	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	12	13	11	22	58
ESS	22	39	28	27	116

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:59		B. Ham Goal	58 - 116
21:10		P. Ahern Goal	58 - 110
20:22		Rushed	52 - 110
19:55		Rushed	52 - 109
17:58		B. Cunnington Goal	52 - 108
14:30		J. Stringer Behind	46 - 108
12:48		M. Brown Goal	46 - 107
11:39		M. Wood Behind	46 - 101
11:00		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	45 - 101
9:34		B. Brown Goal	44 - 101
7:11		J. Daniher Goal	38 - 101
5:34		J. Stringer Goal	38 - 95
4:04		J. Polec Behind	38 - 89
1:26		B. Brown Behind	37 - 89
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:08		B. Brown Behind	36 - 89
21:56		B. Brown Goal	35 - 89
20:13		M. Brown Behind	29 - 89
18:03		T. Bellchambers Behind	29 - 88
16:12		M. Brown Goal	29 - 87
15:26		Rushed	29 - 81
13:15		P. Ambrose Goal	28 - 81
11:38		S. Higgins Behind	28 - 75
8:15		B. Scott Behind	27 - 75
5:24		O. Fantasia Goal	26 - 75
4:29		A. Hall Behind	26 - 69
3:58		C. McKenna Behind	25 - 69
2:50		M. Brown Behind	25 - 68
0:46		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	25 - 67
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:42		Rushed	25 - 61
27:17		J. Stringer Goal	25 - 60
25:20		J. Polec Goal	25 - 54
22:25		O. Fantasia Goal	19 - 54
21:13		M. Brown Goal	19 - 48
19:51		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	19 - 42
17:56		A. McGrath Goal	19 - 36
16:39		D. Parish Behind	19 - 30
6:00		C. Zurhaar Goal	19 - 29
3:56		O. Fantasia Goal	13 - 29
2:17		Rushed	13 - 23
0:33		D. Shiel Behind	12 - 23
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:08		T. Goldstein Behind	12 - 22
22:01		J. Daniher Goal	11 - 22
20:18		B. Cunnington Behind	11 - 16
18:44		J. Pittard Goal	10 - 16
17:51		M. Brown Behind	4 - 16
13:10		M. Wood Behind	4 - 15
11:50		A. McGrath Goal	3 - 15
10:08		M. Wood Behind	3 - 9
9:05		O. Fantasia Behind	2 - 9
7:22		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	2 - 8
5:26		J. Daniher Behind	1 - 8
4:00		J. Stringer Behind	1 - 7
2:43		T. Goldstein Behind	1 - 6
0:52		O. Fantasia Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

AFL News

Cox: Players and coaches shouldn't be fined for having an opinion
On Red Time, Mason Cox posits that Kangaroo Jy Simpkin and Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick should be able to voice their opinions without being fined by the AFL.
Fraser not getting carried away by early Blues success
Interim Carlton coach Josh Fraser can only laugh at the weekly questions about the potential to win the job on a full-time basis.
'Long way to go': Pies captain could miss rest of 2026
Darcy Moore is facing a fight to return this season as the Collingwood captain tries to get on top of persistent soft-tissue injuries.
'Out of the worst': AFL great Modra on the mend
AFL icon Tony Modra is "out of the worst" after a near-fatal freak accident, his close friend Mark Ricciuto says.
AFL overreactions: An in-season tournament is the right move for the AFL
There are plenty of talking points ahead of Round 16 of the AFL, with the most contentious being some of the proposed fixture tweaks to keep the game fresh. But, really, are they needed?
Brereton: Fremantle's 'heaving' fan base is a weapon
On ESPN Footy Central, James Hird and Dermott Brereton discuss Fremantle's secret weapon, their crowds, after a win over the Cats last week.

2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	52	144.4	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	143.7	WLWWW
3	HAW	38	113.5	LWWLW
4	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	ADEL	36	113.2	WLWWW
6	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
7	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
8	BL	32	108.4	LLLWW
9	SUNS	28	105.3	WLLLL
10	NMFC	28	90.7	LWLWW
11	COLL	26	101.5	LWLLW
12	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
13	GWS	24	100.3	LWWLL
14	CARL	24	91.1	WWWWW
15	PORT	16	98.7	LLWLL
16	WCE	16	72.7	WLWLL
17	RICH	8	61.3	LWLLL
18	ESS	4	70.4	LLLLL

Cox: Players and coaches shouldn't be fined for having an opinion

Fraser not getting carried away by early Blues success

'Long way to go': Pies captain could miss rest of 2026

'Out of the worst': AFL great Modra on the mend

AFL overreactions: An in-season tournament is the right move for the AFL

Brereton: Fremantle's 'heaving' fan base is a weapon