	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	25	30	19	45	119
ADEL	2	19	22	7	50

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:27		T. Goldstein Behind	119 - 50
21:56		L. Davies-Uniacke Goal	118 - 50
16:16		J. Anderson Goal	112 - 50
13:33		A. Hall Goal	106 - 50
12:20		Rushed	100 - 50
10:18		C. Zurhaar Goal	99 - 50
9:56		Rushed	93 - 50
9:10		Rushed	93 - 49
7:22		S. McAdam Goal	92 - 49
5:33		N. Larkey Goal	92 - 43
3:38		M. Daw Goal	86 - 43
1:26		N. Larkey Goal	80 - 43
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:17		Rushed	74 - 43
25:27		C. Zurhaar Behind	74 - 42
23:46		R. Laird Goal	73 - 42
21:02		Rushed	73 - 36
18:55		P. Seedsman Goal	73 - 35
17:27		S. McAdam Behind	73 - 29
14:49		P. Seedsman Behind	73 - 28
9:21		J. Mahony Goal	73 - 27
7:31		E. Himmelberg Goal	67 - 27
5:21		C. Zurhaar Goal	67 - 21
2:54		J. Simpkin Goal	61 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:42		J. Pittard Goal	55 - 21
23:02		S. Higgins Goal	49 - 21
20:41		J. Pittard Goal	43 - 21
18:22		S. McAdam Goal	37 - 21
11:19		C. Zurhaar Goal	37 - 15
9:13		R. Atkins Goal	31 - 15
5:37		J. Macmillan Goal	31 - 9
4:17		S. McAdam Behind	25 - 9
1:47		L. Murphy Goal	25 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:47		A. Hall Goal	25 - 2
19:42		Rushed	19 - 2
16:42		J. Mahony Goal	19 - 1
11:44		T. Goldstein Behind	13 - 1
9:05		S. Higgins Goal	12 - 1
6:45		L. Davies-Uniacke Goal	6 - 1
4:08		Rushed	0 - 1

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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