North MelbourneNMFC

8.5

53

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	18	19	14	2	53
MELB	28	29	16	27	100

14.16

100

MelbourneMELB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:40		Rushed	53 - 100
30:40		C. Zurhaar Behind	53 - 99
25:27		B. Fritsch Goal	52 - 99
23:48		M. Gawn Goal	52 - 93
20:16		T. McDonald Behind	52 - 87
16:46		T. Bedford Behind	52 - 86
9:04		T. Thomas Behind	52 - 85
5:05		T. McDonald Goal	51 - 85
2:06		T. Sparrow Goal	51 - 79
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:40		M. Gawn Behind	51 - 73
26:11		J. Melksham Goal	51 - 72
22:27		T. Bedford Goal	51 - 66
20:01		B. Brown Behind	51 - 60
17:24		M. Gawn Behind	51 - 59
15:48		B. Fritsch Behind	51 - 58
13:22		T. Xerri Goal	51 - 57
6:31		H. Greenwood Behind	45 - 57
5:02		J. Ziebell Goal	44 - 57
3:34		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	38 - 57
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:45		A. Neal-Bullen Behind	37 - 57
27:59		J. Melksham Behind	37 - 56
26:17		Rushed	37 - 55
24:37		K. Pickett Goal	36 - 55
22:27		C. Petracca Behind	36 - 49
19:57		C. Zurhaar Goal	36 - 48
17:28		K. Pickett Goal	30 - 48
16:03		Rushed	30 - 42
14:12		B. Fritsch Goal	30 - 41
10:41		T. McDonald Goal	30 - 35
7:12		C. Zurhaar Goal	30 - 29
5:23		N. Larkey Goal	24 - 29
1:14		B. Brown Behind	18 - 29
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:11		B. Fritsch Goal	18 - 28
27:28		Rushed	18 - 22
26:14		C. Zurhaar Goal	18 - 21
25:04		T. Rivers Goal	12 - 21
23:56		B. Fritsch Behind	12 - 15
21:14		T. McDonald Goal	12 - 14
16:46		Rushed	12 - 8
15:12		J. Horne-Francis Goal	12 - 7
12:39		T. Goldstein Goal	6 - 7
8:57		E. Langdon Goal	0 - 7
5:33		T. McDonald Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2025 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	HAW	16	127.4	WWWW
2	BL	16	119.5	WWWW
3	SUNS	12	172.6	WWW
4	GWS	12	149.0	WWLW
5	ADEL	12	146.6	WWWL
6	COLL	12	123.4	LWWW
7	STK	12	112.3	LWWW
8	GEEL	8	135.7	WLLW
9	SYD	8	114.7	LLWW
10	WB	8	100.6	WLWL
11	FRE	8	92.6	LLWW
12	PORT	4	86.8	LWLL
13	NMFC	4	85.9	LWLL
14	ESS	4	77.4	LLW
15	RICH	4	63.4	WLLL
16	CARL	0	81.2	LLLL
17	MELB	0	60.9	LLLL
18	WCE	0	51.9	LLLL