11.4

70

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	32	8	30	0	70
NMFC	8	17	12	30	67

10.7

67

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:47		C. Zurhaar Goal	70 - 67
16:43		E. Ford Goal	70 - 61
14:04		H. Sheezel Goal	70 - 55
5:41		E. Ford Goal	70 - 49
1:18		C. Zurhaar Goal	70 - 43
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:04		C. Zurhaar Goal	70 - 37
25:51		M. Gawn Goal	70 - 31
22:51		J. van Rooyen Goal	64 - 31
20:34		T. Sparrow Goal	58 - 31
17:09		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	52 - 31
5:22		L. Davies-Uniacke Goal	46 - 31
3:50		D. Turner Goal	46 - 25
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:32		C. Zurhaar Behind	40 - 25
26:17		J. Simpkin Goal	40 - 24
24:26		G. Wardlaw Behind	40 - 18
22:45		T. Rivers Goal	40 - 17
22:09		Rushed	34 - 17
20:10		E. Ford Behind	33 - 17
15:40		C. Zurhaar Goal	33 - 16
9:45		T. Pink Behind	33 - 10
5:45		T. Sparrow Behind	33 - 9
1:06		Rushed	32 - 9
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:12		H. Petty Goal	32 - 8
24:29		K. Chandler Goal	26 - 8
20:30		B. Teakle Behind	20 - 8
18:02		D. Turner Goal	20 - 7
15:32		T. McDonald Goal	14 - 7
12:53		H. Petty Behind	8 - 7
8:44		N. Larkey Behind	7 - 7
5:52		H. Sheezel Goal	7 - 6
3:33		K. Pickett Goal	7 - 0
2:04		K. Pickett Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

MCG

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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	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
13	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
14	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL