	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	28	10	25	9	72
SUNS	18	28	6	11	63

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:00		A. Sexton Behind	72 - 63
22:26		H. Greenwood Behind	72 - 62
21:23		Rushed	72 - 61
20:30		Rushed	72 - 60
19:44		Rushed	72 - 59
16:34		H. Greenwood Goal	72 - 58
15:22		T. Xerri Behind	72 - 52
12:05		Rushed	71 - 52
9:20		C. Zurhaar Goal	70 - 52
5:11		J. Stephenson Behind	64 - 52
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:22		Rushed	63 - 52
24:39		Rushed	62 - 52
22:52		Z. Smith Goal	61 - 52
21:33		C. Taylor Behind	61 - 46
20:22		L. McDonald Behind	60 - 46
14:41		C. Zurhaar Behind	59 - 46
13:31		J. Mahony Goal	58 - 46
11:24		N. Larkey Goal	52 - 46
7:47		T. Thomas Behind	46 - 46
6:39		J. Stephenson Behind	45 - 46
1:29		N. Larkey Goal	44 - 46
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:23		J. Corbett Goal	38 - 46
27:05		T. Goldstein Behind	38 - 40
24:56		W. Phillips Behind	37 - 40
23:14		S. Flanders Goal	36 - 40
17:18		N. Larkey Goal	36 - 34
15:43		A. Sexton Goal	30 - 34
9:00		Rushed	30 - 28
7:03		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	30 - 27
5:30		Rushed	29 - 27
4:10		N. Holman Goal	28 - 27
3:05		I. Rankine Behind	28 - 21
1:45		J. Sharp Behind	28 - 20
0:21		Rushed	28 - 19
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:35		C. Zurhaar Goal	28 - 18
27:06		Rushed	22 - 18
23:44		C. Zurhaar Behind	21 - 18
20:37		J. Corbett Goal	20 - 18
17:46		J. Corbett Goal	20 - 12
15:44		K. Turner Goal	20 - 6
11:54		J. Simpkin Goal	14 - 6
10:49		W. Phillips Behind	8 - 6
9:16		B. Ainsworth Goal	7 - 6
4:26		L. Davies-Uniacke Goal	7 - 0
2:01		T. Thomas Behind	1 - 0

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

AFL Round 1: Team news, fixtures, games, tips, odds -- everything you need to know

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