	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	9	12	6	25	52
BL	11	13	15	14	53

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:10		C. Zurhaar Goal	52 - 53
23:31		C. Zurhaar Behind	46 - 53
21:19		C. Zurhaar Goal	45 - 53
19:00		O. McInerney Goal	39 - 53
15:30		Rushed	39 - 47
12:56		T. Xerri Goal	39 - 46
11:00		D. Zorko Behind	33 - 46
6:37		T. Murphy Goal	33 - 45
2:45		L. McCarthy Goal	27 - 45
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:43		Rushed	27 - 39
14:02		Z. Bailey Goal	27 - 38
13:07		H. McCluggage Behind	27 - 32
6:02		Z. Bailey Behind	27 - 31
2:50		B. Scott Goal	27 - 30
1:05		E. Hipwood Goal	21 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:28		T. Xerri Goal	21 - 24
15:54		L. McCarthy Goal	15 - 24
10:14		N. Larkey Goal	15 - 18
3:45		O. McInerney Goal	9 - 18
0:39		J. Lyons Behind	9 - 12
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
17:39		D. McStay Goal	9 - 11
16:11		H. McCluggage Behind	9 - 5
13:07		N. Larkey Goal	9 - 4
11:27		B. Scott Behind	3 - 4
10:18		N. Larkey Behind	2 - 4
9:02		C. Cameron Behind	1 - 4
6:50		N. Larkey Behind	1 - 3
4:48		D. Zorko Behind	0 - 3
2:44		L. McCarthy Behind	0 - 2
1:15		H. McCluggage Behind	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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