Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- RICH 301
- 308 NMFC
-
Kicks
- RICH 182
- 163 NMFC
-
Handballs
- RICH 119
- 145 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- RICH 11
- 18 NMFC
-
Clearances
- RICH 20
- 32 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- RICH 51
- 28 NMFC
-
Tackles
- RICH 49
- 41 NMFC
-
Hit-Outs
- RICH 24
- 28 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
16
J. Aarts2 Goals
19
J. Walker1 Goals
Disposals
43
D. Eggmolesse-Smith23 Disposals
4
S. Higgins36 Disposals
Contested Possessions
10
S. Bolton10 Contested Possessions
43
T. Dumont11 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 20:43 |  | J. Riewoldt Behind | 77 - 23 |
| 18:38 | | J. Aarts Goal | 76 - 23 |
| 18:05 | | T. Lynch Behind | 70 - 23 |
| 15:34 |  | J. Walker Behind | 69 - 23 |
| 14:15 | | Rushed | 69 - 22 |
| 13:02 | | Rushed | 68 - 22 |
| 11:55 | | B. Brown Behind | 68 - 21 |
| 8:40 | | J. Mahony Behind | 68 - 20 |
| 6:24 | | J. Simpkin Behind | 68 - 19 |
| 4:46 | | J. Aarts Goal | 68 - 18 |
| 4:17 | | J. Aarts Behind | 62 - 18 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:45 | | M. Chol Goal | 61 - 18 |
| 23:12 | | B. Brown Behind | 55 - 18 |
| 21:40 | | Rushed | 55 - 17 |
| 14:52 | | D. Rioli Goal | 55 - 16 |
| 14:16 | | J. Short Behind | 49 - 16 |
| 9:59 | | D. Martin Goal | 48 - 16 |
| 3:21 | | J. Castagna Behind | 42 - 16 |
| 2:46 | | Rushed | 41 - 16 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:06 | | J. Walker Goal | 41 - 15 |
| 18:43 | | T. Dumont Goal | 41 - 9 |
| 16:47 | | B. Brown Behind | 41 - 3 |
| 14:42 | | T. Lynch Goal | 41 - 2 |
| 13:01 | | J. Walker Behind | 35 - 2 |
| 11:04 | | J. Castagna Goal | 35 - 1 |
| 9:19 | | J. Short Behind | 29 - 1 |
| 6:38 | | J. Aarts Behind | 28 - 1 |
| 0:50 | | Rushed | 27 - 1 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:08 | | J. Riewoldt Goal | 27 - 0 |
| 18:47 | | Rushed | 21 - 0 |
| 17:22 | | M. Chol Goal | 20 - 0 |
| 11:33 | | D. Martin Goal | 14 - 0 |
| 6:52 | | M. Pickett Goal | 8 - 0 |
| 4:05 | | S. Bolton Behind | 2 - 0 |
| 1:26 | | J. Aarts Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
 WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
 FRE
|
8 | 143.9 | LWW |
| 4 |
 SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 5 |
 HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 6 |
 NMFC
|
8 | 116.6 | WLW |
| 7 |
 COLL
|
8 | 114.6 | WLW |
| 8 |
 MELB
|
8 | 96.0 | WLW |
| 9 |
 WCE
|
8 | 87.3 | LWW |
| 10 |
 GEEL
|
8 | 86.7 | LWW |
| 11 |
 PORT
|
4 | 105.5 | LWL |
| 12 |
 ADEL
|
4 | 100.0 | WLL |
| 13 |
 BL
|
4 | 94.6 | LLW |
| 14 |
 STK
|
4 | 86.0 | LLWL |
| 15 |
 GWS
|
4 | 76.9 | WLLL |
| 16 |
 CARL
|
4 | 72.9 | LWL |
| 17 |
 ESS
|
0 | 61.8 | LLL |
| 18 |
 RICH
|
0 | 56.9 | LLL |