	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	12	19	22	35	88
SYD	29	29	41	27	126

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:02		T. Goldstein Behind	88 - 126
31:00		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	87 - 126
29:22		C. Taylor Goal	86 - 126
28:09		L. McDonald Behind	80 - 126
26:52		Rushed	80 - 125
24:28		Rushed	79 - 125
22:13		C. Zurhaar Goal	78 - 125
20:03		L. Davies-Uniacke Goal	72 - 125
16:20		D. Stephens Behind	66 - 125
14:11		L. McDonald Goal	66 - 124
13:00		L. Franklin Goal	66 - 118
12:43		C. Mills Behind	66 - 112
11:32		N. Larkey Goal	66 - 111
9:21		L. Franklin Goal	60 - 111
8:17		Rushed	60 - 105
2:58		C. Warner Goal	59 - 105
1:51		N. Larkey Goal	59 - 99
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:20		C. Warner Behind	53 - 99
30:09		Rushed	53 - 98
27:31		C. Warner Goal	52 - 98
26:44		Rushed	52 - 92
24:56		L. McDonald Behind	52 - 91
23:14		L. McDonald Goal	52 - 90
21:11		T. Papley Goal	52 - 84
19:24		Rushed	52 - 78
18:02		I. Heeney Goal	51 - 78
14:53		L. Franklin Goal	51 - 72
11:39		Rushed	51 - 66
9:45		A. Hall Goal	50 - 66
7:55		J. Simpkin Behind	44 - 66
5:30		C. Warner Goal	43 - 66
4:59		C. Warner Behind	43 - 60
3:43		L. Franklin Behind	43 - 59
2:32		C. Zurhaar Goal	43 - 58
0:44		N. Larkey Goal	37 - 58
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:03		Rushed	31 - 58
28:03		S. Reid Goal	31 - 57
26:18		S. Reid Goal	31 - 51
24:50		I. Heeney Goal	31 - 45
23:48		L. Franklin Behind	31 - 39
22:40		N. Larkey Goal	31 - 38
21:01		T. Papley Goal	25 - 38
17:33		J. Rowbottom Behind	25 - 32
15:52		L. Franklin Behind	25 - 31
13:06		N. Larkey Goal	25 - 30
7:02		C. Coleman-Jones Goal	19 - 30
6:11		C. Zurhaar Behind	13 - 30
2:11		W. Hayward Behind	12 - 30
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:12		L. Franklin Goal	12 - 29
26:00		I. Heeney Behind	12 - 23
25:00		R. Clarke Behind	12 - 22
24:09		Rushed	12 - 21
15:50		T. Papley Goal	12 - 20
13:06		N. Larkey Goal	12 - 14
11:25		N. Larkey Goal	6 - 14
9:50		W. Hayward Goal	0 - 14
8:37		E. Gulden Goal	0 - 8
7:54		W. Hayward Behind	0 - 2
3:38		N. Blakey Behind	0 - 1

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	WB	4	104.7	W
5	BL	0	95.5	L
6	HAW	0	77.9	L
7	GEEL	0	55.2	L
8	CARL	0	52.3	L
9	FRE	0	0.0
10	MELB	0	0.0
11	WCE	0	0.0
12	NMFC	0	0.0
13	PORT	0	0.0
14	RICH	0	0.0
15	ADEL	0	0.0
16	ESS	0	0.0
17	COLL	0	0.0
18	STK	0	0.0

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