	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	16	15	28	27	86
WB	14	6	37	32	89

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:32		L. Thomas Behind	86 - 89
25:58		J. Ziebell Goal	85 - 89
24:43		M. Suckling Goal	79 - 89
22:11		J. Stringer Goal	79 - 83
20:50		T. Liberatore Goal	79 - 77
17:45		L. Picken Behind	79 - 71
16:40		Rushed	79 - 70
15:34		T. Garner Goal	78 - 70
13:57		J. Simpkin Goal	72 - 70
13:00		S. Higgins Behind	66 - 70
7:58		J. Macrae Goal	65 - 70
5:54		S. Higgins Goal	65 - 64
3:58		L. Dahlhaus Goal	59 - 64
1:16		M. Suckling Behind	59 - 58
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
33:25		J. Dunkley Behind	59 - 57
31:20		K. Turner Goal	59 - 56
30:00		Rushed	53 - 56
28:27		Rushed	53 - 55
27:17		L. Dahlhaus Goal	53 - 54
26:40		J. Stringer Behind	53 - 48
25:15		J. Stringer Behind	53 - 47
24:38		L. Jong Behind	53 - 46
23:39		T. Garner Behind	53 - 45
22:02		T. Cloke Goal	52 - 45
20:24		R. Murphy Goal	52 - 39
13:12		J. Dunkley Goal	52 - 33
10:01		L. Thomas Behind	52 - 27
8:35		S. Higgins Behind	51 - 27
7:18		M. Suckling Goal	50 - 27
6:12		J. Simpkin Goal	50 - 21
4:56		B. Brown Goal	44 - 21
2:37		M. Suckling Behind	38 - 21
1:32		B. Brown Goal	38 - 20
0:34		Rushed	32 - 20
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:37		J. Dunkley Behind	31 - 20
23:57		Rushed	31 - 19
22:49		B. Brown Behind	31 - 18
17:38		J. Stringer Behind	30 - 18
16:28		S. Gibson Behind	30 - 17
15:22		L. Hunter Behind	29 - 17
14:02		L. Thomas Behind	29 - 16
9:42		K. Turner Goal	28 - 16
7:48		B. Brown Goal	22 - 16
5:53		T. Cloke Behind	16 - 16
3:48		T. Cloke Behind	16 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:36		B. Preuss Behind	16 - 14
25:56		Rushed	15 - 14
21:52		T. Goldstein Goal	14 - 14
19:00		Rushed	8 - 14
16:17		S. Higgins Behind	8 - 13
15:08		M. Bontempelli Goal	7 - 13
13:21		B. Brown Goal	7 - 7
7:42		M. Bontempelli Behind	1 - 7
6:04		J. Stringer Goal	1 - 6
0:47		J. Macmillan Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	28	165.5	WWWWW
2	FRE	28	133.0	WWWWW
3	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
4	BL	20	126.0	WWLWW
5	SUNS	20	116.0	LLWLW
6	GEEL	20	114.6	LWWLW
7	MELB	20	100.2	WLWWL
8	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
9	STK	16	114.9	LWLWW
10	NMFC	16	106.1	WLWLL
11	ADEL	16	96.6	LWWLW
12	WB	16	91.5	WLLLL
13	PORT	12	110.9	WLLWL
14	GWS	12	88.2	LWLWL
15	WCE	8	59.3	LLLLL
16	CARL	4	78.1	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	70.2	LWLLL
18	RICH	4	60.0	LLLLW

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