Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 399
- 314 NMFC
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Kicks
- MELB 231
- 176 NMFC
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Handballs
- MELB 168
- 138 NMFC
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Free Kicks
- MELB 25
- 23 NMFC
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Clearances
- MELB 37
- 36 NMFC
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Inside 50
- MELB 66
- 45 NMFC
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Tackles
- MELB 59
- 62 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 52
- 24 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:00 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 123 - 86 |
| 26:47 | ![]() | C. Oliver Goal | 117 - 86 |
| 25:42 | ![]() | B. Cunnington Goal | 111 - 86 |
| 23:17 | ![]() | N. Jones Goal | 111 - 80 |
| 21:27 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 105 - 80 |
| 19:42 | ![]() | T. Bugg Goal | 105 - 74 |
| 16:35 | ![]() | S. Higgins Behind | 99 - 74 |
| 13:24 | ![]() | J. Garlett Goal | 99 - 73 |
| 11:39 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 93 - 73 |
| 9:13 | ![]() | N. Jones Behind | 93 - 67 |
| 5:21 | ![]() | D. Tyson Behind | 92 - 67 |
| 3:11 | ![]() | Rushed | 91 - 67 |
| 1:56 | ![]() | J. Lewis Goal | 91 - 66 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:48 | ![]() | D. Kent Goal | 85 - 66 |
| 28:08 | ![]() | D. Kent Behind | 79 - 66 |
| 22:30 | ![]() | J. Garlett Goal | 78 - 66 |
| 17:32 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 72 - 66 |
| 13:21 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 71 - 66 |
| 12:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 71 - 60 |
| 10:19 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 70 - 60 |
| 8:53 | ![]() | J. Waite Behind | 70 - 54 |
| 8:05 | ![]() | D. Kent Behind | 70 - 53 |
| 7:06 | ![]() | C. Salem Behind | 69 - 53 |
| 5:37 | ![]() | J. Garlett Behind | 68 - 53 |
| 2:33 | ![]() | D. Kent Goal | 67 - 53 |
| 1:22 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 61 - 53 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 32:34 | ![]() | T. Bugg Behind | 61 - 52 |
| 27:50 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 60 - 52 |
| 25:05 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 60 - 46 |
| 23:29 | ![]() | J. Hogan Behind | 60 - 40 |
| 21:56 | ![]() | C. Petracca Goal | 59 - 40 |
| 20:25 | ![]() | T. Bugg Goal | 53 - 40 |
| 17:30 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 47 - 40 |
| 16:55 | ![]() | S. Atley Behind | 46 - 40 |
| 13:29 | ![]() | J. Garlett Goal | 46 - 39 |
| 11:53 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 40 - 39 |
| 9:12 | ![]() | B. Hartung Goal | 34 - 39 |
| 8:15 | ![]() | C. Petracca Behind | 34 - 33 |
| 5:43 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 33 - 33 |
| 3:57 | ![]() | B. Vince Goal | 32 - 33 |
| 2:03 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 26 - 33 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:43 | ![]() | T. Bugg Goal | 20 - 33 |
| 26:37 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Behind | 14 - 33 |
| 23:15 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Behind | 14 - 32 |
| 22:22 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Goal | 14 - 31 |
| 21:26 | ![]() | N. Hrovat Behind | 14 - 25 |
| 19:43 | ![]() | Rushed | 14 - 24 |
| 18:48 | ![]() | J. Wagner Behind | 13 - 24 |
| 16:34 | ![]() | D. Kent Goal | 12 - 24 |
| 14:51 | ![]() | T. Bugg Goal | 6 - 24 |
| 13:14 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 0 - 24 |
| 10:41 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 0 - 18 |
| 7:10 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 0 - 12 |
| 3:33 | ![]() | B. Cunnington 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 |
HAW
|
4 | 117.1 | LW |
| 6 |
WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 7 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 8 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 9 |
RICH
|
0 | 94.7 | L |
| 10 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 11 |
ESS
|
0 | 57.2 | L |
| 12 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 13 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 |












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