North MelbourneNMFC

12.13

85

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	14	45	17	9	85
WB	10	21	50	11	92

13.14

92

Western BulldogsWB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:48		M. Wood Behind	85 - 92
21:26		J. Waite Goal	84 - 92
20:31		F. Greene Behind	78 - 92
19:16		P. Ahern Behind	78 - 91
17:52		L. Hunter Behind	77 - 91
17:11		T. Dickson Behind	77 - 90
14:52		J. Waite Behind	77 - 89
8:54		B. Lynch Behind	76 - 89
6:48		T. Dickson Goal	76 - 88
5:09		F. Greene Behind	76 - 82
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:41		Rushed	76 - 81
29:07		J. Simpkin Behind	75 - 81
25:55		M. Wood Goal	74 - 81
24:45		F. Greene Goal	68 - 81
23:03		B. Gowers Goal	68 - 75
21:19		L. Jong Goal	68 - 69
19:17		B. Brown Goal	68 - 63
16:29		M. Wood Behind	62 - 63
15:32		T. McLean Goal	61 - 63
14:19		Rushed	61 - 57
13:07		P. Lipinski Goal	60 - 57
11:52		J. Johannisen Goal	60 - 51
8:57		J. Schache Behind	60 - 45
7:42		S. Atley Behind	60 - 44
6:10		Rushed	59 - 44
3:40		J. Schache Goal	59 - 43
2:08		T. Dickson Goal	59 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:51		M. Wood Behind	59 - 31
32:13		K. Turner Goal	58 - 31
30:41		M. Bontempelli Goal	52 - 31
29:30		B. Brown Goal	52 - 25
27:29		P. Ahern Behind	46 - 25
26:01		B. Brown Goal	45 - 25
23:21		S. Atley Goal	39 - 25
19:46		M. Bontempelli Goal	33 - 25
16:06		S. Higgins Goal	33 - 19
15:06		F. Greene Behind	27 - 19
13:29		J. Schache Goal	27 - 18
11:34		B. Brown Goal	27 - 12
11:02		T. McLean Behind	21 - 12
9:42		W. Walker Goal	21 - 11
3:27		J. Waite Behind	15 - 11
1:47		B. Gowers Behind	14 - 11
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:10		T. Dickson Goal	14 - 10
19:20		J. Waite Goal	14 - 4
15:41		F. Greene Behind	8 - 4
13:00		Rushed	8 - 3
11:19		M. Bontempelli Behind	7 - 3
9:24		Rushed	7 - 2
7:41		M. Wood Goal	6 - 2
5:44		Rushed	0 - 2
1:07		P. Lipinski Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	141.6	WWWWL
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
12	STK	28	105.5	LLWLW
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	102.5	WLLWW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL