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

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	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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