Team Stats
-
Disposals
- MELB 342
- 344 NMFC
-
Kicks
- MELB 194
- 177 NMFC
-
Handballs
- MELB 148
- 167 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 13
- 19 NMFC
-
Clearances
- MELB 18
- 22 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- MELB 58
- 30 NMFC
-
Tackles
- MELB 44
- 52 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 7
- 29 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:04 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 92 - 35 |
| 19:51 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Goal | 86 - 35 |
| 17:54 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 80 - 35 |
| 17:19 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 74 - 35 |
| 15:44 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 73 - 35 |
| 14:13 | ![]() | Rushed | 72 - 35 |
| 11:42 | ![]() | M. Hannan Goal | 72 - 34 |
| 9:58 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 66 - 34 |
| 8:35 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 65 - 34 |
| 7:08 | ![]() | M. Hannan Behind | 64 - 34 |
| 6:23 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 63 - 34 |
| 3:51 | ![]() | T. McDonald Goal | 62 - 34 |
| 1:25 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 56 - 34 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 18:48 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 50 - 34 |
| 17:26 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 44 - 34 |
| 15:22 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 44 - 28 |
| 12:53 | ![]() | A. Hall Behind | 38 - 28 |
| 10:32 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 38 - 27 |
| 9:14 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 32 - 27 |
| 0:29 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Behind | 32 - 26 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:30 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 31 - 26 |
| 21:18 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 25 - 26 |
| 14:50 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 25 - 20 |
| 13:43 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 19 - 20 |
| 8:52 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 18 - 20 |
| 6:13 | ![]() | S. Weideman Goal | 17 - 20 |
| 4:10 | ![]() | N. Jones Behind | 11 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:22 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 10 - 20 |
| 19:31 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 10 - 14 |
| 16:53 | ![]() | Rushed | 9 - 14 |
| 13:35 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 9 - 13 |
| 12:41 | ![]() | A. Hall Behind | 3 - 13 |
| 10:45 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 3 - 12 |
| 8:57 | ![]() | S. Weideman Behind | 3 - 6 |
| 7:55 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 2 - 6 |
| 6:42 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 2:00 | ![]() | M. Daw Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 4 |
HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 5 |
FRE
|
4 | 121.1 | LW |
| 6 |
NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 7 |
PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 8 |
ADEL
|
4 | 104.6 | WL |
| 9 |
COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 10 |
STK
|
4 | 92.3 | LLW |
| 11 |
MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 12 |
WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 13 |
GWS
|
4 | 81.1 | WLL |
| 14 |
GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 15 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 16 |
BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
0 | 64.5 | LL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |












SUNS
WB
SYD
HAW
FRE
NMFC
PORT
ADEL
COLL
STK
MELB
WCE
GWS
GEEL
CARL
BL
RICH
ESS