Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 370
- 287 PORT
-
Kicks
- NMFC 232
- 186 PORT
-
Handballs
- NMFC 138
- 101 PORT
-
Free Kicks
- NMFC 22
- 22 PORT
-
Clearances
- NMFC 40
- 29 PORT
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Inside 50
- NMFC 51
- 47 PORT
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Tackles
- NMFC 58
- 52 PORT
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 21
- 37 PORT
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:20 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Behind | 113 - 67 |
| 27:45 | ![]() | C. Trembath Goal | 113 - 66 |
| 24:52 | ![]() | M. Bergman Behind | 107 - 66 |
| 20:58 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Behind | 107 - 65 |
| 18:02 | ![]() | Z. Butters Behind | 107 - 64 |
| 13:21 | ![]() | C. Trembath Goal | 107 - 63 |
| 11:07 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 101 - 63 |
| 8:46 | ![]() | P. Curtis Goal | 95 - 63 |
| 8:06 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 89 - 63 |
| 6:18 | ![]() | J. Whitlock Goal | 88 - 63 |
| 3:29 | ![]() | C. Durdin Goal | 88 - 57 |
| 1:52 | ![]() | Rushed | 88 - 51 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 35:41 | ![]() | Rushed | 88 - 50 |
| 31:46 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 87 - 50 |
| 29:57 | ![]() | J. Darling Goal | 87 - 44 |
| 26:15 | ![]() | C. Durdin Goal | 81 - 44 |
| 25:02 | ![]() | D. Stephens Behind | 81 - 38 |
| 24:23 | ![]() | T. Powell Behind | 80 - 38 |
| 20:12 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 79 - 38 |
| 18:25 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 78 - 38 |
| 14:56 | ![]() | C. Durdin Behind | 72 - 38 |
| 13:34 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 72 - 37 |
| 11:07 | ![]() | L. Parker Goal | 72 - 31 |
| 8:17 | ![]() | Rushed | 66 - 31 |
| 7:20 | ![]() | J. Horne-Francis Behind | 66 - 30 |
| 5:57 | ![]() | M. Bergman Behind | 66 - 29 |
| 4:10 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 66 - 28 |
| 3:17 | ![]() | P. Curtis Behind | 60 - 28 |
| 0:41 | ![]() | J. Simpkin Goal | 59 - 28 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:01 | ![]() | Z. Duursma Goal | 53 - 28 |
| 29:43 | ![]() | C. McKercher Goal | 47 - 28 |
| 28:22 | ![]() | C. Comben Goal | 41 - 28 |
| 27:06 | ![]() | L. Davies-Uniacke Behind | 35 - 28 |
| 25:32 | ![]() | J. Whitlock Behind | 34 - 28 |
| 19:20 | ![]() | M. Bergman Goal | 34 - 27 |
| 14:47 | ![]() | C. Trembath Goal | 34 - 21 |
| 10:40 | ![]() | C. Durdin Behind | 28 - 21 |
| 6:05 | ![]() | D. Stephens Goal | 28 - 20 |
| 1:41 | ![]() | J. Whitlock Goal | 22 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 28:10 | ![]() | O. Lord Behind | 22 - 14 |
| 26:17 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 22 - 13 |
| 25:29 | ![]() | P. Curtis Behind | 16 - 13 |
| 24:00 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 15 - 13 |
| 21:30 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 9 - 13 |
| 20:04 | ![]() | Z. Butters Behind | 3 - 13 |
| 15:22 | ![]() | C. Trembath Behind | 3 - 12 |
| 8:31 | ![]() | M. Georgiades Goal | 2 - 12 |
| 6:48 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 2 - 6 |
| 5:02 | ![]() | P. Curtis Behind | 1 - 6 |
| 3:24 | ![]() | D. Byrne-Jones Goal | 0 - 6 |
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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 |












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