Game Information
ENGIE Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- GWS 259
- 321 NMFC
-
Kicks
- GWS 142
- 174 NMFC
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Handballs
- GWS 117
- 147 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- GWS 10
- 22 NMFC
-
Clearances
- GWS 36
- 44 NMFC
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Inside 50
- GWS 38
- 43 NMFC
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Tackles
- GWS 64
- 57 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- GWS 35
- 51 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
11
J. Finlayson2 Goals
44
C. Zurhaar3 Goals
Disposals
8
C. Ward21 Disposals
4
S. Higgins28 Disposals
Contested Possessions
22
J. Kelly11 Contested Possessions
17
T. Goldstein14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:46 |  | J. Ziebell Goal | 60 - 80 |
| 22:13 |  | H. Himmelberg Goal | 60 - 74 |
| 19:44 | | J. Polec Goal | 54 - 74 |
| 18:13 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 54 - 68 |
| 15:56 | | T. Thomas Goal | 54 - 62 |
| 15:13 | | J. Caldwell Behind | 54 - 56 |
| 13:47 | | H. Himmelberg Goal | 53 - 56 |
| 11:43 | | J. Cameron Goal | 47 - 56 |
| 9:32 | | B. Scott Goal | 41 - 56 |
| 6:46 | | C. Taylor Goal | 41 - 50 |
| 2:42 | | C. Ward Behind | 41 - 44 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:35 | | J. Pittard Goal | 40 - 44 |
| 26:00 | | B. Brown Goal | 40 - 38 |
| 24:21 | | T. Greene Behind | 40 - 32 |
| 20:58 | | J. Hopper Behind | 39 - 32 |
| 19:28 | | T. Goldstein Goal | 38 - 32 |
| 16:40 | | Rushed | 38 - 26 |
| 13:34 | | H. Perryman Goal | 37 - 26 |
| 11:33 | | C. Ward Goal | 31 - 26 |
| 10:56 | | T. Greene Behind | 25 - 26 |
| 5:57 | | T. Thomas Goal | 24 - 26 |
| 5:10 | | Rushed | 24 - 20 |
| 3:25 | | J. Ziebell Behind | 24 - 19 |
| 1:23 | | J. Finlayson Goal | 24 - 18 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:11 | | A. Hall Behind | 18 - 18 |
| 24:54 | | Rushed | 18 - 17 |
| 22:02 | | J. Hopper Behind | 17 - 17 |
| 20:46 | | B. Brown Behind | 16 - 17 |
| 18:24 | | H. Perryman Goal | 16 - 16 |
| 10:51 | | A. Hall Behind | 10 - 16 |
| 6:06 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 10 - 15 |
| 3:54 | | C. Zurhaar Behind | 10 - 9 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:37 | | B. Brown Behind | 10 - 8 |
| 19:43 | | J. Kelly Behind | 10 - 7 |
| 17:06 | | S. Coniglio Behind | 9 - 7 |
| 15:02 | | J. Cameron Behind | 8 - 7 |
| 12:57 | | J. Finlayson Goal | 7 - 7 |
| 7:39 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 1 - 7 |
| 3:32 | | J. Finlayson Behind | 1 - 1 |
| 1:25 | | Rushed | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SYD
|
4 | 191.3 | W |
| 2 |
 SUNS
|
4 | 181.2 | W |
| 3 |
 GWS
|
4 | 128.4 | W |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
4 | 118.2 | W |
| 5 |
 WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 6 |
 BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 7 |
 STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
0 | 77.9 | L |
| 9 |
 GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 10 |
 CARL
|
0 | 52.3 | L |
| 11 |
 FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 12 |
 MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 13 |
 WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
 NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
 RICH
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
 ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
0 | 0.0 |