North MelbourneNMFC

11.14

80

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	11	21	30	18	80
GEEL	18	33	39	14	104

16.8

104

Geelong CatsGEEL

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:13		G. Miers Behind	80 - 104
26:41		Rushed	80 - 103
25:15		G. Ablett Goal	79 - 103
23:29		G. Ablett Goal	79 - 97
19:59		B. Brown Goal	79 - 91
18:33		T. Dumont Behind	73 - 91
17:05		N. Larkey Behind	72 - 91
14:00		M. Wood Behind	71 - 91
13:15		M. Duncan Behind	70 - 91
11:33		Rushed	70 - 90
7:19		N. Larkey Goal	69 - 90
3:34		S. Higgins Behind	63 - 90
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:17		T. Kelly Goal	62 - 90
30:43		T. Hawkins Goal	62 - 84
28:25		T. Hawkins Goal	62 - 78
23:29		C. Zurhaar Goal	62 - 72
22:20		B. Brown Goal	56 - 72
20:28		B. Brown Goal	50 - 72
18:35		B. Brown Goal	44 - 72
14:27		G. Miers Behind	38 - 72
13:22		L. Dahlhaus Behind	38 - 71
10:37		G. Rohan Goal	38 - 70
8:57		J. Clark Goal	38 - 64
7:44		T. Hawkins Goal	38 - 58
3:33		Rushed	38 - 52
2:22		M. Wood Goal	38 - 51
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:54		J. Polec Goal	32 - 51
26:04		T. Thomas Goal	26 - 51
24:57		T. Kelly Goal	20 - 51
23:50		Rushed	20 - 45
21:55		G. Ablett Goal	19 - 45
16:22		B. Brown Goal	19 - 39
14:20		G. Miers Goal	13 - 39
12:06		J. Kolodjashnij Behind	13 - 33
11:03		G. Miers Behind	13 - 32
9:20		J. Clark Behind	13 - 31
7:42		N. Larkey Behind	13 - 30
4:26		J. Ziebell Behind	12 - 30
1:55		J. Clark Goal	11 - 30
0:52		G. Ablett Goal	11 - 24
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:44		J. Polec Behind	11 - 18
25:01		L. Dahlhaus Goal	10 - 18
23:14		T. Hawkins Goal	10 - 12
21:03		Rushed	10 - 6
18:36		B. Cunnington Behind	9 - 6
13:34		S. Higgins Goal	8 - 6
10:46		J. Polec Behind	2 - 6
7:42		Rushed	1 - 6
5:54		P. Dangerfield 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