12.14

86

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	28	19	32	7	86
NMFC	39	8	14	20	81

12.9

81

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:30		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	86 - 81
24:21		J. Laverde Behind	80 - 81
17:47		B. Brown Goal	79 - 81
9:35		T. Thomas Goal	79 - 75
5:13		C. Zurhaar Behind	79 - 69
2:05		B. Brown Goal	79 - 68
0:49		Rushed	79 - 62
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:32		Rushed	79 - 61
29:10		K. Langford Goal	79 - 60
22:36		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	73 - 60
20:55		B. Brown Goal	67 - 60
17:59		J. Stringer Goal	67 - 54
17:02		B. Brown Behind	61 - 54
16:12		D. Parish Behind	61 - 53
14:20		M. Brown Goal	60 - 53
12:57		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	54 - 53
10:44		B. Brown Goal	53 - 53
5:32		M. Brown Goal	53 - 47
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:29		J. Stringer Behind	47 - 47
27:26		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	46 - 47
25:17		Rushed	40 - 47
19:51		T. Thomas Behind	39 - 47
18:50		M. Brown Behind	39 - 46
17:30		M. Brown Behind	38 - 46
16:21		J. Anderson Goal	37 - 46
15:25		J. Laverde Behind	37 - 40
13:32		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	36 - 40
10:17		C. Taylor Behind	35 - 40
7:13		S. McKernan Behind	35 - 39
4:24		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	34 - 39
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:37		C. Zurhaar Goal	28 - 39
29:02		B. Brown Goal	28 - 33
25:42		Rushed	28 - 27
24:55		Rushed	27 - 27
22:47		J. Stringer Goal	26 - 27
20:46		Rushed	20 - 27
18:28		J. Stringer Goal	19 - 27
17:00		J. Laverde Goal	13 - 27
15:15		T. Thomas Goal	7 - 27
13:01		T. Thomas Behind	7 - 21
11:46		B. Brown Goal	7 - 20
9:00		C. McKenna Goal	7 - 14
7:29		C. Zurhaar Goal	1 - 14
5:54		J. Ziebell Behind	1 - 8
4:15		C. Zurhaar Goal	1 - 7
3:07		Rushed	1 - 1
0:55		J. Stringer Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SUNS	12	191.0	WWW
2	WB	12	137.2	WWW
3	FRE	8	143.9	LWW
4	SYD	8	139.5	WWL
5	HAW	8	118.1	LWW
6	NMFC	8	116.6	WLW
7	COLL	8	114.6	WLW
8	MELB	8	96.0	WLW
9	WCE	8	87.3	LWW
10	GEEL	8	86.7	LWW
11	PORT	4	105.5	LWL
12	ADEL	4	100.0	WLL
13	BL	4	94.6	LLW
14	STK	4	86.0	LLWL
15	GWS	4	76.9	WLLL
16	CARL	4	72.9	LWL
17	ESS	0	61.8	LLL
18	RICH	0	56.9	LLL