	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	14	25	22	7	68
ADEL	32	22	3	52	109

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:16		H. Schoenberg Goal	68 - 109
29:32		H. Schoenberg Goal	68 - 103
28:15		S. McAdam Goal	68 - 97
24:30		S. McAdam Goal	68 - 91
21:51		T. Walker Behind	68 - 85
20:05		N. Larkey Goal	68 - 84
16:43		D. Fogarty Goal	62 - 84
13:50		L. Sholl Behind	62 - 78
12:11		L. Sholl Goal	62 - 77
10:40		J. Rowe Goal	62 - 71
8:18		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	62 - 65
4:08		Rushed	61 - 65
1:27		S. McAdam Goal	61 - 64
0:25		J. Rowe Behind	61 - 58
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:11		J. Stephenson Behind	61 - 57
27:32		T. Lynch Behind	60 - 57
25:26		T. Thomas Goal	60 - 56
21:02		L. Young Behind	54 - 56
19:47		T. Walker Behind	53 - 56
12:07		J. Stephenson Goal	53 - 55
10:33		Rushed	47 - 55
7:51		T. Thomas Goal	47 - 54
1:56		Rushed	41 - 54
0:54		J. Stephenson Behind	40 - 54
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:00		T. Lynch Behind	39 - 54
32:14		L. Murphy Goal	39 - 53
26:50		B. Frampton Behind	39 - 47
24:19		W. Phillips Goal	39 - 46
22:27		T. Goldstein Goal	33 - 46
21:08		T. Walker Goal	27 - 46
19:10		T. Goldstein Goal	27 - 40
16:20		D. Fogarty Goal	21 - 40
15:00		L. Sholl Behind	21 - 34
6:56		B. Frampton Behind	21 - 33
6:04		J. Mahony Behind	21 - 32
4:15		N. Larkey Goal	20 - 32
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:04		Rushed	14 - 32
26:56		P. Seedsman Goal	13 - 32
25:44		B. Smith Behind	13 - 26
23:54		P. Seedsman Behind	13 - 25
21:49		J. Stephenson Goal	13 - 24
17:34		D. Fogarty Goal	7 - 24
15:38		R. O'Brien Goal	7 - 18
12:46		N. Larkey Goal	7 - 12
5:44		A. Hall Behind	1 - 12
3:26		T. Walker Goal	0 - 12
1:27		T. Walker 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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