Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 358
- 258 ADEL
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Kicks
- NMFC 201
- 137 ADEL
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Handballs
- NMFC 157
- 121 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- NMFC 17
- 22 ADEL
-
Clearances
- NMFC 35
- 20 ADEL
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Inside 50
- NMFC 48
- 36 ADEL
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Tackles
- NMFC 66
- 73 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 29
- 27 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
44
C. Zurhaar3 Goals
23
S. McAdam2 Goals
Disposals
11
L. McDonald35 Disposals
27
T. Lynch24 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
J. Anderson13 Contested Possessions
29
R. Laird9 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:27 |  | T. Goldstein Behind | 119 - 50 |
| 21:56 | | L. Davies-Uniacke Goal | 118 - 50 |
| 16:16 | | J. Anderson Goal | 112 - 50 |
| 13:33 | | A. Hall Goal | 106 - 50 |
| 12:20 | | Rushed | 100 - 50 |
| 10:18 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 99 - 50 |
| 9:56 |  | Rushed | 93 - 50 |
| 9:10 | | Rushed | 93 - 49 |
| 7:22 | | S. McAdam Goal | 92 - 49 |
| 5:33 | | N. Larkey Goal | 92 - 43 |
| 3:38 | | M. Daw Goal | 86 - 43 |
| 1:26 | | N. Larkey Goal | 80 - 43 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:17 | | Rushed | 74 - 43 |
| 25:27 | | C. Zurhaar Behind | 74 - 42 |
| 23:46 | | R. Laird Goal | 73 - 42 |
| 21:02 | | Rushed | 73 - 36 |
| 18:55 | | P. Seedsman Goal | 73 - 35 |
| 17:27 | | S. McAdam Behind | 73 - 29 |
| 14:49 | | P. Seedsman Behind | 73 - 28 |
| 9:21 | | J. Mahony Goal | 73 - 27 |
| 7:31 | | E. Himmelberg Goal | 67 - 27 |
| 5:21 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 67 - 21 |
| 2:54 | | J. Simpkin Goal | 61 - 21 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:42 | | J. Pittard Goal | 55 - 21 |
| 23:02 | | S. Higgins Goal | 49 - 21 |
| 20:41 | | J. Pittard Goal | 43 - 21 |
| 18:22 | | S. McAdam Goal | 37 - 21 |
| 11:19 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 37 - 15 |
| 9:13 | | R. Atkins Goal | 31 - 15 |
| 5:37 | | J. Macmillan Goal | 31 - 9 |
| 4:17 | | S. McAdam Behind | 25 - 9 |
| 1:47 | | L. Murphy Goal | 25 - 8 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:47 | | A. Hall Goal | 25 - 2 |
| 19:42 | | Rushed | 19 - 2 |
| 16:42 | | J. Mahony Goal | 19 - 1 |
| 11:44 | | T. Goldstein Behind | 13 - 1 |
| 9:05 | | S. Higgins Goal | 12 - 1 |
| 6:45 | | L. Davies-Uniacke Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 4:08 | | 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 |