	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	31	28	25	30	114
NMFC	16	20	15	15	66

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:04		J. Stringer Goal	114 - 66
26:07		B. Hobbs Behind	108 - 66
21:13		J. Anderson Behind	107 - 66
19:21		J. Anderson Behind	107 - 65
18:21		C. Coleman-Jones Goal	107 - 64
16:48		T. Goldstein Goal	107 - 58
14:48		H. Jones Goal	107 - 52
13:17		N. Larkey Behind	101 - 52
11:48		Rushed	101 - 51
10:19		P. Wright Behind	100 - 51
8:27		P. Wright Behind	99 - 51
6:29		J. Stringer Goal	98 - 51
4:45		J. Stewart Goal	92 - 51
3:16		Z. Merrett Behind	86 - 51
0:19		J. Stringer Behind	85 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:12		P. Wright Goal	84 - 51
21:46		Rushed	78 - 51
19:20		C. Zurhaar Goal	78 - 50
14:47		P. Wright Goal	78 - 44
12:17		J. Anderson Goal	72 - 44
11:03		M. Guelfi Goal	72 - 38
6:51		Rushed	66 - 38
4:48		Z. Merrett Goal	65 - 38
3:43		P. Spicer Behind	59 - 38
0:23		Rushed	59 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:17		C. Zurhaar Goal	59 - 36
28:23		H. Greenwood Behind	59 - 30
26:50		K. Langford Goal	59 - 29
24:06		A. Perkins Behind	53 - 29
23:22		S. Draper Behind	52 - 29
19:49		M. Redman Goal	51 - 29
18:54		Rushed	45 - 29
18:19		J. Stringer Behind	44 - 29
15:36		H. Jones Goal	43 - 29
11:21		K. Turner Goal	37 - 29
5:20		J. Stewart Goal	37 - 23
2:36		J. Simpkin Behind	31 - 23
1:26		C. Zurhaar Goal	31 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:06		N. Larkey Behind	31 - 16
32:01		B. Scott Behind	31 - 15
28:21		K. Langford Goal	31 - 14
25:17		J. Stewart Goal	25 - 14
21:36		C. Zurhaar Goal	19 - 14
20:16		J. Stringer Goal	19 - 8
19:03		J. Stringer Goal	13 - 8
18:05		J. Stringer Behind	7 - 8
13:02		Rushed	6 - 8
9:26		N. Larkey Behind	6 - 7
4:01		B. Scott Goal	6 - 6
2:32		J. Stringer 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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