Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 328
- 405 NMFC
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Kicks
- ESS 178
- 254 NMFC
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Handballs
- ESS 150
- 151 NMFC
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Free Kicks
- ESS 24
- 23 NMFC
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Clearances
- ESS 21
- 31 NMFC
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Inside 50
- ESS 52
- 49 NMFC
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Tackles
- ESS 54
- 39 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 25
- 13 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 24:20 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 69 - 81 |
| 20:48 | ![]() | J. Gresham Goal | 63 - 81 |
| 19:02 | ![]() | S. El-Hawli Goal | 57 - 81 |
| 17:56 | ![]() | L. Davies-Uniacke Behind | 51 - 81 |
| 9:58 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Behind | 51 - 80 |
| 8:03 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Goal | 50 - 80 |
| 6:26 | ![]() | Rushed | 44 - 80 |
| 4:02 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 43 - 80 |
| 2:19 | ![]() | J. Gresham Behind | 43 - 79 |
| 0:24 | ![]() | C. Trembath Behind | 42 - 79 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 25:53 | ![]() | T. Blamires Goal | 42 - 78 |
| 24:44 | ![]() | Rushed | 42 - 72 |
| 23:24 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 42 - 71 |
| 19:13 | ![]() | C. Trembath Goal | 42 - 70 |
| 18:12 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Behind | 42 - 64 |
| 17:01 | ![]() | P. Curtis Goal | 41 - 64 |
| 15:35 | ![]() | A. May Behind | 41 - 58 |
| 14:30 | ![]() | L. Blakiston Behind | 40 - 58 |
| 12:45 | ![]() | L. Dovaston Behind | 39 - 58 |
| 9:50 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 39 - 57 |
| 8:04 | ![]() | C. Trembath Goal | 33 - 57 |
| 4:57 | ![]() | Rushed | 33 - 51 |
| 2:28 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 33 - 50 |
| 1:12 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 33 - 44 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:21 | ![]() | L. Dovaston Goal | 32 - 44 |
| 23:49 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 32 - 38 |
| 16:28 | ![]() | P. Wright Goal | 31 - 38 |
| 13:38 | ![]() | Rushed | 25 - 38 |
| 13:05 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 24 - 38 |
| 10:01 | ![]() | T. Xerri Goal | 23 - 38 |
| 6:57 | ![]() | Z. Duursma Goal | 23 - 32 |
| 4:35 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 23 - 26 |
| 2:12 | ![]() | N. Caddy Goal | 23 - 20 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 27:53 | ![]() | I. Kako Goal | 17 - 20 |
| 20:35 | ![]() | Z. Duursma Goal | 11 - 20 |
| 19:05 | ![]() | S. El-Hawli Behind | 11 - 14 |
| 16:39 | ![]() | N. Caddy Behind | 10 - 14 |
| 14:13 | ![]() | Z. Duursma Goal | 9 - 14 |
| 12:03 | ![]() | K. Langford Behind | 9 - 8 |
| 9:46 | ![]() | A. Perkins Behind | 8 - 8 |
| 8:39 | ![]() | J. Caldwell Behind | 7 - 8 |
| 7:23 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 6 - 8 |
| 6:07 | ![]() | T. Powell Behind | 6 - 2 |
| 1:58 | ![]() | L. Blakiston Goal | 6 - 1 |
| 0:55 | ![]() | D. Stephens Behind | 0 - 1 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |












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