EssendonESS

17.12

114

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	31	28	25	30	114
NMFC	16	20	15	15	66

9.12

66

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:04		J. Stringer Goal	114 - 66
26:07		B. Hobbs Behind	108 - 66
21:13		J. Anderson Behind	107 - 66
19:21		J. Anderson Behind	107 - 65
18:21		C. Coleman-Jones Goal	107 - 64
16:48		T. Goldstein Goal	107 - 58
14:48		H. Jones Goal	107 - 52
13:17		N. Larkey Behind	101 - 52
11:48		Rushed	101 - 51
10:19		P. Wright Behind	100 - 51
8:27		P. Wright Behind	99 - 51
6:29		J. Stringer Goal	98 - 51
4:45		J. Stewart Goal	92 - 51
3:16		Z. Merrett Behind	86 - 51
0:19		J. Stringer Behind	85 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:12		P. Wright Goal	84 - 51
21:46		Rushed	78 - 51
19:20		C. Zurhaar Goal	78 - 50
14:47		P. Wright Goal	78 - 44
12:17		J. Anderson Goal	72 - 44
11:03		M. Guelfi Goal	72 - 38
6:51		Rushed	66 - 38
4:48		Z. Merrett Goal	65 - 38
3:43		P. Spicer Behind	59 - 38
0:23		Rushed	59 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:17		C. Zurhaar Goal	59 - 36
28:23		H. Greenwood Behind	59 - 30
26:50		K. Langford Goal	59 - 29
24:06		A. Perkins Behind	53 - 29
23:22		S. Draper Behind	52 - 29
19:49		M. Redman Goal	51 - 29
18:54		Rushed	45 - 29
18:19		J. Stringer Behind	44 - 29
15:36		H. Jones Goal	43 - 29
11:21		K. Turner Goal	37 - 29
5:20		J. Stewart Goal	37 - 23
2:36		J. Simpkin Behind	31 - 23
1:26		C. Zurhaar Goal	31 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:06		N. Larkey Behind	31 - 16
32:01		B. Scott Behind	31 - 15
28:21		K. Langford Goal	31 - 14
25:17		J. Stewart Goal	25 - 14
21:36		C. Zurhaar Goal	19 - 14
20:16		J. Stringer Goal	19 - 8
19:03		J. Stringer Goal	13 - 8
18:05		J. Stringer Behind	7 - 8
13:02		Rushed	6 - 8
9:26		N. Larkey Behind	6 - 7
4:01		B. Scott Goal	6 - 6
2:32		J. Stringer Goal	6 - 0

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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