	1	2	3	4	T
BL	36	20	26	22	104
NMFC	31	47	15	14	107

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:49		C. Rayner Behind	104 - 107
24:59		M. Robinson Behind	103 - 107
23:41		M. Wood Behind	102 - 107
21:20		C. Rayner Goal	102 - 106
19:07		M. Robinson Goal	96 - 106
14:06		A. Christensen Behind	90 - 106
10:53		A. Christensen Goal	89 - 106
10:12		O. McInerney Behind	83 - 106
7:37		R. Tarrant Behind	82 - 106
5:44		B. Brown Goal	82 - 105
0:31		W. Walker Goal	82 - 99
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:38		J. Ziebell Behind	82 - 93
27:51		H. McCluggage Goal	82 - 92
24:37		J. Ziebell Goal	76 - 92
22:45		J. Simpkin Goal	76 - 86
20:52		R. Mathieson Goal	76 - 80
17:21		W. Walker Behind	70 - 80
16:06		J. Waite Behind	70 - 79
13:00		M. Robinson Behind	70 - 78
10:47		O. McInerney Goal	69 - 78
8:35		B. Starcevich Behind	63 - 78
5:20		H. McCluggage Goal	62 - 78
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:40		M. Wood Goal	56 - 78
30:22		D. Zorko Goal	56 - 72
29:15		D. McStay Behind	50 - 72
27:20		H. McCluggage Goal	49 - 72
23:00		S. Atley Goal	43 - 72
18:24		N. Hrovat Goal	43 - 66
16:51		J. Ziebell Behind	43 - 60
14:53		W. Walker Goal	43 - 59
13:26		Rushed	43 - 53
12:53		T. Dumont Behind	43 - 52
11:23		W. Walker Behind	43 - 51
9:07		S. Atley Goal	43 - 50
8:30		D. Beams Behind	43 - 44
6:35		M. Robinson Goal	42 - 44
5:26		J. Waite Goal	36 - 44
4:27		Rushed	36 - 38
1:16		J. Ziebell Goal	36 - 37
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:18		C. Rayner Goal	36 - 31
27:16		D. Zorko Goal	30 - 31
25:03		J. Ziebell Goal	24 - 31
21:25		R. Mathieson Goal	24 - 25
17:37		O. McInerney Goal	18 - 25
14:48		J. Waite Goal	12 - 25
13:23		L. Taylor Goal	12 - 19
8:33		E. Hipwood Goal	6 - 19
5:32		K. Turner Goal	0 - 19
3:29		B. Cunnington Goal	0 - 13
1:35		K. Turner Goal	0 - 7
0:34		K. Turner Behind	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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