Western BulldogsWB

13.9

87

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
WB	14	21	31	21	87
NMFC	8	7	8	15	38

5.8

38

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:38		B. Dale Behind	87 - 38
20:23		A. Hall Behind	86 - 38
18:18		C. Zurhaar Goal	86 - 37
17:03		J. Bruce Goal	86 - 31
13:09		J. Schache Goal	80 - 31
11:15		M. Wallis Goal	74 - 31
7:30		Rushed	68 - 31
7:03		Rushed	68 - 30
4:58		J. Johannisen Behind	68 - 29
4:11		M. Wallis Behind	67 - 29
1:23		C. Taylor Goal	66 - 29
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:46		A. Hall Behind	66 - 23
24:26		T. English Behind	66 - 22
21:02		J. Bruce Goal	65 - 22
16:09		J. Bruce Goal	59 - 22
14:02		E. Richards Goal	53 - 22
11:22		M. Wallis Goal	47 - 22
8:52		J. Schache Goal	41 - 22
6:45		J. Polec Behind	35 - 22
3:29		C. Taylor Goal	35 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:25		J. Bruce Goal	35 - 15
20:23		S. Higgins Behind	29 - 15
16:23		Rushed	29 - 14
13:32		Rushed	28 - 14
13:07		J. Macrae Behind	27 - 14
11:08		T. Goldstein Goal	26 - 14
7:36		J. Bruce Goal	26 - 8
0:22		L. Vandermeer Goal	20 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:03		M. Williams Behind	14 - 8
16:09		M. Bontempelli Behind	14 - 7
15:36		Rushed	13 - 7
12:28		T. Goldstein Goal	12 - 7
8:35		Rushed	12 - 1
6:02		J. Bruce Goal	12 - 0
1:20		B. Dale Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	135.7	LWWWL
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
6	ADEL	36	110.0	LWWWL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
9	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
13	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
14	GWS	24	99.3	WWLLL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.3	LWLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL