North MelbourneNMFC

14.6

90

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	30	7	33	20	90
SYD	19	32	14	14	79

12.7

79

Sydney SwansSYD

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:06		Rushed	90 - 79
22:42		J. Anderson Goal	90 - 78
20:41		S. Higgins Behind	84 - 78
16:44		Rushed	83 - 78
15:05		J. Mahony Goal	82 - 78
12:40		L. Taylor Goal	76 - 78
10:25		T. Papley Goal	76 - 72
7:48		A. Hall Goal	76 - 66
2:31		T. Papley Behind	70 - 66
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:18		S. Gray Behind	70 - 65
26:40		C. Taylor Behind	70 - 64
24:24		C. Sinclair Goal	69 - 64
22:23		P. Ahern Goal	69 - 58
20:39		N. Larkey Goal	63 - 58
16:11		N. Larkey Goal	57 - 58
15:54		A. Hall Behind	51 - 58
13:35		C. Zurhaar Behind	50 - 58
6:29		C. Taylor Goal	49 - 58
4:31		C. Zurhaar Goal	43 - 58
2:51		T. Papley Goal	37 - 58
1:06		T. McCartin Behind	37 - 52
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:46		Josh P. Kennedy Goal	37 - 51
20:53		S. Higgins Goal	37 - 45
18:17		J. Ziebell Behind	31 - 45
16:37		W. Hayward Goal	30 - 45
13:20		T. Papley Goal	30 - 39
11:54		D. Stephens Behind	30 - 33
11:08		I. Heeney Behind	30 - 32
7:01		I. Heeney Goal	30 - 31
1:34		T. McCartin Goal	30 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:00		J. Lloyd Behind	30 - 19
29:07		S. Higgins Goal	30 - 18
24:46		J. Lloyd Goal	24 - 18
19:37		J. Rowbottom Goal	24 - 12
17:35		J. Polec Goal	24 - 6
11:07		T. Papley Goal	18 - 6
8:58		C. Taylor Goal	18 - 0
6:13		N. Larkey Goal	12 - 0
3:03		T. Goldstein Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	141.6	WWWWL
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	COLL	34	104.4	LLWWW
10	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
11	NMFC	32	91.1	LWWWL
12	STK	28	105.5	LLWLW
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	102.5	WLLWW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL