Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 395
- 377 WB
-
Kicks
- NMFC 193
- 188 WB
-
Handballs
- NMFC 202
- 189 WB
-
Free Kicks
- NMFC 21
- 16 WB
-
Clearances
- NMFC 41
- 34 WB
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Inside 50
- NMFC 45
- 61 WB
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Tackles
- NMFC 75
- 81 WB
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 46
- 39 WB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:32 | ![]() | L. Thomas Behind | 86 - 89 |
| 25:58 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 85 - 89 |
| 24:43 | ![]() | M. Suckling Goal | 79 - 89 |
| 22:11 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 79 - 83 |
| 20:50 | ![]() | T. Liberatore Goal | 79 - 77 |
| 17:45 | ![]() | L. Picken Behind | 79 - 71 |
| 16:40 | ![]() | Rushed | 79 - 70 |
| 15:34 | ![]() | T. Garner Goal | 78 - 70 |
| 13:57 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 72 - 70 |
| 13:00 | ![]() | S. Higgins Behind | 66 - 70 |
| 7:58 | ![]() | J. Macrae Goal | 65 - 70 |
| 5:54 | ![]() | S. Higgins Goal | 65 - 64 |
| 3:58 | ![]() | L. Dahlhaus Goal | 59 - 64 |
| 1:16 | ![]() | M. Suckling Behind | 59 - 58 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 33:25 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Behind | 59 - 57 |
| 31:20 | ![]() | K. Turner Goal | 59 - 56 |
| 30:00 | ![]() | Rushed | 53 - 56 |
| 28:27 | ![]() | Rushed | 53 - 55 |
| 27:17 | ![]() | L. Dahlhaus Goal | 53 - 54 |
| 26:40 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 53 - 48 |
| 25:15 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 53 - 47 |
| 24:38 | ![]() | L. Jong Behind | 53 - 46 |
| 23:39 | ![]() | T. Garner Behind | 53 - 45 |
| 22:02 | ![]() | T. Cloke Goal | 52 - 45 |
| 20:24 | ![]() | R. Murphy Goal | 52 - 39 |
| 13:12 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Goal | 52 - 33 |
| 10:01 | ![]() | L. Thomas Behind | 52 - 27 |
| 8:35 | ![]() | S. Higgins Behind | 51 - 27 |
| 7:18 | ![]() | M. Suckling Goal | 50 - 27 |
| 6:12 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 50 - 21 |
| 4:56 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 44 - 21 |
| 2:37 | ![]() | M. Suckling Behind | 38 - 21 |
| 1:32 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 38 - 20 |
| 0:34 | ![]() | Rushed | 32 - 20 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:37 | ![]() | J. Dunkley Behind | 31 - 20 |
| 23:57 | ![]() | Rushed | 31 - 19 |
| 22:49 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 31 - 18 |
| 17:38 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 30 - 18 |
| 16:28 | ![]() | S. Gibson Behind | 30 - 17 |
| 15:22 | ![]() | L. Hunter Behind | 29 - 17 |
| 14:02 | ![]() | L. Thomas Behind | 29 - 16 |
| 9:42 | ![]() | K. Turner Goal | 28 - 16 |
| 7:48 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 22 - 16 |
| 5:53 | ![]() | T. Cloke Behind | 16 - 16 |
| 3:48 | ![]() | T. Cloke Behind | 16 - 15 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:36 | ![]() | B. Preuss Behind | 16 - 14 |
| 25:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 15 - 14 |
| 21:52 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Goal | 14 - 14 |
| 19:00 | ![]() | Rushed | 8 - 14 |
| 16:17 | ![]() | S. Higgins Behind | 8 - 13 |
| 15:08 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Goal | 7 - 13 |
| 13:21 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 7 - 7 |
| 7:42 | ![]() | M. Bontempelli Behind | 1 - 7 |
| 6:04 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 1 - 6 |
| 0:47 | ![]() | J. Macmillan Behind | 1 - 0 |
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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