	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	38	46	14	27	125
NMFC	44	20	22	22	108

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:53		Rushed	125 - 108
27:45		B. Brown Behind	125 - 107
27:06		T. Goldstein Behind	125 - 106
26:10		J. Stringer Goal	125 - 105
24:21		L. McDonald Goal	119 - 105
21:50		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	119 - 99
20:28		M. Wood Behind	113 - 99
18:29		M. Guelfi Behind	113 - 98
16:35		M. Guelfi Behind	112 - 98
14:26		T. Dumont Goal	111 - 98
10:52		S. McKernan Goal	111 - 92
6:47		B. Brown Goal	105 - 92
3:51		Rushed	105 - 86
1:49		A. McGrath Goal	104 - 86
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:11		S. Higgins Behind	98 - 86
20:37		T. Dumont Behind	98 - 85
19:15		K. Langford Behind	98 - 84
17:47		P. Ahern Goal	97 - 84
17:03		B. Brown Behind	97 - 78
14:59		J. Stringer Behind	97 - 77
13:02		L. McDonald Goal	96 - 77
9:14		R. Clarke Goal	96 - 71
5:38		M. Wood Behind	96 - 65
4:40		M. Baguley Goal	96 - 64
1:27		O. Fantasia Goal	90 - 64
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:46		O. Fantasia Behind	84 - 64
24:44		J. Stringer Goal	83 - 64
21:16		J. Stringer Goal	77 - 64
19:47		D. Smith Goal	71 - 64
18:05		Z. Merrett Goal	65 - 64
16:57		N. Hrovat Behind	59 - 64
16:36		M. Wood Behind	59 - 63
14:55		K. Langford Behind	59 - 62
13:55		Rushed	58 - 62
10:49		S. McKernan Goal	57 - 62
8:39		M. Wood Goal	51 - 62
7:35		K. Turner Goal	51 - 56
6:26		B. Brown Goal	51 - 50
4:40		S. McKernan Goal	51 - 44
3:20		D. Smith Behind	45 - 44
0:55		S. McKernan Goal	44 - 44
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:16		M. Guelfi Behind	38 - 44
32:23		B. Cunnington Goal	37 - 44
30:18		S. Atley Goal	37 - 38
28:53		T. Bellchambers Goal	37 - 32
27:20		D. Myers Goal	31 - 32
26:16		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	25 - 32
22:57		O. Fantasia Goal	24 - 32
21:23		O. Fantasia Goal	18 - 32
18:46		M. Wood Goal	12 - 32
17:41		J. Ziebell Goal	12 - 26
16:27		N. Hrovat Goal	12 - 20
13:06		D. Myers Goal	12 - 14
11:30		B. Cunnington Goal	6 - 14
8:56		M. Wood Goal	6 - 8
6:37		O. Fantasia Goal	6 - 2
2:50		B. Brown Behind	0 - 2
0:44		J. Simpkin Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
2	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
3	HAW	24	124.5	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
6	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
7	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
8	COLL	16	110.2	WLLWW
9	GEEL	16	108.6	WLWWL
10	WB	16	91.8	WWLLL
11	PORT	12	112.5	LWLLW
12	STK	12	110.1	WLWLW
13	ADEL	12	96.1	LLWWL
14	GWS	12	89.8	LLWLW
15	WCE	8	55.8	WLLLL
16	CARL	4	80.3	LLLLL
17	ESS	4	72.9	LLWLL
18	RICH	0	54.2	LLLLL

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