	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	10	24	27	20	81
WCE	12	19	7	3	41

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:24		J. Anderson Goal	81 - 41
25:48		N. Hrovat Goal	75 - 41
21:23		D. Venables Behind	69 - 41
17:43		J. Cripps Behind	69 - 40
15:40		S. Higgins Goal	69 - 39
14:44		J. Ziebell Behind	63 - 39
9:23		D. Venables Behind	62 - 39
2:34		M. Wood Behind	62 - 38
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:17		S. Higgins Goal	61 - 38
23:23		M. Wood Goal	55 - 38
22:15		J. Ziebell Behind	49 - 38
20:14		B. Cunnington Goal	48 - 38
18:07		Rushed	42 - 38
11:08		J. Waterman Behind	41 - 38
7:57		J. Ziebell Goal	41 - 37
5:11		M. Wood Behind	35 - 37
3:32		E. Yeo Goal	34 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:40		T. Goldstein Goal	34 - 31
22:23		B. Brown Goal	28 - 31
20:07		J. Simpkin Goal	22 - 31
17:37		J. Waterman Behind	16 - 31
14:49		N. Vardy Goal	16 - 30
12:00		W. Rioli Goal	16 - 24
6:46		M. Wood Goal	16 - 18
3:09		J. Cripps Goal	10 - 18
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:47		W. Rioli Goal	10 - 12
20:04		W. Walker Behind	10 - 6
13:39		Rushed	9 - 6
10:49		M. LeCras Goal	8 - 6
8:30		J. Ziebell Goal	8 - 0
4:17		J. Ziebell Behind	2 - 0
1:45		B. Brown Behind	1 - 0

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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