	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	20	41	24	38	123
NMFC	33	19	14	20	86

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:00		C. Oliver Goal	123 - 86
26:47		C. Oliver Goal	117 - 86
25:42		B. Cunnington Goal	111 - 86
23:17		N. Jones Goal	111 - 80
21:27		J. Ziebell Goal	105 - 80
19:42		T. Bugg Goal	105 - 74
16:35		S. Higgins Behind	99 - 74
13:24		J. Garlett Goal	99 - 73
11:39		J. Waite Goal	93 - 73
9:13		N. Jones Behind	93 - 67
5:21		D. Tyson Behind	92 - 67
3:11		Rushed	91 - 67
1:56		J. Lewis Goal	91 - 66
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:48		D. Kent Goal	85 - 66
28:08		D. Kent Behind	79 - 66
22:30		J. Garlett Goal	78 - 66
17:32		J. Hogan Behind	72 - 66
13:21		B. Brown Goal	71 - 66
12:06		Rushed	71 - 60
10:19		B. Brown Goal	70 - 60
8:53		J. Waite Behind	70 - 54
8:05		D. Kent Behind	70 - 53
7:06		C. Salem Behind	69 - 53
5:37		J. Garlett Behind	68 - 53
2:33		D. Kent Goal	67 - 53
1:22		B. Brown Behind	61 - 53
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:34		T. Bugg Behind	61 - 52
27:50		B. Brown Goal	60 - 52
25:05		J. Simpkin Goal	60 - 46
23:29		J. Hogan Behind	60 - 40
21:56		C. Petracca Goal	59 - 40
20:25		T. Bugg Goal	53 - 40
17:30		J. Melksham Behind	47 - 40
16:55		S. Atley Behind	46 - 40
13:29		J. Garlett Goal	46 - 39
11:53		J. Hogan Goal	40 - 39
9:12		B. Hartung Goal	34 - 39
8:15		C. Petracca Behind	34 - 33
5:43		J. Melksham Behind	33 - 33
3:57		B. Vince Goal	32 - 33
2:03		B. Fritsch Goal	26 - 33
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:43		T. Bugg Goal	20 - 33
26:37		J. Ziebell Behind	14 - 33
23:15		J. Ziebell Behind	14 - 32
22:22		T. Goldstein Goal	14 - 31
21:26		N. Hrovat Behind	14 - 25
19:43		Rushed	14 - 24
18:48		J. Wagner Behind	13 - 24
16:34		D. Kent Goal	12 - 24
14:51		T. Bugg Goal	6 - 24
13:14		J. Waite Goal	0 - 24
10:41		B. Brown Goal	0 - 18
7:10		J. Waite Goal	0 - 12
3:33		B. Cunnington Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
2	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
3	HAW	24	124.5	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
6	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
7	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
8	COLL	16	110.2	WLLWW
9	GEEL	16	108.6	WLWWL
10	WB	16	91.8	WWLLL
11	PORT	12	112.5	LWLLW
12	STK	12	110.1	WLWLW
13	ADEL	12	96.1	LLWWL
14	GWS	12	89.8	LLWLW
15	WCE	8	55.8	WLLLL
16	CARL	4	80.3	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	72.9	LLWLL
18	RICH	0	54.2	LLLLL

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