Team Stats
-
Disposals
- BL 379
- 341 NMFC
-
Kicks
- BL 246
- 179 NMFC
-
Handballs
- BL 133
- 162 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- BL 21
- 14 NMFC
-
Clearances
- BL 37
- 35 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- BL 66
- 42 NMFC
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Tackles
- BL 41
- 40 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- BL 30
- 38 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:50 | ![]() | C. Rayner Goal | 152 - 77 |
| 27:21 | ![]() | C. McKenna Behind | 146 - 77 |
| 26:11 | ![]() | D. Zorko Goal | 145 - 77 |
| 25:55 | ![]() | C. Cameron Behind | 139 - 77 |
| 23:13 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 138 - 77 |
| 21:55 | ![]() | L. McCarthy Behind | 132 - 77 |
| 19:44 | ![]() | Rushed | 131 - 77 |
| 18:01 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Behind | 130 - 77 |
| 15:22 | ![]() | C. Comben Goal | 129 - 77 |
| 12:50 | ![]() | C. McKenna Goal | 129 - 71 |
| 11:40 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Behind | 123 - 71 |
| 9:11 | ![]() | D. Fort Goal | 122 - 71 |
| 8:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 116 - 71 |
| 6:49 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 116 - 70 |
| 5:24 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Goal | 115 - 70 |
| 3:52 | ![]() | C. Comben Goal | 115 - 64 |
| 2:48 | ![]() | C. Comben Behind | 115 - 58 |
| 1:43 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 115 - 57 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:11 | ![]() | D. Zorko Behind | 115 - 56 |
| 28:47 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Goal | 114 - 56 |
| 27:28 | ![]() | Rushed | 114 - 50 |
| 25:44 | ![]() | J. Berry Goal | 113 - 50 |
| 23:02 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 107 - 50 |
| 21:54 | ![]() | C. Rayner Goal | 101 - 50 |
| 19:26 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 95 - 50 |
| 17:51 | ![]() | C. Cameron Goal | 89 - 50 |
| 16:29 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Goal | 83 - 50 |
| 13:53 | ![]() | L. Shiels Goal | 77 - 50 |
| 13:14 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Behind | 77 - 44 |
| 9:48 | ![]() | D. Wilmot Behind | 76 - 44 |
| 8:21 | ![]() | Rushed | 75 - 44 |
| 7:06 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 74 - 44 |
| 3:42 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 73 - 44 |
| 1:39 | ![]() | C. Comben Behind | 67 - 44 |
| 0:29 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Behind | 67 - 43 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:27 | ![]() | C. Taylor Goal | 66 - 43 |
| 22:39 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 66 - 37 |
| 21:05 | ![]() | J. Daniher Behind | 60 - 37 |
| 20:19 | ![]() | H. McCluggage Behind | 59 - 37 |
| 18:20 | ![]() | J. Berry Goal | 58 - 37 |
| 16:39 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Goal | 52 - 37 |
| 10:57 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Behind | 46 - 37 |
| 9:48 | ![]() | D. Fort Behind | 45 - 37 |
| 7:57 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 44 - 37 |
| 5:26 | ![]() | L. Neale Behind | 38 - 37 |
| 3:39 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 37 - 37 |
| 1:03 | ![]() | W. Phillips Goal | 31 - 37 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:10 | ![]() | C. Comben Behind | 31 - 31 |
| 29:00 | ![]() | D. Fort Behind | 31 - 30 |
| 27:12 | ![]() | H. McCluggage Goal | 30 - 30 |
| 25:25 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Goal | 24 - 30 |
| 22:39 | ![]() | D. Wilmot Goal | 24 - 24 |
| 21:02 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Goal | 18 - 24 |
| 18:53 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Goal | 12 - 24 |
| 13:27 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 6 - 24 |
| 11:37 | ![]() | T. Powell Goal | 6 - 18 |
| 3:42 | ![]() | J. Daniher Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 1:50 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Goal | 0 - 6 |
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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 |












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