Game Information
People First Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- SUNS 440
- 368 NMFC
-
Kicks
- SUNS 292
- 203 NMFC
-
Handballs
- SUNS 148
- 165 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- SUNS 20
- 21 NMFC
-
Clearances
- SUNS 39
- 33 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- SUNS 66
- 52 NMFC
-
Tackles
- SUNS 69
- 62 NMFC
-
Hit-Outs
- SUNS 37
- 37 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
23
I. Rankine3 Goals
26
T. Thomas1 Goals
Disposals
15
N. Anderson35 Disposals
18
S. Atley27 Disposals
Contested Possessions
1
H. Greenwood13 Contested Possessions
3
J. Anderson17 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:30 |  | Rushed | 98 - 39 |
| 25:17 |  | H. Greenwood Behind | 98 - 38 |
| 22:47 | | I. Rankine Goal | 97 - 38 |
| 14:32 | | T. Thomas Behind | 91 - 38 |
| 13:27 | | L. Davies-Uniacke Behind | 91 - 37 |
| 12:07 | | B. Ellis Behind | 91 - 36 |
| 10:33 | | I. Rankine Goal | 90 - 36 |
| 8:02 | | N. Anderson Behind | 84 - 36 |
| 6:50 | | D. Macpherson Behind | 83 - 36 |
| 5:21 | | T. Thomas Behind | 82 - 36 |
| 1:27 | | B. King Goal | 82 - 35 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:24 | | D. Macpherson Behind | 76 - 35 |
| 23:53 | | T. Thomas Goal | 75 - 35 |
| 20:52 | | A. Corr Behind | 75 - 29 |
| 16:49 | | T. Powell Goal | 75 - 28 |
| 12:31 | | I. Rankine Behind | 75 - 22 |
| 11:02 | | B. King Goal | 74 - 22 |
| 7:37 | | I. Rankine Goal | 68 - 22 |
| 5:41 | | N. Larkey Goal | 62 - 22 |
| 2:26 | | N. Holman Behind | 62 - 16 |
| 1:31 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 61 - 16 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:36 | | B. Scott Goal | 60 - 16 |
| 25:46 | | A. Sexton Goal | 60 - 10 |
| 23:53 | | T. Miller Behind | 54 - 10 |
| 22:52 | | B. King Behind | 53 - 10 |
| 19:48 | | D. Swallow Goal | 52 - 10 |
| 14:50 | | B. King Goal | 46 - 10 |
| 11:43 | | A. Sexton Goal | 40 - 10 |
| 6:02 | | L. Weller Goal | 34 - 10 |
| 4:47 | | J. Polec Behind | 28 - 10 |
| 2:35 | | S. Day Goal | 28 - 9 |
| 1:00 | | Rushed | 22 - 9 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:07 | | A. Sexton Behind | 22 - 8 |
| 28:57 | | T. Thomas Behind | 21 - 8 |
| 27:36 | | T. Goldstein Goal | 21 - 7 |
| 26:05 | | I. Rankine Behind | 21 - 1 |
| 24:14 | | B. Ainsworth Behind | 20 - 1 |
| 20:57 | | O. Markov Goal | 19 - 1 |
| 12:20 | | B. Ainsworth Goal | 13 - 1 |
| 6:00 | | J. Stephenson Behind | 7 - 1 |
| 3:50 | | Rushed | 7 - 0 |
| 2:14 | | J. Lukosius Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 FRE
|
48 | 147.9 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 SYD
|
44 | 147.3 | WWLWW |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
34 | 113.2 | LLWWL |
| 4 |
 GEEL
|
32 | 120.2 | WWWLL |
| 5 |
 MELB
|
32 | 102.3 | WWLLW |
| 6 |
 WB
|
32 | 94.6 | WLWWW |
| 7 |
 SUNS
|
28 | 112.2 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
 ADEL
|
28 | 107.4 | WWWLW |
| 9 |
 BL
|
28 | 106.2 | WLLLW |
| 10 |
 GWS
|
24 | 103.2 | LWLWW |
| 11 |
 COLL
|
22 | 99.2 | LLWLL |
| 12 |
 STK
|
20 | 101.9 | LWLLL |
| 13 |
 CARL
|
20 | 88.7 | LWWWW |
| 14 |
 NMFC
|
20 | 87.7 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
16 | 101.4 | LLLLW |
| 16 |
 WCE
|
16 | 71.3 | LWLWL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
8 | 60.4 | WLLWL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
4 | 71.7 | LLLLL |