Game Information
Marvel Stadium
Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 440
- 350 SUNS
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Kicks
- NMFC 214
- 181 SUNS
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Handballs
- NMFC 226
- 169 SUNS
-
Free Kicks
- NMFC 27
- 17 SUNS
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Clearances
- NMFC 37
- 39 SUNS
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Inside 50
- NMFC 63
- 37 SUNS
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Tackles
- NMFC 74
- 60 SUNS
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 38
- 45 SUNS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
50
B. Brown4 Goals
28
J. Witts1 Goals
Disposals
16
S. D. Thompson31 Disposals
17
J. Lyons26 Disposals
Contested Possessions
10
B. Cunnington17 Contested Possessions
11
T. Miller13 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:01 |  | C. Ah Chee Behind | 95 - 58 |
| 26:15 | | P. Wright Behind | 95 - 57 |
| 25:01 |  | S. Atley Behind | 95 - 56 |
| 23:05 | | Rushed | 94 - 56 |
| 20:59 | | Rushed | 93 - 56 |
| 19:53 | | B. Brown Behind | 92 - 56 |
| 18:12 | | A. Young Goal | 91 - 56 |
| 13:12 | | J. Lyons Behind | 91 - 50 |
| 11:15 | | N. Holman Goal | 91 - 49 |
| 7:33 | | B. Brown Goal | 91 - 43 |
| 2:44 | | M. Daw Goal | 85 - 43 |
| 0:46 | | S. Atley Behind | 79 - 43 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:37 | | J. Ziebell Behind | 78 - 43 |
| 27:27 | | K. Turner Goal | 77 - 43 |
| 25:50 | | L. McDonald Behind | 71 - 43 |
| 24:20 | | R. Clarke Goal | 70 - 43 |
| 20:15 | | J. Lyons Behind | 64 - 43 |
| 16:04 | | J. Ziebell Goal | 64 - 42 |
| 14:31 | | J. Witts Behind | 58 - 42 |
| 11:37 | | M. Daw Goal | 58 - 41 |
| 7:26 | | T. Miller Goal | 52 - 41 |
| 3:30 | | S. Higgins Goal | 52 - 35 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:55 | | J. Martin Goal | 46 - 35 |
| 23:35 | | B. Crossley Behind | 46 - 29 |
| 22:43 | | S. Lemmens Behind | 46 - 28 |
| 21:27 | | B. Jacobs Behind | 46 - 27 |
| 19:24 | | J. Schoenfeld Behind | 45 - 27 |
| 16:10 | | P. Ahern Goal | 45 - 26 |
| 13:54 | | J. Schoenfeld Behind | 39 - 26 |
| 12:16 | | A. Sexton Goal | 39 - 25 |
| 11:20 | | N. Holman Behind | 39 - 19 |
| 9:31 | | J. Witts Goal | 39 - 18 |
| 7:46 | | T. Goldstein Goal | 39 - 12 |
| 4:25 | | C. Zurhaar Behind | 33 - 12 |
| 2:34 | | B. Jacobs Goal | 32 - 12 |
| 0:47 | | B. Crossley Goal | 26 - 12 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 23:44 | | B. Brown Goal | 26 - 6 |
| 18:33 | | B. Brown Goal | 20 - 6 |
| 14:52 | | P. Ahern Goal | 14 - 6 |
| 12:30 | | P. Wright Goal | 8 - 6 |
| 8:43 | | B. Brown Behind | 8 - 0 |
| 3:15 | | B. Brown Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 2:03 | | J. Ziebell Behind | 1 - 0 |
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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 |