9.15

69

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	17	15	10	27	69
NMFC	20	24	34	3	81

12.9

81

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:20		Z. Merrett Goal	69 - 81
20:48		J. Gresham Goal	63 - 81
19:02		S. El-Hawli Goal	57 - 81
17:56		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	51 - 81
9:58		J. Caldwell Behind	51 - 80
8:03		J. Caldwell Goal	50 - 80
6:26		Rushed	44 - 80
4:02		N. Larkey Behind	43 - 80
2:19		J. Gresham Behind	43 - 79
0:24		C. Trembath Behind	42 - 79
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:53		T. Blamires Goal	42 - 78
24:44		Rushed	42 - 72
23:24		C. Zurhaar Behind	42 - 71
19:13		C. Trembath Goal	42 - 70
18:12		Z. Merrett Behind	42 - 64
17:01		P. Curtis Goal	41 - 64
15:35		A. May Behind	41 - 58
14:30		L. Blakiston Behind	40 - 58
12:45		L. Dovaston Behind	39 - 58
9:50		P. Wright Goal	39 - 57
8:04		C. Trembath Goal	33 - 57
4:57		Rushed	33 - 51
2:28		N. Larkey Goal	33 - 50
1:12		A. Perkins Behind	33 - 44
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:21		L. Dovaston Goal	32 - 44
23:49		K. Langford Behind	32 - 38
16:28		P. Wright Goal	31 - 38
13:38		Rushed	25 - 38
13:05		N. Caddy Behind	24 - 38
10:01		T. Xerri Goal	23 - 38
6:57		Z. Duursma Goal	23 - 32
4:35		N. Larkey Goal	23 - 26
2:12		N. Caddy Goal	23 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:53		I. Kako Goal	17 - 20
20:35		Z. Duursma Goal	11 - 20
19:05		S. El-Hawli Behind	11 - 14
16:39		N. Caddy Behind	10 - 14
14:13		Z. Duursma Goal	9 - 14
12:03		K. Langford Behind	9 - 8
9:46		A. Perkins Behind	8 - 8
8:39		J. Caldwell Behind	7 - 8
7:23		C. Zurhaar Goal	6 - 8
6:07		T. Powell Behind	6 - 2
1:58		L. Blakiston Goal	6 - 1
0:55		D. Stephens 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