Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 417
- 375 BL
-
Kicks
- NMFC 193
- 210 BL
-
Handballs
- NMFC 224
- 165 BL
-
Free Kicks
- NMFC 16
- 25 BL
-
Clearances
- NMFC 41
- 37 BL
-
Inside 50
- NMFC 57
- 51 BL
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Tackles
- NMFC 50
- 58 BL
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 43
- 38 BL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:25 | ![]() | D. Beams Goal | 141 - 87 |
| 28:16 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Behind | 141 - 81 |
| 26:35 | ![]() | M. Robinson Behind | 140 - 81 |
| 25:18 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 140 - 80 |
| 24:19 | ![]() | B. Jacobs Goal | 134 - 80 |
| 21:17 | ![]() | B. Cunnington Goal | 128 - 80 |
| 18:40 | ![]() | D. Beams Goal | 122 - 80 |
| 15:19 | ![]() | D. Zorko Goal | 122 - 74 |
| 12:28 | ![]() | D. Beams Goal | 122 - 68 |
| 10:58 | ![]() | D. Zorko Behind | 122 - 62 |
| 8:21 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 122 - 61 |
| 5:53 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 116 - 61 |
| 3:35 | ![]() | D. Beams Goal | 110 - 61 |
| 2:19 | ![]() | C. Rayner Behind | 110 - 55 |
| 1:11 | ![]() | D. Zorko Behind | 110 - 54 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:33 | ![]() | S. Higgins Goal | 110 - 53 |
| 30:37 | ![]() | Rushed | 104 - 53 |
| 28:41 | ![]() | L. Taylor Goal | 103 - 53 |
| 27:39 | ![]() | Rushed | 103 - 47 |
| 25:59 | ![]() | O. McInerney Behind | 103 - 46 |
| 24:24 | ![]() | R. Tarrant Goal | 103 - 45 |
| 17:30 | ![]() | B. Keays Goal | 97 - 45 |
| 15:40 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Behind | 97 - 39 |
| 13:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 96 - 39 |
| 12:26 | ![]() | L. McDonald Behind | 95 - 39 |
| 10:50 | ![]() | D. McStay Goal | 94 - 39 |
| 10:10 | ![]() | Rushed | 94 - 33 |
| 9:05 | ![]() | T. Cutler Behind | 93 - 33 |
| 5:30 | ![]() | D. McStay Goal | 93 - 32 |
| 3:53 | ![]() | B. Hartung Goal | 93 - 26 |
| 1:22 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 87 - 26 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:51 | ![]() | S. Wright Goal | 81 - 26 |
| 26:19 | ![]() | M. Williams Goal | 75 - 26 |
| 24:29 | ![]() | C. Rayner Behind | 69 - 26 |
| 21:27 | ![]() | Z. Bailey Goal | 69 - 25 |
| 19:49 | ![]() | S. Wright Goal | 69 - 19 |
| 18:37 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Behind | 63 - 19 |
| 15:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 63 - 18 |
| 14:00 | ![]() | S. Atley Goal | 62 - 18 |
| 13:22 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Behind | 56 - 18 |
| 12:24 | ![]() | D. Beams Goal | 55 - 18 |
| 10:43 | ![]() | Rushed | 55 - 12 |
| 7:32 | ![]() | B. Jacobs Goal | 55 - 11 |
| 5:42 | ![]() | D. Beams Behind | 49 - 11 |
| 4:29 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Goal | 49 - 10 |
| 2:20 | ![]() | O. McInerney Goal | 43 - 10 |
| 0:53 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 43 - 4 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:38 | ![]() | B. Keays Behind | 37 - 4 |
| 23:38 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 37 - 3 |
| 21:47 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Behind | 31 - 3 |
| 19:59 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 30 - 3 |
| 17:31 | ![]() | Rushed | 24 - 3 |
| 16:49 | ![]() | Rushed | 23 - 3 |
| 15:51 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 22 - 3 |
| 15:04 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Behind | 16 - 3 |
| 11:10 | ![]() | Rushed | 15 - 3 |
| 10:11 | ![]() | D. McStay Behind | 14 - 3 |
| 8:49 | ![]() | S. Atley Goal | 14 - 2 |
| 6:11 | ![]() | E. Hipwood Behind | 8 - 2 |
| 4:46 | ![]() | D. McStay Behind | 8 - 1 |
| 3:36 | ![]() | J. Anderson Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 1:25 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 0:54 | ![]() | M. Wood Behind | 1 - 0 |
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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 |
WB
|
4 | 104.7 | W |
| 6 |
BL
|
0 | 95.5 | L |
| 7 |
STK
|
0 | 84.6 | L |
| 8 |
HAW
|
0 | 77.9 | L |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
0 | 55.2 | L |
| 10 |
CARL
|
0 | 52.3 | L |
| 11 |
FRE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 12 |
MELB
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 13 |
WCE
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 |
NMFC
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 |
PORT
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 |
RICH
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 |
ADEL
|
0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 |
ESS
|
0 | 0.0 |












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