	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	26	12	21	31	90
NMFC	19	1	12	25	57

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:44		R. Stanley Goal	90 - 57
21:20		S. Menegola Goal	84 - 57
18:46		M. Duncan Goal	78 - 57
17:17		J. Polec Goal	72 - 57
16:28		Rushed	72 - 51
14:54		A. Hall Goal	72 - 50
13:52		Rushed	72 - 44
11:56		Z. Guthrie Goal	71 - 44
8:21		M. Daw Goal	65 - 44
4:54		T. Hawkins Goal	65 - 38
1:13		B. Scott Goal	59 - 38
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:55		Rushed	59 - 32
22:34		J. Selwood Behind	58 - 32
17:34		J. Simpkin Goal	57 - 32
14:23		J. Walker Goal	57 - 26
12:37		T. Hawkins Goal	57 - 20
10:38		S. Simpson Goal	51 - 20
8:24		G. Miers Goal	45 - 20
0:21		Z. Tuohy Behind	39 - 20
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:14		T. Hawkins Behind	38 - 20
18:42		T. Atkins Behind	37 - 20
17:04		Z. Tuohy Behind	36 - 20
10:45		T. Hawkins Behind	35 - 20
9:50		M. Duncan Behind	34 - 20
6:12		M. Daw Behind	33 - 20
2:16		G. Miers Goal	33 - 19
0:44		P. Dangerfield Behind	27 - 19
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:48		L. Hosie Goal	26 - 19
21:29		J. Anderson Behind	26 - 13
16:38		G. Miers Goal	26 - 12
14:06		L. Hosie Goal	20 - 12
11:24		P. Dangerfield Behind	20 - 6
8:56		G. Miers Goal	19 - 6
7:44		L. Fogarty Behind	13 - 6
5:26		Z. Guthrie Goal	12 - 6
3:18		T. Hawkins Goal	6 - 6
0:20		J. Mahony Goal	0 - 6

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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