Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 368
- 338 NMFC
-
Kicks
- ESS 194
- 185 NMFC
-
Handballs
- ESS 174
- 153 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- ESS 30
- 22 NMFC
-
Clearances
- ESS 30
- 34 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- ESS 41
- 46 NMFC
-
Tackles
- ESS 68
- 61 NMFC
-
Hit-Outs
- ESS 26
- 41 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:54 | ![]() | Rushed | 65 - 62 |
| 23:07 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 65 - 61 |
| 20:29 | ![]() | Z. Duursma Goal | 64 - 61 |
| 19:59 | ![]() | Rushed | 64 - 55 |
| 7:57 | ![]() | P. Wright Behind | 63 - 55 |
| 4:43 | ![]() | I. Kako Goal | 62 - 55 |
| 3:54 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 56 - 55 |
| 2:26 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 55 - 55 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:26 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 55 - 54 |
| 23:37 | ![]() | N. Caddy Goal | 55 - 48 |
| 20:43 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 49 - 48 |
| 17:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 49 - 42 |
| 15:38 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 49 - 41 |
| 11:00 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 49 - 35 |
| 7:44 | ![]() | C. McKercher Goal | 49 - 29 |
| 6:09 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 49 - 23 |
| 1:55 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 48 - 23 |
| 1:25 | ![]() | Rushed | 47 - 23 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:16 | ![]() | J. Gresham Behind | 47 - 22 |
| 25:37 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 46 - 22 |
| 22:53 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Behind | 40 - 22 |
| 11:25 | ![]() | Z. Duursma Behind | 39 - 22 |
| 6:50 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 39 - 21 |
| 6:07 | ![]() | P. Wright Behind | 39 - 15 |
| 4:14 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Behind | 38 - 15 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:28 | ![]() | Z. Duursma Behind | 37 - 15 |
| 29:36 | ![]() | F. Maley Behind | 37 - 14 |
| 27:50 | ![]() | N. Caddy Goal | 37 - 13 |
| 25:19 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Goal | 31 - 13 |
| 21:26 | ![]() | J. Konstanty Behind | 25 - 13 |
| 19:50 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 25 - 12 |
| 17:08 | ![]() | F. Maley Goal | 19 - 12 |
| 15:00 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 19 - 6 |
| 10:49 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 18 - 6 |
| 7:03 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 18 - 0 |
| 4:07 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 12 - 0 |
| 0:51 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 6 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRE
|
52 | 144.4 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
SYD
|
48 | 143.7 | WLWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
38 | 113.5 | LWWLW |
| 4 |
GEEL
|
36 | 120.6 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
ADEL
|
36 | 113.2 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
MELB
|
36 | 104.2 | LLWWL |
| 7 |
WB
|
36 | 92.8 | WWWLW |
| 8 |
BL
|
32 | 108.4 | LLLWW |
| 9 |
SUNS
|
28 | 105.3 | WLLLL |
| 10 |
NMFC
|
28 | 90.7 | LWLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
26 | 101.5 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
24 | 100.6 | LLLWL |
| 13 |
GWS
|
24 | 100.3 | LWWLL |
| 14 |
CARL
|
24 | 91.1 | WWWWW |
| 15 |
PORT
|
16 | 98.7 | LLWLL |
| 16 |
WCE
|
16 | 72.7 | WLWLL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
8 | 61.3 | LWLLL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
4 | 70.4 | LLLLL |












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