Team Stats
-
Disposals
- SYD 391
- 339 NMFC
-
Kicks
- SYD 231
- 192 NMFC
-
Handballs
- SYD 160
- 147 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- SYD 16
- 16 NMFC
-
Clearances
- SYD 38
- 34 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- SYD 64
- 39 NMFC
-
Tackles
- SYD 51
- 45 NMFC
-
Hit-Outs
- SYD 45
- 26 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:47 | ![]() | E. Ford Goal | 138 - 59 |
| 25:09 | ![]() | H. McLean Behind | 138 - 53 |
| 19:23 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 137 - 53 |
| 17:21 | ![]() | N. Blakey Behind | 137 - 47 |
| 15:42 | ![]() | L. Parker Goal | 136 - 47 |
| 13:05 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 130 - 47 |
| 10:36 | ![]() | E. Gulden Behind | 124 - 47 |
| 9:03 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 123 - 47 |
| 6:49 | ![]() | Rushed | 117 - 47 |
| 2:37 | ![]() | C. Mills Goal | 116 - 47 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:33 | ![]() | L. Parker Goal | 110 - 47 |
| 29:52 | ![]() | H. McLean Behind | 104 - 47 |
| 27:57 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 103 - 47 |
| 26:47 | ![]() | T. Adams Goal | 97 - 47 |
| 23:51 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 91 - 47 |
| 22:32 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 90 - 47 |
| 18:29 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 90 - 41 |
| 13:54 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 84 - 41 |
| 11:25 | ![]() | H. McLean Goal | 84 - 40 |
| 9:41 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 78 - 40 |
| 7:15 | ![]() | E. Gulden Behind | 78 - 34 |
| 6:25 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 77 - 34 |
| 2:56 | ![]() | J. Amartey Goal | 76 - 34 |
| 1:34 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 70 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:44 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 70 - 28 |
| 28:14 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 69 - 28 |
| 26:54 | ![]() | B. Grundy Goal | 69 - 22 |
| 24:50 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 63 - 22 |
| 23:34 | ![]() | Rushed | 57 - 22 |
| 22:18 | ![]() | C. Warner Goal | 56 - 22 |
| 21:18 | ![]() | L. McDonald Behind | 50 - 22 |
| 20:10 | ![]() | H. McLean Behind | 49 - 22 |
| 18:09 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 48 - 22 |
| 15:46 | ![]() | J. Amartey Behind | 42 - 22 |
| 13:56 | ![]() | J. Jordon Goal | 41 - 22 |
| 11:06 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 35 - 22 |
| 10:08 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 35 - 21 |
| 4:13 | ![]() | C. Warner Behind | 35 - 20 |
| 2:34 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 34 - 20 |
| 0:36 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 28 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:36 | ![]() | T. Papley Behind | 22 - 20 |
| 26:36 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 21 - 20 |
| 23:49 | ![]() | T. Adams Behind | 15 - 20 |
| 21:12 | ![]() | T. Pink Goal | 14 - 20 |
| 19:00 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 14 - 14 |
| 17:45 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 8 - 14 |
| 10:31 | ![]() | T. Pink Goal | 8 - 8 |
| 9:06 | ![]() | J. Amartey Behind | 8 - 2 |
| 7:05 | ![]() | L. McDonald Behind | 7 - 2 |
| 4:38 | ![]() | T. Papley Goal | 6 - 2 |
| 1:35 | ![]() | P. Curtis Behind | 0 - 2 |
| 0:23 | ![]() | Rushed | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
28 | 165.5 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
28 | 133.0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
26 | 121.2 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
BL
|
20 | 126.0 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
SUNS
|
20 | 116.0 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
20 | 114.6 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
20 | 100.2 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
18 | 108.6 | LLWWD |
| 9 |
STK
|
16 | 114.9 | LWLWW |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
16 | 106.1 | WLWLL |
| 11 |
ADEL
|
16 | 96.6 | LWWLW |
| 12 |
WB
|
16 | 91.5 | WLLLL |
| 13 |
PORT
|
12 | 110.9 | WLLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 88.2 | LWLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 59.3 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 78.1 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.2 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
4 | 60.0 | LLLLW |












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