	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	19	14	10	29	72
SYD	10	44	16	7	77

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:19		J. Polec Goal	72 - 77
28:49		S. Higgins Behind	66 - 77
19:34		S. Atley Behind	65 - 77
17:45		J. Simpkin Behind	64 - 77
14:47		J. Simpkin Behind	63 - 77
13:14		R. Tarrant Goal	62 - 77
11:21		W. Hayward Behind	56 - 77
8:07		J. Simpkin Goal	56 - 76
7:07		C. Zurhaar Goal	50 - 76
4:16		Rushed	44 - 76
1:56		T. Papley Goal	43 - 76
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:56		T. McCartin Behind	43 - 70
26:12		N. Larkey Goal	43 - 69
25:15		Rushed	37 - 69
22:00		L. Parker Behind	37 - 68
18:49		Rushed	37 - 67
16:59		O. Florent Goal	36 - 67
13:21		Rushed	36 - 61
10:06		T. McCartin Behind	35 - 61
7:13		Rushed	35 - 60
3:12		T. Thomas Behind	34 - 60
1:49		T. Papley Goal	33 - 60
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:08		J. Lloyd Goal	33 - 54
29:41		T. Garner Behind	33 - 48
27:05		B. Cunnington Goal	32 - 48
25:48		J. Ziebell Behind	26 - 48
22:52		M. Wood Goal	25 - 48
20:55		N. Blakey Goal	19 - 48
18:23		T. Papley Goal	19 - 42
13:37		T. McCartin Goal	19 - 36
11:43		O. Florent Goal	19 - 30
10:06		C. Sinclair Behind	19 - 24
4:18		I. Heeney Goal	19 - 23
3:18		J. Rowbottom Behind	19 - 17
1:09		T. Papley Goal	19 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:12		T. Thomas Behind	19 - 10
25:49		O. Florent Behind	18 - 10
21:39		I. Heeney Behind	18 - 9
17:40		B. Brown Goal	18 - 8
15:44		J. Dawson Goal	12 - 8
14:29		J. Dawson Behind	12 - 2
7:25		K. Turner Goal	12 - 1
4:44		K. Turner Goal	6 - 1
1:38		N. Blakey Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	64	142.0	WWLWW
2	SYD	52	128.3	WLWLL
3	HAW	50	118.4	WWLWW
4	BL	48	117.8	WWWWW
5	ADEL	48	113.7	LWWWL
6	MELB	48	109.6	WLWWW
7	COLL	46	107.6	WWWWW
8	WB	44	93.2	LWLWW
9	GEEL	40	116.2	WLLLW
10	STK	32	104.0	WLWWL
11	GWS	32	101.3	LLWWL
12	CARL	32	91.1	WWWLL
13	NMFC	32	90.9	WWLLL
14	SUNS	28	95.3	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	99.3	LWWLL
16	WCE	16	72.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	8	67.9	LLLLW
18	RICH	8	61.7	LLLLL

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