	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	8	8	13	32	61
GEEL	25	28	40	28	121

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:10		J. Cameron Behind	61 - 121
28:37		C. Zurhaar Goal	61 - 120
27:58		J. Ziebell Behind	55 - 120
22:27		J. Cameron Goal	54 - 120
21:35		M. Blicavs Behind	54 - 114
20:33		J. Horne-Francis Behind	54 - 113
19:19		T. Stengle Goal	53 - 113
16:58		L. Davies-Uniacke Goal	53 - 107
13:19		P. Curtis Goal	47 - 107
12:32		J. Bews Behind	41 - 107
10:29		Rushed	41 - 106
8:40		J. Ziebell Goal	41 - 105
4:43		C. Zurhaar Goal	35 - 105
2:51		J. Cameron Goal	29 - 105
0:42		T. Hawkins Goal	29 - 99
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:26		J. Cameron Goal	29 - 93
23:16		I. Smith Behind	29 - 87
21:27		J. Simpkin Goal	29 - 86
20:12		T. Stengle Goal	23 - 86
19:36		C. Taylor Behind	23 - 80
15:03		J. Selwood Goal	22 - 80
13:51		T. Stengle Behind	22 - 74
10:21		T. Hawkins Goal	22 - 73
8:22		O. Dempsey Goal	22 - 67
7:58		G. Miers Behind	22 - 61
5:43		T. Hawkins Goal	22 - 60
5:14		G. Miers Behind	22 - 54
2:07		C. Zurhaar Goal	22 - 53
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:50		T. Hawkins Behind	16 - 53
23:25		T. Stengle Behind	16 - 52
21:45		P. Curtis Behind	16 - 51
19:17		J. Cameron Goal	15 - 51
18:46		J. Cameron Behind	15 - 45
16:40		J. Cameron Goal	15 - 44
12:31		I. Smith Behind	15 - 38
8:23		P. Curtis Behind	15 - 37
5:45		T. Hawkins Goal	14 - 37
2:53		J. Cameron Goal	14 - 31
0:23		L. McDonald Goal	14 - 25
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:23		C. Guthrie Goal	8 - 25
27:20		Rushed	8 - 19
23:13		Rushed	8 - 18
21:15		H. Greenwood Goal	8 - 17
20:05		P. Curtis Behind	2 - 17
18:59		C. Guthrie Behind	1 - 17
17:29		J. Cameron Behind	1 - 16
15:08		B. Close Behind	1 - 15
10:05		O. Dempsey Behind	1 - 14
6:24		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	1 - 13
4:59		B. Close Goal	0 - 13
1:29		J. Cameron Goal	0 - 7
0:18		G. Miers Behind	0 - 1

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	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
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

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Frederick snags the first three of the match for Fremantle