Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 352
- 341 GWS
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Kicks
- NMFC 188
- 164 GWS
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Handballs
- NMFC 164
- 177 GWS
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Free Kicks
- NMFC 25
- 15 GWS
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Clearances
- NMFC 46
- 31 GWS
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Inside 50
- NMFC 49
- 50 GWS
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Tackles
- NMFC 79
- 72 GWS
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 45
- 36 GWS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:55 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 112 - 69 |
| 26:10 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 106 - 69 |
| 23:25 | ![]() | T. Dumont Behind | 105 - 69 |
| 19:21 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Goal | 104 - 69 |
| 13:44 | ![]() | Rushed | 98 - 69 |
| 9:33 | ![]() | L. Keeffe Goal | 98 - 68 |
| 8:13 | ![]() | T. Dumont Goal | 98 - 62 |
| 5:11 | ![]() | J. Cameron Behind | 92 - 62 |
| 2:16 | ![]() | L. Whitfield Behind | 92 - 61 |
| 1:21 | ![]() | D. Lloyd Behind | 92 - 60 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:24 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 92 - 59 |
| 28:28 | ![]() | T. Dumont Behind | 86 - 59 |
| 25:39 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 85 - 59 |
| 23:18 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 79 - 59 |
| 20:00 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 73 - 59 |
| 18:37 | ![]() | D. Lloyd Behind | 67 - 59 |
| 16:30 | ![]() | A. Corr Goal | 67 - 58 |
| 15:00 | ![]() | L. McDonald Behind | 67 - 52 |
| 12:37 | ![]() | Rushed | 66 - 52 |
| 10:02 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 65 - 52 |
| 4:34 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 59 - 52 |
| 0:45 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 53 - 52 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:30 | ![]() | H. Shaw Behind | 47 - 52 |
| 29:39 | ![]() | Rushed | 47 - 51 |
| 26:25 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 47 - 50 |
| 23:51 | ![]() | Sam J. Reid Behind | 41 - 50 |
| 22:30 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 41 - 49 |
| 20:56 | ![]() | Sam J. Reid Goal | 41 - 43 |
| 19:52 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 41 - 37 |
| 17:54 | ![]() | Z. Langdon Goal | 35 - 37 |
| 12:37 | ![]() | J. Cameron Goal | 35 - 31 |
| 10:57 | ![]() | H. Himmelberg Goal | 35 - 25 |
| 8:50 | ![]() | R. Lobb Goal | 35 - 19 |
| 5:21 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Behind | 35 - 13 |
| 4:17 | ![]() | S. Coniglio Behind | 34 - 13 |
| 1:57 | ![]() | J. Hopper Behind | 34 - 12 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:23 | ![]() | Sam J. Reid Behind | 34 - 11 |
| 26:40 | ![]() | J. Hopper Behind | 34 - 10 |
| 24:23 | ![]() | Rushed | 34 - 9 |
| 23:41 | ![]() | R. Clarke Behind | 33 - 9 |
| 20:14 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Behind | 32 - 9 |
| 18:22 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 31 - 9 |
| 16:36 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Behind | 25 - 9 |
| 15:33 | ![]() | T. Taranto Behind | 24 - 9 |
| 13:22 | ![]() | J. Cameron Behind | 24 - 8 |
| 11:24 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 24 - 7 |
| 9:45 | ![]() | D. Lloyd Goal | 18 - 7 |
| 7:43 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 18 - 1 |
| 5:53 | ![]() | J. Anderson Goal | 12 - 1 |
| 4:17 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 2:49 | ![]() | Z. Langdon Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SUNS
|
12 | 191.0 | WWW |
| 2 |
WB
|
12 | 137.2 | WWW |
| 3 |
SYD
|
8 | 139.5 | WWL |
| 4 |
HAW
|
8 | 118.1 | LWW |
| 5 |
FRE
|
4 | 121.1 | LW |
| 6 |
NMFC
|
4 | 116.3 | WL |
| 7 |
PORT
|
4 | 109.3 | LW |
| 8 |
ADEL
|
4 | 104.6 | WL |
| 9 |
COLL
|
4 | 98.7 | WL |
| 10 |
STK
|
4 | 92.3 | LLW |
| 11 |
MELB
|
4 | 84.4 | WL |
| 12 |
WCE
|
4 | 81.3 | LW |
| 13 |
GWS
|
4 | 81.1 | WLL |
| 14 |
GEEL
|
4 | 79.6 | LW |
| 15 |
CARL
|
4 | 70.9 | LW |
| 16 |
BL
|
0 | 77.2 | LL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
0 | 64.5 | LL |
| 18 |
ESS
|
0 | 55.0 | LL |












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