	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	15	12	14	19	60
SYD	13	20	35	3	71

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:34		Rushed	60 - 71
22:51		J. Simpkin Goal	59 - 71
21:55		Rushed	53 - 71
17:42		T. Dumont Goal	53 - 70
13:37		B. Brown Goal	47 - 70
7:57		Josh P. Kennedy Behind	41 - 70
6:16		N. Blakey Behind	41 - 69
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:28		A. Hall Goal	41 - 68
23:08		L. Parker Goal	35 - 68
20:55		L. Taylor Goal	35 - 62
19:52		T. Dumont Behind	35 - 56
17:14		P. Ahern Goal	34 - 56
15:58		O. Florent Behind	28 - 56
15:14		I. Heeney Behind	28 - 55
12:28		J. Rowbottom Goal	28 - 54
10:25		T. McCartin Behind	28 - 48
8:59		J. Simpkin Behind	28 - 47
5:59		I. Heeney Behind	27 - 47
4:54		T. Papley Behind	27 - 46
2:59		T. Papley Goal	27 - 45
0:47		I. Heeney Goal	27 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:32		J. Ziebell Behind	27 - 33
24:31		A. Hall Behind	26 - 33
23:11		C. Zurhaar Goal	25 - 33
21:12		N. Blakey Goal	19 - 33
19:47		C. Zurhaar Behind	19 - 27
17:55		Rushed	18 - 27
11:57		A. Hall Behind	18 - 26
10:55		A. Hall Behind	17 - 26
9:26		J. Dawson Goal	16 - 26
7:20		J. Ziebell Behind	16 - 20
3:47		W. Hayward Goal	15 - 20
2:58		Rushed	15 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:52		T. Papley Goal	15 - 13
16:45		B. Brown Behind	15 - 7
14:38		H. McLean Goal	14 - 7
12:21		T. Goldstein Behind	14 - 1
8:55		N. Blakey Behind	13 - 1
7:02		B. Brown Behind	13 - 0
4:38		B. Brown Goal	12 - 0
0:36		B. Brown Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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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

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