Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 375
- 380 GWS
-
Kicks
- NMFC 202
- 219 GWS
-
Handballs
- NMFC 173
- 161 GWS
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Free Kicks
- NMFC 15
- 15 GWS
-
Clearances
- NMFC 31
- 37 GWS
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Inside 50
- NMFC 47
- 63 GWS
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Tackles
- NMFC 52
- 62 GWS
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 29
- 34 GWS
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:11 | ![]() | H. Rowston Goal | 75 - 103 |
| 28:05 | ![]() | T. Thomas Goal | 75 - 97 |
| 26:38 | ![]() | Rushed | 69 - 97 |
| 23:09 | ![]() | L. Whitfield Behind | 68 - 97 |
| 18:17 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 68 - 96 |
| 17:07 | ![]() | T. Bedford Behind | 62 - 96 |
| 14:00 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 62 - 95 |
| 12:10 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 62 - 89 |
| 7:16 | ![]() | T. Powell Goal | 61 - 89 |
| 6:42 | ![]() | Rushed | 55 - 89 |
| 4:17 | ![]() | Rushed | 55 - 88 |
| 1:55 | ![]() | T. Bedford Goal | 55 - 87 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:42 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 55 - 81 |
| 28:05 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 55 - 75 |
| 26:55 | ![]() | Rushed | 55 - 69 |
| 21:39 | ![]() | J. Riccardi Goal | 55 - 68 |
| 19:14 | ![]() | D. Lloyd Behind | 55 - 62 |
| 13:31 | ![]() | Rushed | 55 - 61 |
| 11:02 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 55 - 60 |
| 9:10 | ![]() | X. O'Halloran Goal | 49 - 60 |
| 5:34 | ![]() | S. Coniglio Behind | 49 - 54 |
| 4:47 | ![]() | C. Coleman-Jones Behind | 49 - 53 |
| 3:16 | ![]() | C. Ward Goal | 48 - 53 |
| 1:08 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 48 - 47 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:45 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 42 - 47 |
| 21:46 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 41 - 47 |
| 18:23 | ![]() | J. Hogan Goal | 41 - 46 |
| 16:08 | ![]() | T. Thomas Goal | 41 - 40 |
| 14:05 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 35 - 40 |
| 10:31 | ![]() | L. Shiels Behind | 29 - 40 |
| 9:43 | ![]() | T. Greene Behind | 28 - 40 |
| 8:30 | ![]() | T. Greene Goal | 28 - 39 |
| 7:18 | ![]() | T. Thomas Goal | 28 - 33 |
| 5:17 | ![]() | E. Ford Goal | 22 - 33 |
| 2:34 | ![]() | C. Brown Goal | 16 - 33 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:37 | ![]() | C. Brown Goal | 16 - 27 |
| 26:01 | ![]() | C. Brown Goal | 16 - 21 |
| 24:31 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 16 - 15 |
| 23:57 | ![]() | J. Fahey Behind | 15 - 15 |
| 22:14 | ![]() | T. Bedford Goal | 15 - 14 |
| 20:30 | ![]() | Rushed | 15 - 8 |
| 15:22 | ![]() | J. Riccardi Goal | 14 - 8 |
| 9:53 | ![]() | G. Wardlaw Goal | 14 - 2 |
| 8:26 | ![]() | J. Riccardi Behind | 8 - 2 |
| 6:27 | ![]() | C. Coleman-Jones Behind | 8 - 1 |
| 4:11 | ![]() | X. O'Halloran Behind | 7 - 1 |
| 3:00 | ![]() | P. Spicer Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 0:56 | ![]() | Rushed | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
24 | 178.1 | LWWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
24 | 137.6 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
24 | 124.5 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
MELB
|
20 | 102.8 | WWLWW |
| 5 |
BL
|
16 | 118.8 | WWWLW |
| 6 |
NMFC
|
16 | 115.9 | WWLWL |
| 7 |
SUNS
|
16 | 114.4 | WLLWL |
| 8 |
COLL
|
16 | 110.2 | WLLWW |
| 9 |
GEEL
|
16 | 108.6 | WLWWL |
| 10 |
WB
|
16 | 91.8 | WWLLL |
| 11 |
PORT
|
12 | 112.5 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
STK
|
12 | 110.1 | WLWLW |
| 13 |
ADEL
|
12 | 96.1 | LLWWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
12 | 89.8 | LLWLW |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 55.8 | WLLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 80.3 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 72.9 | LLWLL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 54.2 | LLLLL |












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