Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 401
- 360 NMFC
-
Kicks
- ESS 214
- 212 NMFC
-
Handballs
- ESS 187
- 148 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- ESS 11
- 21 NMFC
-
Clearances
- ESS 41
- 33 NMFC
-
Inside 50
- ESS 61
- 55 NMFC
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Tackles
- ESS 68
- 55 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 34
- 49 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:53 | ![]() | Rushed | 125 - 108 |
| 27:45 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 125 - 107 |
| 27:06 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Behind | 125 - 106 |
| 26:10 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 125 - 105 |
| 24:21 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 119 - 105 |
| 21:50 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal | 119 - 99 |
| 20:28 | ![]() | M. Wood Behind | 113 - 99 |
| 18:29 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Behind | 113 - 98 |
| 16:35 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Behind | 112 - 98 |
| 14:26 | ![]() | T. Dumont Goal | 111 - 98 |
| 10:52 | ![]() | S. McKernan Goal | 111 - 92 |
| 6:47 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 105 - 92 |
| 3:51 | ![]() | Rushed | 105 - 86 |
| 1:49 | ![]() | A. McGrath Goal | 104 - 86 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:11 | ![]() | S. Higgins Behind | 98 - 86 |
| 20:37 | ![]() | T. Dumont Behind | 98 - 85 |
| 19:15 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 98 - 84 |
| 17:47 | ![]() | P. Ahern Goal | 97 - 84 |
| 17:03 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 97 - 78 |
| 14:59 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 97 - 77 |
| 13:02 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 96 - 77 |
| 9:14 | ![]() | R. Clarke Goal | 96 - 71 |
| 5:38 | ![]() | M. Wood Behind | 96 - 65 |
| 4:40 | ![]() | M. Baguley Goal | 96 - 64 |
| 1:27 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 90 - 64 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:46 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Behind | 84 - 64 |
| 24:44 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 83 - 64 |
| 21:16 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 77 - 64 |
| 19:47 | ![]() | D. Smith Goal | 71 - 64 |
| 18:05 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 65 - 64 |
| 16:57 | ![]() | N. Hrovat Behind | 59 - 64 |
| 16:36 | ![]() | M. Wood Behind | 59 - 63 |
| 14:55 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 59 - 62 |
| 13:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 58 - 62 |
| 10:49 | ![]() | S. McKernan Goal | 57 - 62 |
| 8:39 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 51 - 62 |
| 7:35 | ![]() | K. Turner Goal | 51 - 56 |
| 6:26 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 51 - 50 |
| 4:40 | ![]() | S. McKernan Goal | 51 - 44 |
| 3:20 | ![]() | D. Smith Behind | 45 - 44 |
| 0:55 | ![]() | S. McKernan Goal | 44 - 44 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:16 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Behind | 38 - 44 |
| 32:23 | ![]() | B. Cunnington Goal | 37 - 44 |
| 30:18 | ![]() | S. Atley Goal | 37 - 38 |
| 28:53 | ![]() | T. Bellchambers Goal | 37 - 32 |
| 27:20 | ![]() | D. Myers Goal | 31 - 32 |
| 26:16 | ![]() | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind | 25 - 32 |
| 22:57 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 24 - 32 |
| 21:23 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 18 - 32 |
| 18:46 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 12 - 32 |
| 17:41 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 12 - 26 |
| 16:27 | ![]() | N. Hrovat Goal | 12 - 20 |
| 13:06 | ![]() | D. Myers Goal | 12 - 14 |
| 11:30 | ![]() | B. Cunnington Goal | 6 - 14 |
| 8:56 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 6 - 8 |
| 6:37 | ![]() | O. Fantasia Goal | 6 - 2 |
| 2:50 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 0 - 2 |
| 0:44 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |












SYD
FRE
HAW
SUNS
NMFC
GEEL
WB
MELB
BL
ADEL
COLL
PORT
STK
GWS
WCE
CARL
ESS
RICH