	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	40	31	25	45	141
NMFC	13	8	35	13	69

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:39		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	141 - 69
25:38		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	135 - 69
22:33		H. Jones Goal	129 - 69
19:54		T. Garner Goal	123 - 69
18:44		P. Wright Behind	123 - 63
16:41		P. Wright Goal	122 - 63
14:12		A. Waterman Goal	116 - 63
12:56		P. Wright Goal	110 - 63
8:41		T. Thomas Goal	104 - 63
7:33		C. Hooker Behind	104 - 57
5:35		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	103 - 57
3:01		N. Hind Goal	102 - 57
2:02		C. Zurhaar Behind	96 - 57
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:10		T. Garner Goal	96 - 56
29:20		Rushed	96 - 50
28:11		K. Langford Goal	96 - 49
26:40		T. Campbell Goal	90 - 49
25:00		T. Garner Goal	90 - 43
22:06		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	90 - 37
20:00		C. Zurhaar Goal	84 - 37
18:12		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	84 - 31
17:04		D. Zaharakis Behind	84 - 30
14:55		J. Walker Goal	83 - 30
8:49		Rushed	83 - 24
7:36		A. Hall Behind	83 - 23
4:16		N. Cox Goal	83 - 22
3:10		Rushed	77 - 22
1:25		A. Phillips Goal	77 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:19		A. Perkins Goal	71 - 21
23:07		P. Wright Behind	65 - 21
18:55		H. Jones Goal	64 - 21
17:18		J. Mahony Behind	58 - 21
16:06		T. Thomas Goal	58 - 20
14:55		C. Lazzaro Behind	58 - 14
12:46		P. Wright Goal	58 - 13
6:04		C. Hooker Goal	52 - 13
3:45		W. Snelling Goal	46 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:50		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	40 - 13
27:29		T. Campbell Goal	39 - 13
25:24		D. Zaharakis Goal	39 - 7
22:18		A. Waterman Goal	33 - 7
21:16		K. Langford Behind	27 - 7
18:30		C. Zurhaar Behind	26 - 7
15:44		H. Jones Goal	26 - 6
12:15		K. Langford Goal	20 - 6
10:26		C. Hooker Behind	14 - 6
8:47		B. Cunnington Goal	13 - 6
4:21		N. Cox Goal	13 - 0
2:41		C. Hooker Behind	7 - 0
0:49		C. Hooker Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	68	146.0	WLWWW
2	SYD	56	130.0	LWLLW
3	HAW	54	124.0	WLWWW
4	BL	52	120.6	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	113.7	LWWWL
6	MELB	48	107.8	LWWWL
7	WB	48	96.8	WLWWW
8	COLL	46	107.6	WWWWW
9	GEEL	44	116.5	LLLWW
10	STK	36	105.8	LWWLW
11	CARL	36	92.4	WWLLW
12	GWS	32	98.3	LWWLL
13	NMFC	32	89.6	WLLLL
14	SUNS	28	94.8	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	95.6	WWLLL
16	WCE	16	70.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	65.4	LLLWL
18	RICH	8	60.9	LLLLL

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