Geelong CatsGEEL

9.15

69

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	9	18	22	20	69
NMFC	2	9	3	0	14

1.8

14

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:55		Q. Narkle Goal	69 - 14
22:06		E. Ratugolea Behind	63 - 14
18:54		T. Hawkins Goal	62 - 14
14:09		P. Dangerfield Goal	56 - 14
1:04		T. Hawkins Behind	50 - 14
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:47		G. Miers Goal	49 - 14
25:47		C. Zurhaar Behind	43 - 14
24:41		M. Wood Behind	43 - 13
21:53		Q. Narkle Behind	43 - 12
16:04		Q. Narkle Goal	42 - 12
15:34		T. Hawkins Behind	36 - 12
9:07		G. Miers Behind	35 - 12
6:23		N. Larkey Behind	34 - 12
4:46		L. Dahlhaus Goal	34 - 11
3:55		T. Hawkins Behind	28 - 11
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:12		Rushed	27 - 11
26:07		Rushed	26 - 11
21:49		T. Hawkins Goal	25 - 11
19:59		E. Ratugolea Behind	19 - 11
16:45		G. Miers Goal	18 - 11
14:53		T. Hawkins Behind	12 - 11
11:37		B. Parfitt Behind	11 - 11
9:26		Rushed	10 - 11
8:10		J. Ziebell Behind	10 - 10
7:08		Rushed	10 - 9
4:16		T. Goldstein Goal	10 - 8
0:32		L. Dahlhaus Behind	10 - 2
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:38		M. Wood Behind	9 - 2
19:42		S. Higgins Behind	9 - 1
17:21		Q. Narkle Behind	9 - 0
15:26		G. Miers Goal	8 - 0
1:49		Rushed	2 - 0
1:22		M. Blicavs Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

GMHBA 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