	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	8	24	18	7	57
CARL	31	13	11	9	64

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:36		A. Hall Goal	57 - 64
18:03		J. Martin Behind	51 - 64
16:01		D. Cuningham Behind	51 - 63
10:05		D. Cuningham Goal	51 - 62
6:57		L. Casboult Behind	51 - 56
2:53		N. Larkey Behind	51 - 55
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:59		B. Scott Goal	50 - 55
20:33		M. Gibbons Behind	44 - 55
18:45		B. Scott Goal	44 - 54
15:36		J. Polec Goal	38 - 54
10:30		E. Curnow Behind	32 - 54
8:42		J. Martin Behind	32 - 53
5:46		Rushed	32 - 52
3:05		J. Newnes Goal	32 - 51
2:26		M. Kennedy Behind	32 - 45
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:02		B. Scott Goal	32 - 44
16:58		S. Walsh Goal	26 - 44
12:46		J. Pittard Goal	26 - 38
8:26		N. Larkey Goal	20 - 38
5:25		N. Larkey Goal	14 - 38
2:45		M. Kennedy Goal	8 - 38
1:36		M. McGovern Behind	8 - 32
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:10		L. Casboult Goal	8 - 31
21:58		C. Zurhaar Behind	8 - 25
16:27		D. Cuningham Goal	7 - 25
14:04		D. Cuningham Behind	7 - 19
12:31		J. Newnes Goal	7 - 18
11:04		T. Goldstein Behind	7 - 12
8:19		B. Brown Goal	6 - 12
5:16		M. Kennedy Goal	0 - 12
2:28		M. Gibbons Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L

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