Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- ESS 342
- 279 NMFC
-
Kicks
- ESS 182
- 184 NMFC
-
Handballs
- ESS 160
- 95 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- ESS 18
- 20 NMFC
-
Clearances
- ESS 28
- 32 NMFC
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Inside 50
- ESS 43
- 47 NMFC
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Tackles
- ESS 66
- 53 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 32
- 32 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
11
D. Zaharakis3 Goals
44
C. Zurhaar2 Goals
Disposals
1
A. McGrath25 Disposals
43
A. Hall23 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
D. Parish14 Contested Possessions
12
J. Simpkin16 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 19:21 |  | C. Zurhaar Goal | 67 - 53 |
| 12:32 |  | J. Townsend Goal | 67 - 47 |
| 11:04 | | Rushed | 61 - 47 |
| 6:47 | | D. Smith Behind | 60 - 47 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:56 | | W. Snelling Goal | 59 - 47 |
| 21:45 | | S. Higgins Goal | 53 - 47 |
| 21:05 | | C. Zurhaar Behind | 53 - 41 |
| 18:45 | | K. Langford Goal | 53 - 40 |
| 13:33 | | J. Simpkin Behind | 47 - 40 |
| 7:55 | | D. Zaharakis Goal | 47 - 39 |
| 7:08 | | C. Taylor Behind | 41 - 39 |
| 5:03 | | B. Scott Goal | 41 - 38 |
| 0:37 | | T. Thomas Behind | 41 - 32 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:29 | | J. Laverde Goal | 41 - 31 |
| 23:58 | | T. Thomas Behind | 35 - 31 |
| 22:16 | | D. Zaharakis Goal | 35 - 30 |
| 18:45 | | B. Brown Goal | 29 - 30 |
| 16:58 | | B. Ham Behind | 29 - 24 |
| 14:39 | | J. Laverde Behind | 28 - 24 |
| 12:48 | | J. Laverde Behind | 27 - 24 |
| 11:21 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 26 - 24 |
| 8:49 | | A. Hall Behind | 20 - 24 |
| 7:30 | | J. Polec Behind | 20 - 23 |
| 6:56 | | J. Townsend Behind | 20 - 22 |
| 2:38 | | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind | 19 - 22 |
| 0:49 | | J. Townsend Behind | 18 - 22 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:39 | | K. Langford Goal | 17 - 22 |
| 25:04 | | Rushed | 11 - 22 |
| 23:14 | | A. Hall Behind | 11 - 21 |
| 20:18 | | D. Zaharakis Behind | 11 - 20 |
| 18:53 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 10 - 20 |
| 16:03 | | D. Zaharakis Goal | 10 - 14 |
| 14:38 | | Rushed | 4 - 14 |
| 13:55 | | J. Mahony Behind | 4 - 13 |
| 10:32 | | S. Atley Goal | 4 - 12 |
| 9:36 | | M. Hibberd Behind | 4 - 6 |
| 7:33 | | T. Goldstein Goal | 3 - 6 |
| 2:32 | | S. McKernan Behind | 3 - 0 |
| 1:30 | | D. Zaharakis Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 0:22 | | K. Langford Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
 GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
 FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
 SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
 WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
 SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
 CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
 STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
 MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
 ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |