Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 336
- 434 WB
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Kicks
- NMFC 213
- 234 WB
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Handballs
- NMFC 123
- 200 WB
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Free Kicks
- NMFC 12
- 20 WB
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Clearances
- NMFC 24
- 37 WB
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Inside 50
- NMFC 33
- 64 WB
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Tackles
- NMFC 53
- 48 WB
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 34
- 17 WB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:49 | ![]() | T. English Goal | 39 - 167 |
| 31:31 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 39 - 161 |
| 29:25 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 39 - 155 |
| 27:54 | ![]() | A. Naughton Behind | 39 - 149 |
| 26:14 | ![]() | A. Scott Goal | 39 - 148 |
| 24:59 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Goal | 39 - 142 |
| 23:02 | ![]() | B. Dale Goal | 33 - 142 |
| 21:42 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Behind | 33 - 136 |
| 18:27 | ![]() | B. Smith Behind | 33 - 135 |
| 16:29 | ![]() | B. Dale Goal | 33 - 134 |
| 15:48 | ![]() | C. Lazzaro Behind | 33 - 128 |
| 14:22 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Behind | 32 - 128 |
| 11:22 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 32 - 127 |
| 9:10 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Goal | 32 - 121 |
| 7:43 | ![]() | C. Lazzaro Goal | 32 - 115 |
| 6:26 | ![]() | B. Smith Behind | 26 - 115 |
| 5:03 | ![]() | A. Naughton Goal | 26 - 114 |
| 3:28 | ![]() | L. Vandermeer Behind | 26 - 108 |
| 1:29 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 26 - 107 |
| 0:17 | ![]() | A. Treloar Behind | 26 - 101 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:47 | ![]() | Rushed | 26 - 100 |
| 27:39 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Goal | 26 - 99 |
| 25:57 | ![]() | A. Treloar Goal | 26 - 93 |
| 23:22 | ![]() | L. Vandermeer Behind | 26 - 87 |
| 19:02 | ![]() | Rushed | 26 - 86 |
| 16:14 | ![]() | K. Turner Behind | 26 - 85 |
| 13:51 | ![]() | Rushed | 25 - 85 |
| 12:42 | ![]() | T. English Goal | 24 - 85 |
| 10:26 | ![]() | L. McNeil Goal | 24 - 79 |
| 9:38 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 24 - 73 |
| 6:39 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 23 - 73 |
| 2:45 | ![]() | Rushed | 23 - 67 |
| 2:10 | ![]() | Rushed | 22 - 67 |
| 1:02 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 22 - 66 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:20 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Behind | 22 - 60 |
| 27:37 | ![]() | A. Treloar Goal | 22 - 59 |
| 20:38 | ![]() | A. Treloar Goal | 22 - 53 |
| 19:26 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 22 - 47 |
| 17:09 | ![]() | A. Naughton Behind | 22 - 41 |
| 16:23 | ![]() | L. McNeil Behind | 22 - 40 |
| 13:54 | ![]() | P. Lipinski Goal | 22 - 39 |
| 13:01 | ![]() | J. Bruce Behind | 22 - 33 |
| 11:18 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 22 - 32 |
| 8:15 | ![]() | B. Cunnington Behind | 21 - 32 |
| 6:52 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 20 - 32 |
| 4:07 | ![]() | T. English Goal | 14 - 32 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 22:39 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 14 - 26 |
| 21:03 | ![]() | L. McNeil Behind | 14 - 20 |
| 19:45 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Goal | 14 - 19 |
| 17:02 | ![]() | A. Naughton Goal | 8 - 19 |
| 16:13 | ![]() | J. Bruce Behind | 8 - 13 |
| 14:25 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 8 - 12 |
| 9:37 | ![]() | T. Thomas Behind | 8 - 6 |
| 7:53 | ![]() | A. Hall Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 5:20 | ![]() | T. Thomas Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 2:36 | ![]() | J. Bruce Goal | 0 - 6 |
AFL News
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Voss keen to move past Carlton's off-field woes
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An 'authentic' new era: McGrath ready to embrace Dons captaincy challenge
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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 |












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