	1	2	3	4	T
ADEL	30	9	24	35	98
NMFC	13	2	19	20	54

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:00		L. Gollant Behind	98 - 54
30:56		L. Murphy Behind	97 - 54
29:37		B. Scott Goal	96 - 54
27:36		T. Lynch Goal	96 - 48
25:33		L. Gollant Goal	90 - 48
21:56		D. Mackay Goal	84 - 48
18:42		R. Thilthorpe Goal	78 - 48
17:12		W. Phillips Goal	72 - 48
15:09		N. McHenry Behind	72 - 42
11:56		D. Fogarty Behind	71 - 42
10:04		B. Keays Goal	70 - 42
8:45		C. Taylor Behind	64 - 42
6:29		D. Mackay Behind	64 - 41
3:29		N. Larkey Goal	63 - 41
0:30		Rushed	63 - 35
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:09		T. Thomas Goal	63 - 34
28:06		N. Larkey Goal	63 - 28
25:52		B. Smith Behind	63 - 22
20:25		H. Schoenberg Goal	62 - 22
19:32		K. Strachan Behind	56 - 22
17:09		E. Ford Behind	55 - 22
13:18		N. Larkey Goal	55 - 21
12:05		H. Schoenberg Behind	55 - 15
10:13		C. Jones Goal	54 - 15
8:49		S. McAdam Goal	48 - 15
7:23		C. Jones Behind	42 - 15
4:38		D. Mackay Behind	41 - 15
2:01		L. Murphy Behind	40 - 15
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:50		T. Thomas Behind	39 - 15
19:42		J. Stephenson Behind	39 - 14
17:58		N. McHenry Behind	39 - 13
8:51		L. Murphy Behind	38 - 13
6:41		Rushed	37 - 13
5:11		B. Keays Goal	36 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:20		D. Mackay Behind	30 - 13
26:08		S. McAdam Goal	29 - 13
24:25		N. McHenry Goal	23 - 13
23:02		Rushed	17 - 13
21:43		R. Thilthorpe Behind	16 - 13
20:49		P. Spicer Behind	15 - 13
15:37		Rushed	15 - 12
13:41		S. McAdam Goal	14 - 12
11:18		J. Walker Goal	8 - 12
9:13		P. Seedsman Goal	8 - 6
6:31		L. Murphy Behind	2 - 6
5:32		N. McHenry Behind	1 - 6
3:33		J. Anderson 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

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

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