling peas. (Q2 22:52)
Warner scoots to the HFF on a slingshot play and passes over Turner to Curnow 30m out on a slight angle, who misses near side left. (Q2 26:19)
Laurie’s kick clanger in the centre leads to a Papley miss from near CHF to the right. (Q2 28:04)
Chandler roves and scoots clear for a snap from 40m on a slight angle but that one skews right and OOTF. (Q2 29:45)
Melican passes very short from the centre to Amartey 40m out in the corridor, who pushes his drop punt to the right. (Q3 1:54)
Petty’s long kick in to the centre turns over via Chandler, and the Swans work the ball to McInerney 20m out for the goal. (Q3 2:25)
Gawn fumbles a difficult ground ball 15m out, Curnow roves and spins under Gawn’s tackle to roll a snap across the face to the right. (Q3 2:25)
Sharp roves a clanger handball by Melican and feeds Sparrow who snaps to the right off a step from 45m on the flank. (Q3 2:25)
Quick repeat inside 50 after the kick in, Gawn roves Serong’s scrubbing kick and passes to Fritsch 40m out near the boundary. Fritta fritters it to the right. (Q3 2:25)
Curnow roves a Turner fumble for another one from 20m in front, this game is pretty much over already. (Q3 10:39)
McInerney gets run down at CHF but gets a lucky free for a push in the back, he gives off to Blakey who blazes left. (Q3 12:24)
Fritsch feeds Laurie who checksides off a step from 40m on the flank, that one falls inside the left post. (Q3 12:24)
Heath sends Windsor away for another run and shoot from CHF after the next centre contest, but that one flies just to the right. (Q3 12:24)
Sheldrick shrugs two tackles at CHF and feeds Lloyd who goals off a step. (Q3 12:24)
Gawn marks a Jefferson kick from outer wing to the flank 35m out over Edwards, he delivers a captain’s goal. (Q3 20:30)
Sparrow rolls through another one for Melbourne from a ball up 30m out. (Q3 23:03)
Lever rushes a Papley snap from 30m for a behind after a surge from the centre. (Q3 24:26)
McInerney misses from half forward playing on to advantage. (Q3 25:24)
Sheldrick marks Heeney’s pass 35m out on a slight angle but hits the near right post. (Q3 27:25)
Latrelle Pickett misses on the run from 40m in front, disappointingly. (Q3 28:39)
Roberts has time to measure a snap on the run from 50m on the flank, but misses near side left. (Q3 30:30)
Goals to Kysaiah Pickett and Chandler early in Q4 gave the Demons some hope, but the Swans kicked away again with two to McDonald and another two to Rosas. (Q4 16:20)
Kysaiah Pickett snaps his second goal of the quarter after roving near the hotspot following a stoppage. (Q4 18:41)
Credit to van Royen for forcing Mills to cough up a handball to grass. (Q4 19:11)
Lever soccers a loose ball from the back pocket but straight to a nest of Swans, Sheldrick misses from 30m. (Q4 22:17)
Turner booms through a snap from CHF at goalpost height. (Q4 25:01)
After Gawn’s clanger kick on rebound, Cootee passes to the boundary for Curnow to mark 30m out who misses narrow to the left. (Q4 27:46)
van Rooyen roves his own contest at the hotspot and snaps over his left shoulder for a nice goal. (Q4 28:21)
4:47 left and technically this game is still live, even though the Swans have looked in control since HT. (Q4 28:47)
Sparrow bounces a snap to the left from CHF. (Q4 29:40)
Langdon sends a speculator to the hotspot where Langford takes an unlikely pack mark and goals, two straight kicks in it now, 3:43 to play, it’s happening! (Q4 30:55)
Gawn to Sparrow for the centre clearance, bounces off a Bice bonce and out for a throw in. (Q4 31:55)
Sydney now playing tempo on members wing after surviving a few repeat inside 50s. (Q4 32:51)
Howes kicks back inside 50, van Rooyen can’t mark and Jefferson catches Edwards high, moment lost. (Q4 33:26)
Two minutes left, stoppage on members wing, crowd in full chant. (Q4 33:35)
Cootee handball clanger, Fritsch contests in the pocket, throw in, 1:46. (Q4 34:11)
Mills rushes, will that be a handy point? 1:35 to go. (Q4 34:32)
Off Heeney’s hands for a throw in 70m out, 1:29. (Q4 34:53)
Grundy monsters Gawn to clear to the HFF, dubious contact free against Turner on Amartey, plus 50m for Howes’ timewasting to ice the game with a charity goal. (Q4 36:08)

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