Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 360
- 278 WCE
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Kicks
- NMFC 164
- 167 WCE
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Handballs
- NMFC 196
- 111 WCE
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Free Kicks
- NMFC 15
- 19 WCE
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Clearances
- NMFC 26
- 29 WCE
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Inside 50
- NMFC 43
- 40 WCE
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Tackles
- NMFC 47
- 53 WCE
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 22
- 29 WCE
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
3
J. Anderson1 Goals
4
O. Allen3 Goals
Disposals
12
J. Simpkin32 Disposals
3
A. Gaff26 Disposals
Contested Possessions
12
J. Simpkin12 Contested Possessions
3
A. Gaff14 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:07 |  | B. Ah Chee Behind | 34 - 49 |
| 17:41 |  | J. Anderson Goal | 34 - 48 |
| 16:47 | | Rushed | 28 - 48 |
| 15:28 | | J. Petruccelle Behind | 28 - 47 |
| 12:39 | | L. Ryan Goal | 28 - 46 |
| 8:24 | | O. Allen Goal | 28 - 40 |
| 6:48 | | O. Allen Goal | 28 - 34 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:10 | | J. Ziebell Behind | 28 - 28 |
| 19:23 | | T. Goldstein Behind | 27 - 28 |
| 17:00 | | J. Simpkin Behind | 26 - 28 |
| 13:58 | | J. Petruccelle Behind | 25 - 28 |
| 11:41 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 25 - 27 |
| 8:10 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 25 - 26 |
| 6:10 | | O. Allen Goal | 19 - 26 |
| 5:07 | | L. Ryan Behind | 19 - 20 |
| 1:50 | | J. Ziebell Behind | 19 - 19 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 16:18 | | L. Ryan Goal | 18 - 19 |
| 14:08 | | T. Murphy Behind | 18 - 13 |
| 11:22 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 17 - 13 |
| 8:28 | | J. Darling Goal | 17 - 7 |
| 4:41 | | Rushed | 17 - 1 |
| 1:28 | | Rushed | 17 - 0 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:12 | | A. Hall Behind | 16 - 0 |
| 19:00 | | Rushed | 15 - 0 |
| 18:16 | | T. Murphy Behind | 14 - 0 |
| 14:24 | | N. Larkey Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 12:04 | | S. Higgins Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 2:18 | | S. Durdin 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 |
 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 |