Team Stats
-
Disposals
- STK 324
- 350 NMFC
-
Kicks
- STK 211
- 208 NMFC
-
Handballs
- STK 113
- 142 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- STK 24
- 21 NMFC
-
Clearances
- STK 36
- 37 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- STK 52
- 41 NMFC
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Tackles
- STK 82
- 52 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- STK 34
- 47 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:07 | ![]() | C. Taylor Goal | 88 - 68 |
| 26:43 | ![]() | T. Garner Goal | 88 - 62 |
| 24:48 | ![]() | T. Membrey Behind | 88 - 56 |
| 19:33 | ![]() | T. Thomas Goal | 87 - 56 |
| 17:00 | ![]() | T. Thomas Goal | 87 - 50 |
| 12:18 | ![]() | L. Davies-Uniacke Behind | 87 - 44 |
| 9:14 | ![]() | J. Geary Goal | 87 - 43 |
| 4:29 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 81 - 43 |
| 2:29 | ![]() | J. Battle Behind | 81 - 37 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:21 | ![]() | M. King Behind | 80 - 37 |
| 24:53 | ![]() | B. Scott Behind | 79 - 37 |
| 20:13 | ![]() | J. Higgins Behind | 79 - 36 |
| 19:05 | ![]() | R. Byrnes Goal | 78 - 36 |
| 17:53 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 72 - 36 |
| 16:44 | ![]() | T. Thomas Behind | 66 - 36 |
| 12:49 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 66 - 35 |
| 9:29 | ![]() | Rushed | 60 - 35 |
| 8:05 | ![]() | J. Battle Behind | 60 - 34 |
| 3:59 | ![]() | B. Crouch Goal | 59 - 34 |
| 2:47 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 53 - 34 |
| 0:42 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 53 - 28 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:05 | ![]() | J. Battle Behind | 53 - 22 |
| 25:50 | ![]() | Rushed | 52 - 22 |
| 22:33 | ![]() | T. Membrey Goal | 52 - 21 |
| 20:29 | ![]() | S. Ross Goal | 46 - 21 |
| 18:13 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 40 - 21 |
| 16:23 | ![]() | J. Billings Behind | 40 - 15 |
| 14:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 39 - 15 |
| 13:14 | ![]() | M. King Behind | 39 - 14 |
| 10:38 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 38 - 14 |
| 8:23 | ![]() | J. Higgins Goal | 38 - 8 |
| 6:38 | ![]() | N. Coffield Behind | 32 - 8 |
| 5:01 | ![]() | B. Cunnington Behind | 31 - 8 |
| 3:59 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 31 - 7 |
| 1:39 | ![]() | J. Billings Goal | 31 - 6 |
| 0:43 | ![]() | L. Dunstan Behind | 25 - 6 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:48 | ![]() | T. Membrey Goal | 24 - 6 |
| 24:50 | ![]() | D. Butler Behind | 18 - 6 |
| 24:15 | ![]() | D. Butler Behind | 17 - 6 |
| 21:40 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 16 - 6 |
| 20:00 | ![]() | Rushed | 16 - 0 |
| 19:08 | ![]() | T. Membrey Behind | 15 - 0 |
| 14:10 | ![]() | D. Howard Behind | 14 - 0 |
| 12:00 | ![]() | M. Wood Behind | 13 - 0 |
| 10:04 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 3:04 | ![]() | J. Billings Goal | 6 - 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 |












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