	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	17	21	27	9	74
WCE	22	15	14	22	73

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:04		J. Waterman Behind	74 - 73
24:34		J. Shanahan Goal	74 - 72
22:33		J. Shanahan Behind	74 - 66
16:35		Rushed	74 - 65
15:40		J. Shanahan Behind	73 - 65
12:48		J. Waterman Goal	73 - 64
10:24		J. Shanahan Goal	73 - 58
8:13		J. Simpkin Behind	73 - 52
6:28		Rushed	72 - 52
5:21		C. Zurhaar Behind	72 - 51
0:56		N. Larkey Goal	71 - 51
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:44		J. Shanahan Goal	65 - 51
26:15		P. Curtis Behind	65 - 45
24:35		N. Larkey Goal	64 - 45
22:42		T. Cole Goal	58 - 45
19:08		C. Daniel Behind	58 - 39
11:01		T. Gross Behind	57 - 39
9:06		J. Waterman Behind	57 - 38
6:53		N. Larkey Goal	57 - 37
5:05		H. Sheezel Goal	51 - 37
3:31		C. Trembath Goal	45 - 37
1:29		J. Darling Behind	39 - 37
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:26		J. Darling Goal	38 - 37
23:58		J. Darling Goal	32 - 37
21:14		G. Wardlaw Behind	26 - 37
18:24		J. Darling Goal	25 - 37
16:52		H. Sheezel Behind	19 - 37
14:23		J. Waterman Behind	18 - 37
12:15		J. Konstanty Behind	18 - 36
10:45		Rushed	17 - 36
9:26		Rushed	17 - 35
5:30		J. Waterman Goal	17 - 34
3:37		J. Waterman Goal	17 - 28
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:20		B. Hough Goal	17 - 22
34:32		H. Reid Behind	17 - 16
32:11		H. Reid Goal	17 - 15
28:09		H. Sheezel Behind	17 - 9
23:50		D. Stephens Behind	16 - 9
20:09		L. Baker Goal	15 - 9
17:27		N. Larkey Goal	15 - 3
13:07		Bailey J. Williams Behind	9 - 3
11:11		P. Curtis Behind	9 - 2
7:36		N. Larkey Behind	8 - 2
6:24		C. Spargo Behind	7 - 2
3:33		J. Darling Goal	6 - 2
1:29		T. Gross Behind	0 - 2
1:00		H. Reid 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

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