Game Information
Marvel Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 288
- 427 WB
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Kicks
- NMFC 172
- 268 WB
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Handballs
- NMFC 116
- 159 WB
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Free Kicks
- NMFC 28
- 22 WB
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Clearances
- NMFC 38
- 40 WB
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Inside 50
- NMFC 45
- 67 WB
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Tackles
- NMFC 54
- 53 WB
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 45
- 27 WB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
20
N. Larkey4 Goals
33
A. Naughton5 Goals
Disposals
12
J. Simpkin27 Disposals
3
B. Smith43 Disposals
Contested Possessions
12
J. Simpkin12 Contested Possessions
6
J. Macrae13 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:16 |  | M. Bontempelli Goal | 71 - 139 |
| 28:14 | | A. Naughton Goal | 71 - 133 |
| 25:55 |  | N. Larkey Goal | 71 - 127 |
| 23:43 | | C. Weightman Goal | 65 - 127 |
| 22:49 | | A. Scott Behind | 65 - 121 |
| 20:44 | | A. Naughton Behind | 65 - 120 |
| 18:49 | | B. Smith Behind | 65 - 119 |
| 18:07 | | M. Wallis Behind | 65 - 118 |
| 14:52 | | N. Larkey Goal | 65 - 117 |
| 12:51 | | B. Williams Behind | 59 - 117 |
| 10:51 | | Rushed | 59 - 116 |
| 10:24 | | A. Naughton Behind | 59 - 115 |
| 9:44 | | B. Smith Behind | 59 - 114 |
| 8:16 | | Rushed | 59 - 113 |
| 6:01 | | N. Larkey Goal | 58 - 113 |
| 4:13 | | J. Ugle-Hagan Goal | 52 - 113 |
| 2:37 | | L. Hunter Goal | 52 - 107 |
| 0:43 | | A. Naughton Goal | 52 - 101 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:00 | | J. Ziebell Behind | 52 - 95 |
| 24:55 | | J. Macrae Goal | 51 - 95 |
| 17:48 | | J. Dunkley Behind | 51 - 89 |
| 15:09 | | A. Naughton Goal | 51 - 88 |
| 13:20 | | N. Larkey Goal | 51 - 82 |
| 9:45 | | T. Powell Goal | 45 - 82 |
| 7:44 | | T. English Goal | 39 - 82 |
| 5:32 | | N. Larkey Behind | 39 - 76 |
| 4:18 | | A. Scott Goal | 38 - 76 |
| 1:29 | | M. Wallis Goal | 38 - 70 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:18 | | Rushed | 38 - 64 |
| 28:00 | | A. Naughton Goal | 38 - 63 |
| 24:41 | | N. Larkey Behind | 38 - 57 |
| 19:29 | | C. Taylor Goal | 37 - 57 |
| 17:39 | | A. Hall Behind | 31 - 57 |
| 16:10 | | C. Taylor Goal | 30 - 57 |
| 14:37 | | E. Ford Goal | 24 - 57 |
| 10:33 | | J. Ziebell Goal | 18 - 57 |
| 6:31 | | T. Xerri Goal | 12 - 57 |
| 3:21 | | Z. Cordy Goal | 6 - 57 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:09 | | T. English Behind | 6 - 51 |
| 30:31 | | C. Weightman Goal | 6 - 50 |
| 25:45 | | C. Weightman Goal | 6 - 44 |
| 23:27 | | C. Weightman Goal | 6 - 38 |
| 21:24 | | J. Stephenson Goal | 6 - 32 |
| 18:42 | | A. Scott Goal | 0 - 32 |
| 15:15 | | A. Naughton Goal | 0 - 26 |
| 10:00 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 0 - 20 |
| 7:14 | | M. Bontempelli Goal | 0 - 14 |
| 3:39 | | M. Bontempelli Behind | 0 - 8 |
| 2:36 | | A. Naughton Behind | 0 - 7 |
| 0:50 | | C. Weightman Goal | 0 - 6 |
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2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
 BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
 COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
 GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
 FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
 SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
 HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
 WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
 SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
 CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
 STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
 PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
 MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
 ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
 NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
 WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |