	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	12	13	11	22	58
ESS	22	39	28	27	116

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:59		B. Ham Goal	58 - 116
21:10		P. Ahern Goal	58 - 110
20:22		Rushed	52 - 110
19:55		Rushed	52 - 109
17:58		B. Cunnington Goal	52 - 108
14:30		J. Stringer Behind	46 - 108
12:48		M. Brown Goal	46 - 107
11:39		M. Wood Behind	46 - 101
11:00		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	45 - 101
9:34		B. Brown Goal	44 - 101
7:11		J. Daniher Goal	38 - 101
5:34		J. Stringer Goal	38 - 95
4:04		J. Polec Behind	38 - 89
1:26		B. Brown Behind	37 - 89
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:08		B. Brown Behind	36 - 89
21:56		B. Brown Goal	35 - 89
20:13		M. Brown Behind	29 - 89
18:03		T. Bellchambers Behind	29 - 88
16:12		M. Brown Goal	29 - 87
15:26		Rushed	29 - 81
13:15		P. Ambrose Goal	28 - 81
11:38		S. Higgins Behind	28 - 75
8:15		B. Scott Behind	27 - 75
5:24		O. Fantasia Goal	26 - 75
4:29		A. Hall Behind	26 - 69
3:58		C. McKenna Behind	25 - 69
2:50		M. Brown Behind	25 - 68
0:46		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	25 - 67
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:42		Rushed	25 - 61
27:17		J. Stringer Goal	25 - 60
25:20		J. Polec Goal	25 - 54
22:25		O. Fantasia Goal	19 - 54
21:13		M. Brown Goal	19 - 48
19:51		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	19 - 42
17:56		A. McGrath Goal	19 - 36
16:39		D. Parish Behind	19 - 30
6:00		C. Zurhaar Goal	19 - 29
3:56		O. Fantasia Goal	13 - 29
2:17		Rushed	13 - 23
0:33		D. Shiel Behind	12 - 23
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:08		T. Goldstein Behind	12 - 22
22:01		J. Daniher Goal	11 - 22
20:18		B. Cunnington Behind	11 - 16
18:44		J. Pittard Goal	10 - 16
17:51		M. Brown Behind	4 - 16
13:10		M. Wood Behind	4 - 15
11:50		A. McGrath Goal	3 - 15
10:08		M. Wood Behind	3 - 9
9:05		O. Fantasia Behind	2 - 9
7:22		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	2 - 8
5:26		J. Daniher Behind	1 - 8
4:00		J. Stringer Behind	1 - 7
2:43		T. Goldstein Behind	1 - 6
0:52		O. Fantasia Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	28	165.5	WWWWW
2	FRE	28	133.0	WWWWW
3	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
4	BL	20	126.0	WWLWW
5	SUNS	20	116.0	LLWLW
6	GEEL	20	114.6	LWWLW
7	MELB	20	100.2	WLWWL
8	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
9	STK	16	114.9	LWLWW
10	NMFC	16	106.1	WLWLL
11	ADEL	16	96.6	LWWLW
12	WB	16	91.5	WLLLL
13	PORT	12	110.9	WLLWL
14	GWS	12	88.2	LWLWL
15	WCE	8	59.3	LLLLL
16	CARL	4	78.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	70.2	LWLLL
18	RICH	4	60.0	LLLLW

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