	1	2	3	4	T
STK	24	29	27	8	88
NMFC	6	16	15	31	68

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:07		C. Taylor Goal	88 - 68
26:43		T. Garner Goal	88 - 62
24:48		T. Membrey Behind	88 - 56
19:33		T. Thomas Goal	87 - 56
17:00		T. Thomas Goal	87 - 50
12:18		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	87 - 44
9:14		J. Geary Goal	87 - 43
4:29		J. Ziebell Goal	81 - 43
2:29		J. Battle Behind	81 - 37
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:21		M. King Behind	80 - 37
24:53		B. Scott Behind	79 - 37
20:13		J. Higgins Behind	79 - 36
19:05		R. Byrnes Goal	78 - 36
17:53		M. Wood Goal	72 - 36
16:44		T. Thomas Behind	66 - 36
12:49		M. Wood Goal	66 - 35
9:29		Rushed	60 - 35
8:05		J. Battle Behind	60 - 34
3:59		B. Crouch Goal	59 - 34
2:47		C. Zurhaar Goal	53 - 34
0:42		N. Larkey Goal	53 - 28
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:05		J. Battle Behind	53 - 22
25:50		Rushed	52 - 22
22:33		T. Membrey Goal	52 - 21
20:29		S. Ross Goal	46 - 21
18:13		N. Larkey Goal	40 - 21
16:23		J. Billings Behind	40 - 15
14:06		Rushed	39 - 15
13:14		M. King Behind	39 - 14
10:38		C. Zurhaar Goal	38 - 14
8:23		J. Higgins Goal	38 - 8
6:38		N. Coffield Behind	32 - 8
5:01		B. Cunnington Behind	31 - 8
3:59		N. Larkey Behind	31 - 7
1:39		J. Billings Goal	31 - 6
0:43		L. Dunstan Behind	25 - 6
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:48		T. Membrey Goal	24 - 6
24:50		D. Butler Behind	18 - 6
24:15		D. Butler Behind	17 - 6
21:40		J. Ziebell Goal	16 - 6
20:00		Rushed	16 - 0
19:08		T. Membrey Behind	15 - 0
14:10		D. Howard Behind	14 - 0
12:00		M. Wood Behind	13 - 0
10:04		M. Wood Goal	12 - 0
3:04		J. Billings Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL

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