Game Information
Marvel Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- CARL 391
- 291 NMFC
-
Kicks
- CARL 234
- 191 NMFC
-
Handballs
- CARL 157
- 100 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- CARL 27
- 18 NMFC
-
Clearances
- CARL 45
- 34 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- CARL 60
- 42 NMFC
-
Tackles
- CARL 56
- 48 NMFC
-
Hit-Outs
- CARL 30
- 56 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
10
H. McKay4 Goals
20
N. Larkey3 Goals
Disposals
9
P. Cripps35 Disposals
8
B. Scott23 Disposals
Contested Possessions
9
P. Cripps18 Contested Possessions
17
T. Goldstein15 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:28 |  | H. Greenwood Goal | 114 - 64 |
| 17:51 |  | M. Kennedy Behind | 114 - 58 |
| 11:26 | | P. Cripps Behind | 113 - 58 |
| 8:00 | | H. McKay Goal | 112 - 58 |
| 5:39 | | P. Cripps Goal | 106 - 58 |
| 1:27 | | C. Curnow Behind | 100 - 58 |
| 0:18 | | C. Curnow Behind | 99 - 58 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:55 | | C. Curnow Behind | 98 - 58 |
| 32:09 | | P. Curtis Goal | 97 - 58 |
| 29:48 | | J. Weitering Goal | 97 - 52 |
| 26:07 | | M. Owies Goal | 91 - 52 |
| 24:43 | | H. McKay Goal | 85 - 52 |
| 22:15 | | L. Davies-Uniacke Behind | 79 - 52 |
| 20:07 | | H. McKay Behind | 79 - 51 |
| 18:30 | | J. Martin Behind | 78 - 51 |
| 16:20 | | A. Cerra Goal | 77 - 51 |
| 11:00 | | J. Martin Goal | 71 - 51 |
| 7:11 | | N. Larkey Goal | 65 - 51 |
| 2:22 | | C. Curnow Goal | 65 - 45 |
| 0:59 | | J. Newnes Goal | 59 - 45 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:50 | | J. Mahony Goal | 53 - 45 |
| 22:23 | | C. Curnow Goal | 53 - 39 |
| 19:47 | | C. Curnow Behind | 47 - 39 |
| 17:57 | | S. Walsh Goal | 46 - 39 |
| 16:26 | | J. Martin Behind | 40 - 39 |
| 12:03 | | L. Davies-Uniacke Goal | 39 - 39 |
| 10:26 | | H. McKay Goal | 39 - 33 |
| 7:00 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 33 - 33 |
| 5:20 | | N. Larkey Goal | 33 - 27 |
| 3:38 | | C. Zurhaar Goal | 33 - 21 |
| 1:02 | | H. McKay Behind | 33 - 15 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:40 | | J. Martin Goal | 32 - 15 |
| 23:16 | | N. Larkey Goal | 26 - 15 |
| 21:53 | | Rushed | 26 - 9 |
| 20:29 | | M. Owies Goal | 25 - 9 |
| 18:56 | | C. Curnow Goal | 19 - 9 |
| 17:15 | | H. McKay Goal | 13 - 9 |
| 14:43 | | C. Coleman-Jones Goal | 7 - 9 |
| 12:58 | | P. Curtis Behind | 7 - 3 |
| 5:54 | | C. Zurhaar Behind | 7 - 2 |
| 5:16 | | P. Cripps Behind | 7 - 1 |
| 2:48 | | J. Carroll Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 1:50 | | J. Ziebell Behind | 0 - 1 |
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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 |