Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 403
- 351 MELB
-
Kicks
- NMFC 228
- 193 MELB
-
Handballs
- NMFC 175
- 158 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- NMFC 14
- 21 MELB
-
Clearances
- NMFC 42
- 30 MELB
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Inside 50
- NMFC 53
- 56 MELB
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Tackles
- NMFC 49
- 47 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 32
- 30 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:54 | ![]() | D. Turner Behind | 125 - 66 |
| 23:20 | ![]() | B. Scott Goal | 125 - 65 |
| 21:09 | ![]() | B. Scott Behind | 119 - 65 |
| 18:00 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 118 - 65 |
| 16:13 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 112 - 65 |
| 13:52 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Behind | 112 - 59 |
| 10:56 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 112 - 58 |
| 9:18 | ![]() | P. Curtis Goal | 106 - 58 |
| 7:12 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 100 - 58 |
| 3:44 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 94 - 58 |
| 2:34 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 88 - 58 |
| 0:51 | ![]() | P. Curtis Goal | 82 - 58 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:03 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 76 - 58 |
| 21:57 | ![]() | C. McKercher Goal | 76 - 57 |
| 19:34 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 70 - 57 |
| 15:46 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 69 - 57 |
| 13:46 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 69 - 51 |
| 11:30 | ![]() | D. Turner Goal | 63 - 51 |
| 3:45 | ![]() | T. Xerri Goal | 63 - 45 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:37 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 57 - 45 |
| 28:51 | ![]() | H. Sharp Behind | 51 - 45 |
| 25:13 | ![]() | J. Henderson Behind | 51 - 44 |
| 22:14 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 51 - 43 |
| 20:24 | ![]() | T. Powell Goal | 45 - 43 |
| 19:37 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 39 - 43 |
| 18:27 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 39 - 42 |
| 14:46 | ![]() | D. Turner Behind | 39 - 36 |
| 10:44 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 39 - 35 |
| 9:09 | ![]() | J. Konstanty Goal | 39 - 29 |
| 7:32 | ![]() | L. Parker Goal | 33 - 29 |
| 6:29 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 27 - 29 |
| 5:13 | ![]() | Rushed | 26 - 29 |
| 2:34 | ![]() | Rushed | 25 - 29 |
| 0:52 | ![]() | P. Curtis Behind | 24 - 29 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:19 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 23 - 29 |
| 33:22 | ![]() | T. Sparrow Behind | 23 - 23 |
| 32:21 | ![]() | E. Langdon Behind | 23 - 22 |
| 28:41 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Behind | 23 - 21 |
| 27:21 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 23 - 20 |
| 24:52 | ![]() | K. Chandler Goal | 23 - 19 |
| 23:08 | ![]() | K. Chandler Behind | 23 - 13 |
| 21:18 | ![]() | P. Curtis Goal | 23 - 12 |
| 17:04 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 17 - 12 |
| 15:14 | ![]() | J. Henderson Goal | 11 - 12 |
| 12:21 | ![]() | P. Curtis Behind | 11 - 6 |
| 10:35 | ![]() | Rushed | 10 - 6 |
| 9:50 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Behind | 9 - 6 |
| 7:22 | ![]() | J. van Rooyen Goal | 8 - 6 |
| 6:10 | ![]() | C. McKercher Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 4:54 | ![]() | H. Sheezel Behind | 7 - 0 |
| 0:41 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 6 - 0 |
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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