11.4

70

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	32	8	30	0	70
NMFC	8	17	12	30	67

10.7

67

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:47		C. Zurhaar Goal	70 - 67
16:43		E. Ford Goal	70 - 61
14:04		H. Sheezel Goal	70 - 55
5:41		E. Ford Goal	70 - 49
1:18		C. Zurhaar Goal	70 - 43
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:04		C. Zurhaar Goal	70 - 37
25:51		M. Gawn Goal	70 - 31
22:51		J. van Rooyen Goal	64 - 31
20:34		T. Sparrow Goal	58 - 31
17:09		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	52 - 31
5:22		L. Davies-Uniacke Goal	46 - 31
3:50		D. Turner Goal	46 - 25
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:32		C. Zurhaar Behind	40 - 25
26:17		J. Simpkin Goal	40 - 24
24:26		G. Wardlaw Behind	40 - 18
22:45		T. Rivers Goal	40 - 17
22:09		Rushed	34 - 17
20:10		E. Ford Behind	33 - 17
15:40		C. Zurhaar Goal	33 - 16
9:45		T. Pink Behind	33 - 10
5:45		T. Sparrow Behind	33 - 9
1:06		Rushed	32 - 9
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:12		H. Petty Goal	32 - 8
24:29		K. Chandler Goal	26 - 8
20:30		B. Teakle Behind	20 - 8
18:02		D. Turner Goal	20 - 7
15:32		T. McDonald Goal	14 - 7
12:53		H. Petty Behind	8 - 7
8:44		N. Larkey Behind	7 - 7
5:52		H. Sheezel Goal	7 - 6
3:33		K. Pickett Goal	7 - 0
2:04		K. Pickett Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	8	182.9	WW
2	SUNS	8	181.6	WW
3	WB	8	154.1	WW
4	NMFC	4	168.7	W
5	ADEL	4	117.7	W
6	HAW	4	117.1	LW
7	MELB	4	112.1	W
8	COLL	4	98.7	WL
9	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
10	GWS	4	76.4	WL
11	CARL	4	70.9	LW
12	RICH	0	94.7	L
13	FRE	0	90.9	L
14	STK	0	87.4	LL
15	BL	0	77.2	LL
16	PORT	0	59.3	L
17	ESS	0	57.2	L
18	WCE	0	55.0	L