Game Information
Marvel Stadium
Team Stats
-
Disposals
- WB 385
- 352 NMFC
-
Kicks
- WB 207
- 189 NMFC
-
Handballs
- WB 178
- 163 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- WB 23
- 23 NMFC
-
Clearances
- WB 27
- 31 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- WB 55
- 52 NMFC
-
Tackles
- WB 53
- 53 NMFC
-
Hit-Outs
- WB 22
- 43 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
26
B. Gowers3 Goals
50
B. Brown5 Goals
Disposals
12
L. Hunter30 Disposals
4
S. Higgins32 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
M. Wallis14 Contested Possessions
10
B. Cunnington22 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:47 |  | J. Ziebell Goal | 75 - 77 |
| 24:28 |  | B. Gowers Goal | 75 - 71 |
| 20:23 | | E. Richards Goal | 69 - 71 |
| 18:27 | | B. Williams Behind | 63 - 71 |
| 16:04 | | B. Gowers Behind | 62 - 71 |
| 12:24 | | S. Atley Goal | 61 - 71 |
| 11:10 | | B. Williams Goal | 61 - 65 |
| 8:25 | | B. Brown Goal | 55 - 65 |
| 0:16 | | J. Ziebell Goal | 55 - 59 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:47 | | L. Hunter Behind | 55 - 53 |
| 28:25 | | S. Higgins Goal | 54 - 53 |
| 26:45 | | Z. Cordy Behind | 54 - 47 |
| 25:13 | | S. Higgins Behind | 53 - 47 |
| 21:14 | | S. Higgins Goal | 53 - 46 |
| 19:02 | | A. Naughton Goal | 53 - 40 |
| 14:53 | | B. Brown Goal | 47 - 40 |
| 13:26 | | J. Ziebell Behind | 47 - 34 |
| 9:41 | | T. Boyd Goal | 47 - 33 |
| 8:18 | | E. Richards Behind | 41 - 33 |
| 7:24 | | A. Naughton Behind | 40 - 33 |
| 6:17 | | B. Brown Goal | 39 - 33 |
| 1:30 | | J. Anderson Goal | 39 - 27 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:14 | | B. Brown Goal | 39 - 21 |
| 21:36 | | B. Williams Goal | 39 - 15 |
| 20:43 | | M. Wood Behind | 33 - 15 |
| 16:25 | | M. Wood Behind | 33 - 14 |
| 14:53 | | P. Lipinski Behind | 33 - 13 |
| 11:14 | | A. Naughton Goal | 32 - 13 |
| 8:24 | | B. Brown Goal | 26 - 13 |
| 7:06 | | J. Schache Behind | 26 - 7 |
| 5:08 | | B. Gowers Goal | 25 - 7 |
| 4:10 | | Z. Cordy Goal | 19 - 7 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:09 | | C. Daniel Behind | 13 - 7 |
| 19:10 | | B. Brown Behind | 12 - 7 |
| 15:01 | | M. Wallis Goal | 12 - 6 |
| 7:32 | | B. Gowers Goal | 6 - 6 |
| 5:24 | | J. Ziebell 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 |
 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 |