	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	17	21	27	9	74
WCE	22	15	14	22	73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:04		J. Waterman Behind	74 - 73
24:34		J. Shanahan Goal	74 - 72
22:33		J. Shanahan Behind	74 - 66
16:35		Rushed	74 - 65
15:40		J. Shanahan Behind	73 - 65
12:48		J. Waterman Goal	73 - 64
10:24		J. Shanahan Goal	73 - 58
8:13		J. Simpkin Behind	73 - 52
6:28		Rushed	72 - 52
5:21		C. Zurhaar Behind	72 - 51
0:56		N. Larkey Goal	71 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:44		J. Shanahan Goal	65 - 51
26:15		P. Curtis Behind	65 - 45
24:35		N. Larkey Goal	64 - 45
22:42		T. Cole Goal	58 - 45
19:08		C. Daniel Behind	58 - 39
11:01		T. Gross Behind	57 - 39
9:06		J. Waterman Behind	57 - 38
6:53		N. Larkey Goal	57 - 37
5:05		H. Sheezel Goal	51 - 37
3:31		C. Trembath Goal	45 - 37
1:29		J. Darling Behind	39 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:26		J. Darling Goal	38 - 37
23:58		J. Darling Goal	32 - 37
21:14		G. Wardlaw Behind	26 - 37
18:24		J. Darling Goal	25 - 37
16:52		H. Sheezel Behind	19 - 37
14:23		J. Waterman Behind	18 - 37
12:15		J. Konstanty Behind	18 - 36
10:45		Rushed	17 - 36
9:26		Rushed	17 - 35
5:30		J. Waterman Goal	17 - 34
3:37		J. Waterman Goal	17 - 28
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:20		B. Hough Goal	17 - 22
34:32		H. Reid Behind	17 - 16
32:11		H. Reid Goal	17 - 15
28:09		H. Sheezel Behind	17 - 9
23:50		D. Stephens Behind	16 - 9
20:09		L. Baker Goal	15 - 9
17:27		N. Larkey Goal	15 - 3
13:07		Bailey J. Williams Behind	9 - 3
11:11		P. Curtis Behind	9 - 2
7:36		N. Larkey Behind	8 - 2
6:24		C. Spargo Behind	7 - 2
3:33		J. Darling Goal	6 - 2
1:29		T. Gross Behind	0 - 2
1:00		H. Reid Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL

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