North MelbourneNMFC

15.9

99

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	25	18	36	20	99
RICH	20	19	7	16	62

9.8

62

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:51		S. Stack Behind	99 - 62
24:36		J. Castagna Behind	99 - 61
19:08		D. Prestia Goal	99 - 60
14:08		D. Astbury Goal	99 - 54
11:58		T. Thomas Goal	99 - 48
10:33		Rushed	93 - 48
9:34		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	93 - 47
8:27		Rushed	92 - 47
7:00		B. Brown Goal	91 - 47
4:17		L. Baker Behind	85 - 47
2:06		B. Brown Goal	85 - 46
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:13		B. Brown Goal	79 - 46
21:54		M. Wood Goal	73 - 46
20:22		T. Lynch Behind	67 - 46
17:53		M. Wood Goal	67 - 45
12:29		J. Simpkin Goal	61 - 45
10:42		J. Anderson Goal	55 - 45
8:53		J. Castagna Goal	49 - 45
3:42		J. Polec Goal	49 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:33		M. Wood Goal	43 - 39
28:33		J. Polec Behind	37 - 39
27:54		S. Higgins Behind	36 - 39
24:52		D. Martin Goal	35 - 39
23:36		D. Martin Goal	35 - 33
20:08		N. Larkey Behind	35 - 27
18:25		D. Butler Goal	34 - 27
12:17		M. Wood Behind	34 - 21
11:04		B. Brown Goal	33 - 21
8:15		L. Baker Behind	27 - 21
4:31		B. Cunnington Behind	27 - 20
1:07		M. Wood Behind	26 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:39		D. Martin Behind	25 - 20
28:56		M. Wood Goal	25 - 19
24:47		Rushed	19 - 19
23:18		D. Butler Goal	19 - 18
21:19		B. Brown Goal	19 - 12
16:58		J. Anderson Goal	13 - 12
14:29		D. Martin Goal	7 - 12
8:50		S. Higgins Behind	7 - 6
6:50		N. Larkey Goal	6 - 6
4:07		T. Lynch Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

Marvel Stadium

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
4	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
5	FRE	4	121.1	LW
6	NMFC	4	116.3	WL
7	PORT	4	109.3	LW
8	ADEL	4	104.6	WL
9	COLL	4	98.7	WL
10	STK	4	92.3	LLW
11	MELB	4	84.4	WL
12	WCE	4	81.3	LW
13	GWS	4	81.1	WLL
14	GEEL	4	79.6	LW
15	CARL	4	70.9	LW
16	BL	0	77.2	LL
17	RICH	0	64.5	LL
18	ESS	0	55.0	LL