	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	40	31	25	45	141
NMFC	13	8	35	13	69

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:39		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	141 - 69
25:38		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	135 - 69
22:33		H. Jones Goal	129 - 69
19:54		T. Garner Goal	123 - 69
18:44		P. Wright Behind	123 - 63
16:41		P. Wright Goal	122 - 63
14:12		A. Waterman Goal	116 - 63
12:56		P. Wright Goal	110 - 63
8:41		T. Thomas Goal	104 - 63
7:33		C. Hooker Behind	104 - 57
5:35		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	103 - 57
3:01		N. Hind Goal	102 - 57
2:02		C. Zurhaar Behind	96 - 57
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:10		T. Garner Goal	96 - 56
29:20		Rushed	96 - 50
28:11		K. Langford Goal	96 - 49
26:40		T. Campbell Goal	90 - 49
25:00		T. Garner Goal	90 - 43
22:06		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	90 - 37
20:00		C. Zurhaar Goal	84 - 37
18:12		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	84 - 31
17:04		D. Zaharakis Behind	84 - 30
14:55		J. Walker Goal	83 - 30
8:49		Rushed	83 - 24
7:36		A. Hall Behind	83 - 23
4:16		N. Cox Goal	83 - 22
3:10		Rushed	77 - 22
1:25		A. Phillips Goal	77 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:19		A. Perkins Goal	71 - 21
23:07		P. Wright Behind	65 - 21
18:55		H. Jones Goal	64 - 21
17:18		J. Mahony Behind	58 - 21
16:06		T. Thomas Goal	58 - 20
14:55		C. Lazzaro Behind	58 - 14
12:46		P. Wright Goal	58 - 13
6:04		C. Hooker Goal	52 - 13
3:45		W. Snelling Goal	46 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:50		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	40 - 13
27:29		T. Campbell Goal	39 - 13
25:24		D. Zaharakis Goal	39 - 7
22:18		A. Waterman Goal	33 - 7
21:16		K. Langford Behind	27 - 7
18:30		C. Zurhaar Behind	26 - 7
15:44		H. Jones Goal	26 - 6
12:15		K. Langford Goal	20 - 6
10:26		C. Hooker Behind	14 - 6
8:47		B. Cunnington Goal	13 - 6
4:21		N. Cox Goal	13 - 0
2:41		C. Hooker Behind	7 - 0
0:49		C. Hooker Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL

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