	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	25	27	7	17	76
FRE	13	22	47	20	102

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:24		B. Scott Goal	76 - 102
26:16		J. O'Meara Behind	70 - 102
24:55		J. Sharp Goal	70 - 101
21:00		B. Banfield Goal	70 - 95
15:32		P. Curtis Behind	70 - 89
13:48		T. Powell Goal	69 - 89
11:45		Z. Duursma Behind	63 - 89
9:08		J. Amiss Goal	62 - 89
8:11		Rushed	62 - 83
4:21		E. Ford Behind	61 - 83
2:36		M. Walters Behind	60 - 83
0:18		Rushed	60 - 82
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:04		G. Wardlaw Goal	59 - 82
25:46		N. Fyfe Goal	53 - 82
24:19		B. Banfield Goal	53 - 76
22:06		J. Amiss Behind	53 - 70
20:27		Rushed	53 - 69
19:02		M. Frederick Goal	53 - 68
17:51		M. Frederick Behind	53 - 62
16:37		A. Brayshaw Goal	53 - 61
16:37		A. Brayshaw Goal	53 - 61
15:31		J. Amiss Behind	53 - 55
14:25		Rushed	53 - 54
13:14		L. Jackson Goal	52 - 54
10:53		M. Taberner Goal	52 - 48
9:02		M. Taberner Goal	52 - 42
4:12		C. Serong Behind	52 - 36
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:43		C. Serong Behind	52 - 35
25:23		L. Jackson Goal	52 - 34
24:20		J. Amiss Behind	52 - 28
22:00		Rushed	52 - 27
20:34		S. Switkowski Goal	52 - 26
18:50		J. Sharp Behind	52 - 20
18:16		N. Larkey Behind	52 - 19
17:16		Z. Duursma Behind	51 - 19
13:29		J. Simpkin Behind	50 - 19
11:48		T. Powell Goal	49 - 19
10:11		M. Frederick Goal	43 - 19
8:00		C. Zurhaar Goal	43 - 13
4:15		J. Simpkin Goal	37 - 13
1:35		P. Curtis Goal	31 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:09		M. Walters Goal	25 - 13
20:48		N. Larkey Goal	25 - 7
18:25		C. Zurhaar Goal	19 - 7
16:20		M. Taberner Behind	13 - 7
13:56		J. Stephenson Goal	13 - 6
11:19		P. Curtis Behind	7 - 6
2:25		J. Treacy Goal	6 - 6
0:50		P. Curtis Goal	6 - 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

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

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