Geelong CatsGEEL

21.9

135

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	27	9	43	56	135
NMFC	20	15	27	24	86

13.8

86

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:06		B. Smith Behind	135 - 86
33:09		J. Cameron Goal	134 - 86
31:39		J. Darling Goal	128 - 86
29:33		J. Simpkin Goal	128 - 80
28:23		O. Henry Behind	128 - 74
23:02		O. Henry Goal	127 - 74
19:30		L. Humphries Goal	121 - 74
17:49		Z. Guthrie Goal	115 - 74
15:48		H. Sheezel Goal	109 - 74
12:35		J. Worpel Goal	109 - 68
10:49		J. Cameron Goal	103 - 68
7:49		S. Mannagh Goal	97 - 68
4:31		J. Martin Goal	91 - 68
1:50		S. Mannagh Goal	85 - 68
0:38		J. Darling Goal	79 - 68
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:17		S. Neale Goal	79 - 62
33:16		B. Close Behind	73 - 62
32:08		S. Neale Goal	72 - 62
29:26		J. Simpkin Goal	66 - 62
27:40		M. Holmes Goal	66 - 56
26:58		Rushed	60 - 56
25:14		M. Holmes Goal	60 - 55
22:48		S. Mannagh Goal	54 - 55
19:55		Z. Duursma Goal	48 - 55
11:43		N. Larkey Goal	48 - 49
8:32		P. Curtis Behind	48 - 43
7:26		O. Dempsey Goal	48 - 42
4:49		J. Cameron Goal	42 - 42
3:42		T. Xerri Behind	36 - 42
0:27		C. McKercher Goal	36 - 41
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:39		Z. Duursma Goal	36 - 35
20:56		L. Dovaston Behind	36 - 29
19:04		J. Cameron Behind	36 - 28
15:18		Z. Duursma Goal	35 - 28
10:36		Rushed	35 - 22
8:26		P. Dangerfield Goal	34 - 22
5:46		C. Trembath Behind	28 - 22
4:33		O. Dempsey Behind	28 - 21
2:17		Rushed	27 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:46		P. Curtis Goal	27 - 20
29:10		P. Curtis Behind	27 - 14
27:12		C. McKercher Goal	27 - 13
20:37		S. Mannagh Behind	27 - 7
17:55		J. Cameron Behind	26 - 7
15:46		J. Cameron Behind	25 - 7
14:34		J. Darling Goal	24 - 7
12:39		S. Neale Goal	24 - 1
9:11		N. Larkey Behind	18 - 1
5:26		S. Mannagh Goal	18 - 0
3:15		J. Bowes Goal	12 - 0
1:29		J. Martin 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