Team Stats
-
Disposals
- FRE 351
- 349 NMFC
-
Kicks
- FRE 209
- 202 NMFC
-
Handballs
- FRE 142
- 147 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- FRE 21
- 24 NMFC
-
Clearances
- FRE 41
- 36 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- FRE 46
- 60 NMFC
-
Tackles
- FRE 83
- 79 NMFC
-
Hit-Outs
- FRE 42
- 46 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:56 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 58 - 86 |
| 20:10 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Goal | 58 - 80 |
| 18:13 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 58 - 74 |
| 13:10 | ![]() | S. Atley Goal | 58 - 68 |
| 12:01 | ![]() | J. Anderson Behind | 58 - 62 |
| 10:23 | ![]() | M. Walters Goal | 58 - 61 |
| 8:30 | ![]() | Rushed | 52 - 61 |
| 6:22 | ![]() | M. Johnson Goal | 51 - 61 |
| 2:17 | ![]() | Rushed | 45 - 61 |
| 0:55 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 44 - 61 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:48 | ![]() | S. Higgins Behind | 44 - 55 |
| 24:45 | ![]() | B. Cox Behind | 44 - 54 |
| 23:09 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 43 - 54 |
| 19:14 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 43 - 48 |
| 5:44 | ![]() | C. McCarthy Behind | 43 - 42 |
| 3:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 42 - 42 |
| 2:21 | ![]() | J. Waite Goal | 41 - 42 |
| 0:52 | ![]() | C. McCarthy Goal | 41 - 36 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:06 | ![]() | Rushed | 35 - 36 |
| 23:22 | ![]() | D. Mundy Goal | 35 - 35 |
| 21:17 | ![]() | Rushed | 29 - 35 |
| 19:40 | ![]() | S. Atley Behind | 28 - 35 |
| 15:13 | ![]() | K. Turner Goal | 28 - 34 |
| 13:56 | ![]() | B. Jacobs Goal | 28 - 28 |
| 11:40 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 28 - 22 |
| 7:55 | ![]() | B. Cox Goal | 28 - 16 |
| 5:07 | ![]() | T. Dumont Behind | 22 - 16 |
| 4:13 | ![]() | K. Turner Behind | 22 - 15 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:00 | ![]() | N. Fyfe Goal | 22 - 14 |
| 25:39 | ![]() | K. Turner Behind | 16 - 14 |
| 24:08 | ![]() | A. Brayshaw Goal | 16 - 13 |
| 21:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 10 - 13 |
| 20:06 | ![]() | A. Cerra Behind | 9 - 13 |
| 17:15 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Behind | 8 - 13 |
| 13:46 | ![]() | M. Walters Behind | 8 - 12 |
| 10:16 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 7 - 12 |
| 9:41 | ![]() | B. Cox Behind | 7 - 6 |
| 7:40 | ![]() | M. Walters Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 6:04 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 0 - 6 |
| 4:24 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Behind | 0 - 5 |
| 3:05 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Behind | 0 - 4 |
| 2:17 | ![]() | S. Atley Behind | 0 - 3 |
| 1:43 | ![]() | S. Higgins Behind | 0 - 2 |
| 0:54 | ![]() | J. Anderson Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WB
|
16 | 140.4 | WWWW |
| 2 |
SYD
|
12 | 182.9 | WWLW |
| 3 |
SUNS
|
12 | 152.6 | WWWL |
| 4 |
FRE
|
12 | 133.4 | LWWW |
| 5 |
NMFC
|
12 | 115.3 | WLWW |
| 6 |
HAW
|
12 | 114.0 | LWWW |
| 7 |
MELB
|
12 | 102.0 | WLWW |
| 8 |
PORT
|
8 | 117.6 | LWLW |
| 9 |
BL
|
8 | 110.6 | LLWW |
| 10 |
COLL
|
8 | 93.1 | WLWL |
| 11 |
GEEL
|
8 | 89.7 | LWWL |
| 12 |
WCE
|
8 | 64.9 | LWWL |
| 13 |
ADEL
|
4 | 99.4 | WLLL |
| 14 |
STK
|
4 | 86.0 | LLWL |
| 15 |
GWS
|
4 | 76.9 | WLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 76.9 | LWLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
0 | 62.7 | LLLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 56.1 | LLLL |












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