9.11

65

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	37	10	8	10	65
NMFC	15	7	32	8	62

9.8

62

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:54		Rushed	65 - 62
23:07		A. Perkins Behind	65 - 61
20:29		Z. Duursma Goal	64 - 61
19:59		Rushed	64 - 55
7:57		P. Wright Behind	63 - 55
4:43		I. Kako Goal	62 - 55
3:54		N. Caddy Behind	56 - 55
2:26		C. Zurhaar Behind	55 - 55
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:26		C. Zurhaar Goal	55 - 54
23:37		N. Caddy Goal	55 - 48
20:43		J. Simpkin Goal	49 - 48
17:26		Rushed	49 - 42
15:38		N. Larkey Goal	49 - 41
11:00		N. Larkey Goal	49 - 35
7:44		C. McKercher Goal	49 - 29
6:09		N. Caddy Behind	49 - 23
1:55		Z. Merrett Behind	48 - 23
1:25		Rushed	47 - 23
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:16		J. Gresham Behind	47 - 22
25:37		A. Perkins Goal	46 - 22
22:53		B. Hobbs Behind	40 - 22
11:25		Z. Duursma Behind	39 - 22
6:50		J. Simpkin Goal	39 - 21
6:07		P. Wright Behind	39 - 15
4:14		B. Hobbs Behind	38 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:28		Z. Duursma Behind	37 - 15
29:36		F. Maley Behind	37 - 14
27:50		N. Caddy Goal	37 - 13
25:19		B. Hobbs Goal	31 - 13
21:26		J. Konstanty Behind	25 - 13
19:50		N. Martin Goal	25 - 12
17:08		F. Maley Goal	19 - 12
15:00		N. Caddy Behind	19 - 6
10:49		C. Zurhaar Goal	18 - 6
7:03		A. Perkins Goal	18 - 0
4:07		K. Langford Goal	12 - 0
0:51		A. Perkins 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