Game Information
Optus Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- FRE 392
- 398 NMFC
-
Kicks
- FRE 227
- 245 NMFC
-
Handballs
- FRE 165
- 153 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- FRE 16
- 16 NMFC
-
Clearances
- FRE 38
- 25 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- FRE 54
- 44 NMFC
-
Tackles
- FRE 58
- 62 NMFC
-
Hit-Outs
- FRE 30
- 33 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
20
M. Taberner4 Goals
2
J. Stephenson2 Goals
Disposals
3
C. Serong35 Disposals
7
J. Ziebell37 Disposals
Contested Possessions
7
N. Fyfe23 Contested Possessions
10
B. Cunnington12 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:53 |  | M. Taberner Goal | 99 - 48 |
| 24:35 | | L. Schultz Goal | 93 - 48 |
| 23:25 |  | T. Powell Behind | 87 - 48 |
| 16:48 | | C. Taylor Behind | 87 - 47 |
| 13:50 | | T. Colyer Behind | 87 - 46 |
| 12:51 | | N. Fyfe Behind | 86 - 46 |
| 11:46 | | B. Cunnington Behind | 85 - 46 |
| 9:19 | | M. Taberner Goal | 85 - 45 |
| 2:18 | | T. Campbell Goal | 79 - 45 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:41 | | M. Walters Goal | 79 - 39 |
| 27:16 | | L. Schultz Goal | 73 - 39 |
| 26:22 | | L. Davies-Uniacke Behind | 67 - 39 |
| 25:13 | | M. Taberner Behind | 67 - 38 |
| 22:59 | | C. Serong Behind | 66 - 38 |
| 21:05 | | M. Frederick Behind | 65 - 38 |
| 19:44 | | Rushed | 64 - 38 |
| 18:10 | | S. Darcy Goal | 64 - 37 |
| 15:04 | | N. Fyfe Behind | 58 - 37 |
| 10:07 | | T. Thomas Behind | 57 - 37 |
| 8:40 | | T. Goldstein Goal | 57 - 36 |
| 7:25 | | Rushed | 57 - 30 |
| 4:45 | | D. Mundy Goal | 57 - 29 |
| 2:40 | | N. Larkey Goal | 51 - 29 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:29 | | L. Davies-Uniacke Behind | 51 - 23 |
| 26:19 | | N. Fyfe Behind | 51 - 22 |
| 24:23 | | J. Stephenson Goal | 50 - 22 |
| 22:09 | | T. Thomas Behind | 50 - 16 |
| 16:14 | | J. Aish Behind | 50 - 15 |
| 14:32 | | Rushed | 49 - 15 |
| 12:57 | | T. Colyer Goal | 49 - 14 |
| 10:14 | | M. Taberner Goal | 43 - 14 |
| 8:22 | | L. Schultz Goal | 37 - 14 |
| 6:31 | | D. Mundy Goal | 31 - 14 |
| 4:20 | | C. Serong Behind | 25 - 14 |
| 2:25 | | M. Crowden Behind | 24 - 14 |
| 1:05 | | J. Aish Behind | 23 - 14 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:24 | | M. Taberner Goal | 22 - 14 |
| 26:09 | | R. Lobb Behind | 16 - 14 |
| 24:00 | | D. Mundy Goal | 15 - 14 |
| 18:51 | | K. Turner Behind | 9 - 14 |
| 16:57 | | M. Frederick Behind | 9 - 13 |
| 15:46 | | J. Stephenson Goal | 8 - 13 |
| 14:00 | | W. Phillips Goal | 8 - 7 |
| 10:57 | | C. Zurhaar Behind | 8 - 1 |
| 7:54 | | T. Colyer Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 3:11 | | L. Schultz Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 2:39 | | N. Fyfe Behind | 1 - 0 |
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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 |