	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	12	20	25	15	72
RICH	22	30	9	21	82

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:11		B. Brown Behind	72 - 82
25:40		J. Anderson Behind	71 - 82
24:53		B. Brown Behind	70 - 82
21:46		K. Lambert Behind	69 - 82
20:11		D. Butler Goal	69 - 81
14:11		T. Cotchin Goal	69 - 75
12:02		Rushed	69 - 69
10:47		J. Higgins Behind	69 - 68
7:58		J. Waite Goal	69 - 67
4:05		J. Caddy Goal	63 - 67
2:08		S. Higgins Goal	63 - 61
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:49		T. Cotchin Behind	57 - 61
23:36		J. Macmillan Goal	57 - 60
22:25		B. Brown Goal	51 - 60
19:13		S. Atley Behind	45 - 60
16:14		J. Short Behind	44 - 60
13:46		K. Lambert Goal	44 - 59
8:05		J. Waite Goal	44 - 53
6:35		S. Edwards Behind	38 - 53
1:25		M. Wood Goal	38 - 52
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:18		S. Atley Goal	32 - 52
25:45		J. Riewoldt Goal	26 - 52
19:12		J. Ziebell Behind	26 - 46
17:55		J. Ziebell Behind	25 - 46
15:00		J. Riewoldt Goal	24 - 46
13:22		J. Caddy Goal	24 - 40
9:19		K. Lambert Goal	24 - 34
6:33		S. Atley Goal	24 - 28
4:10		J. Simpkin Goal	18 - 28
1:21		K. Lambert Goal	12 - 28
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:18		J. Caddy Goal	12 - 22
21:47		Rushed	12 - 16
18:34		J. Higgins Behind	12 - 15
15:37		B. Brown Goal	12 - 14
13:12		M. Wood Goal	6 - 14
11:52		B. Houli Behind	0 - 14
10:04		J. Caddy Goal	0 - 13
8:43		J. Castagna Goal	0 - 7
6:45		Rushed	0 - 1

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

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