	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	21	25	13	15	74
WCE	15	13	14	17	59

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:47		D. Mountford Goal	74 - 59
23:34		N. Larkey Goal	74 - 53
18:20		J. Darling Behind	68 - 53
13:22		Rushed	68 - 52
12:20		L. Ryan Behind	68 - 51
9:48		N. Larkey Behind	68 - 50
7:32		A. Black Goal	67 - 50
5:21		C. Zurhaar Behind	67 - 44
3:26		J. Petruccelle Behind	66 - 44
2:18		N. Larkey Goal	66 - 43
1:16		L. Ryan Behind	60 - 43
0:21		K. Turner Behind	60 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:02		W. Rioli Goal	59 - 42
21:25		K. Turner Goal	59 - 36
17:24		J. Horne-Francis Behind	53 - 36
15:19		Rushed	52 - 36
13:48		W. Rioli Goal	52 - 35
6:56		K. Turner Goal	52 - 29
2:42		L. Shuey Behind	46 - 29
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:03		Bailey J. Williams Goal	46 - 28
24:40		N. Larkey Behind	46 - 22
23:37		Rushed	45 - 22
21:42		N. Larkey Goal	44 - 22
20:40		J. Polec Behind	38 - 22
19:17		L. Duggan Goal	37 - 22
17:17		N. Larkey Behind	37 - 16
16:00		Rushed	36 - 16
14:12		N. Larkey Goal	35 - 16
13:12		K. Turner Behind	29 - 16
11:27		B. Ainsworth Behind	28 - 16
10:06		J. Mahony Goal	28 - 15
7:26		J. Mahony Behind	22 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:42		L. Ryan Behind	21 - 15
26:33		W. Rioli Goal	21 - 14
25:15		Rushed	21 - 8
20:04		T. Thomas Goal	20 - 8
19:39		J. Petruccelle Behind	14 - 8
17:45		Rushed	14 - 7
16:05		N. Larkey Goal	14 - 6
12:53		Rushed	8 - 6
11:13		N. Larkey Goal	7 - 6
8:11		W. Rioli Goal	1 - 6
6:50		J. Simpkin 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

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