	1	2	3	4	T
PORT	45	14	21	17	97
NMFC	16	31	20	21	88

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:56		M. Georgiades Behind	97 - 88
27:37		N. Larkey Behind	96 - 88
26:03		Rushed	96 - 87
24:44		G. Wardlaw Goal	95 - 87
21:46		O. Lord Goal	95 - 81
18:44		Rushed	89 - 81
16:15		C. Zurhaar Behind	88 - 81
14:37		J. Konstanty Behind	88 - 80
13:23		W. Rioli Behind	88 - 79
11:08		O. Wines Behind	87 - 79
11:08		O. Wines Behind	87 - 79
6:41		J. Darling Goal	86 - 79
4:39		C. Zurhaar Goal	86 - 73
2:28		M. Georgiades Goal	86 - 67
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:51		W. Drew Behind	80 - 67
34:26		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	79 - 67
32:37		L. Davies-Uniacke Goal	73 - 67
30:16		C. Zurhaar Goal	73 - 61
27:36		P. Curtis Goal	73 - 55
24:03		J. Richards Goal	73 - 49
23:28		O. Wines Behind	67 - 49
18:32		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	66 - 49
16:29		C. Zurhaar Behind	65 - 49
15:41		C. Zurhaar Behind	65 - 48
11:47		J. Finlayson Goal	65 - 47
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:01		N. Larkey Goal	59 - 47
33:34		P. Curtis Goal	59 - 41
24:50		J. Richards Goal	59 - 35
23:19		L. Parker Goal	53 - 35
21:53		J. Horne-Francis Goal	53 - 29
15:40		M. Georgiades Behind	47 - 29
11:13		T. Xerri Goal	46 - 29
9:32		J. Darling Behind	46 - 23
4:30		S. Powell-Pepper Behind	46 - 22
2:45		C. McKercher Goal	45 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:00		L. Parker Behind	45 - 16
33:15		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	45 - 15
30:58		K. Farrell Behind	39 - 15
29:00		C. Rozee Goal	38 - 15
27:27		S. Powell-Pepper Goal	32 - 15
24:28		W. Rioli Goal	26 - 15
23:10		N. Larkey Behind	20 - 15
21:56		O. Lord Behind	20 - 14
19:53		P. Curtis Goal	19 - 14
18:24		P. Curtis Behind	19 - 8
14:36		O. Lord Goal	19 - 7
12:53		T. Powell Goal	13 - 7
10:12		D. Byrne-Jones Goal	13 - 1
8:43		O. Lord Behind	7 - 1
3:54		F. O'Sullivan Behind	6 - 1
0:54		M. Georgiades 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

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