Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 367
- 375 MELB
-
Kicks
- NMFC 217
- 231 MELB
-
Handballs
- NMFC 150
- 144 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- NMFC 21
- 16 MELB
-
Clearances
- NMFC 40
- 35 MELB
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Inside 50
- NMFC 51
- 52 MELB
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Tackles
- NMFC 51
- 54 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 32
- 36 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:43 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 73 - 103 |
| 17:52 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 73 - 97 |
| 14:55 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 73 - 91 |
| 13:34 | ![]() | J. Jordon Goal | 73 - 85 |
| 11:27 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Behind | 73 - 79 |
| 8:43 | ![]() | B. Cunnington Goal | 72 - 79 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:26 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 66 - 79 |
| 22:34 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 66 - 78 |
| 18:50 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 66 - 77 |
| 17:24 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 66 - 71 |
| 16:11 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 66 - 70 |
| 14:03 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 66 - 64 |
| 13:33 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 66 - 58 |
| 12:01 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 65 - 58 |
| 8:19 | ![]() | C. Spargo Goal | 65 - 52 |
| 6:44 | ![]() | J. Mahony Goal | 65 - 46 |
| 1:43 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 59 - 46 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:37 | ![]() | Rushed | 59 - 40 |
| 32:09 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 59 - 39 |
| 30:18 | ![]() | B. Cunnington Goal | 53 - 39 |
| 25:36 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Behind | 47 - 39 |
| 22:53 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 46 - 39 |
| 19:00 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 40 - 39 |
| 17:27 | ![]() | K. Pickett Goal | 40 - 38 |
| 16:59 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 40 - 32 |
| 13:37 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 39 - 32 |
| 10:58 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 33 - 32 |
| 8:03 | ![]() | E. Langdon Goal | 33 - 26 |
| 6:46 | ![]() | W. Phillips Behind | 33 - 20 |
| 3:46 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 32 - 20 |
| 2:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 26 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:59 | ![]() | T. Powell Goal | 25 - 20 |
| 22:23 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 19 - 20 |
| 18:50 | ![]() | T. Campbell Goal | 19 - 19 |
| 17:12 | ![]() | L. Jackson Goal | 13 - 19 |
| 11:44 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 13 - 13 |
| 9:43 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 13 - 7 |
| 7:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 13 - 1 |
| 6:01 | ![]() | K. Pickett Behind | 12 - 1 |
| 3:19 | ![]() | S. Atley Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 0:55 | ![]() | T. Campbell Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
8 | 182.9 | WW |
| 2 |
SUNS
|
8 | 181.6 | WW |
| 3 |
WB
|
8 | 154.1 | WW |
| 4 |
NMFC
|
4 | 168.7 | W |
| 5 |
ADEL
|
4 | 117.7 | W |
| 6 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
4 | 112.1 | W |
| 8 |
COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 10 |
GWS
|
4 | 76.4 | WL |
| 11 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 12 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 90.9 | L |
| 14 |
STK
|
0 | 87.4 | LL |
| 15 |
BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 16 |
PORT
|
0 | 59.3 | L |
| 17 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 18 |
WCE
|
0 | 55.0 | L |












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