North MelbourneNMFC

12.9

81

Final

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

6.5

41

West Coast EaglesWCE

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	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