Team Stats
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Disposals
- ESS 365
- 352 NMFC
-
Kicks
- ESS 229
- 205 NMFC
-
Handballs
- ESS 136
- 147 NMFC
-
Free Kicks
- ESS 16
- 16 NMFC
-
Clearances
- ESS 38
- 40 NMFC
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Inside 50
- ESS 59
- 50 NMFC
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Tackles
- ESS 62
- 61 NMFC
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Hit-Outs
- ESS 49
- 36 NMFC
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:06 | ![]() | M. D'Ambrosio Goal | 105 - 99 |
| 28:05 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Goal | 99 - 99 |
| 25:44 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 99 - 93 |
| 24:25 | ![]() | H. Sheezel Behind | 93 - 93 |
| 23:05 | ![]() | S. Draper Goal | 93 - 92 |
| 22:29 | ![]() | A. Phillips Behind | 87 - 92 |
| 18:18 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 86 - 92 |
| 15:38 | ![]() | Rushed | 86 - 86 |
| 13:38 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 85 - 86 |
| 12:19 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Goal | 85 - 80 |
| 6:48 | ![]() | C. Coleman-Jones Goal | 79 - 80 |
| 2:09 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 79 - 74 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:17 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 79 - 68 |
| 27:18 | ![]() | J. Menzie Goal | 73 - 68 |
| 24:16 | ![]() | J. Stephenson Behind | 67 - 68 |
| 23:26 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Behind | 67 - 67 |
| 21:51 | ![]() | D. Tucker Goal | 67 - 66 |
| 20:06 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 67 - 60 |
| 17:59 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 66 - 60 |
| 16:17 | ![]() | B. Scott Behind | 60 - 60 |
| 15:07 | ![]() | M. Guelfi Goal | 60 - 59 |
| 13:27 | ![]() | J. Stringer Goal | 54 - 59 |
| 10:37 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 48 - 59 |
| 6:54 | ![]() | T. Thomas Goal | 42 - 59 |
| 3:58 | ![]() | W. Phillips Goal | 42 - 53 |
| 3:09 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 42 - 47 |
| 0:51 | ![]() | C. Zurhaar Goal | 42 - 46 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:35 | ![]() | B. Hobbs Behind | 42 - 40 |
| 22:56 | ![]() | L. McDonald Goal | 41 - 40 |
| 22:08 | ![]() | S. Draper Behind | 41 - 34 |
| 19:45 | ![]() | J. Stringer Behind | 40 - 34 |
| 18:24 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 39 - 34 |
| 11:33 | ![]() | Rushed | 39 - 28 |
| 9:12 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 39 - 27 |
| 6:23 | ![]() | C. Coleman-Jones Goal | 39 - 26 |
| 3:09 | ![]() | J. Ridley Behind | 39 - 20 |
| 2:13 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 38 - 20 |
| 0:53 | ![]() | C. Coleman-Jones Behind | 38 - 19 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 31:44 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 38 - 18 |
| 28:28 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 32 - 18 |
| 25:28 | ![]() | T. Goldstein Goal | 26 - 18 |
| 20:34 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 26 - 12 |
| 16:19 | ![]() | Z. Merrett Goal | 26 - 6 |
| 14:37 | ![]() | N. Martin Goal | 20 - 6 |
| 9:54 | ![]() | B. Scott Goal | 14 - 6 |
| 8:50 | ![]() | Rushed | 14 - 0 |
| 6:54 | ![]() | A. Perkins Goal | 13 - 0 |
| 3:57 | ![]() | K. Langford Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 1:11 | ![]() | J. Menzie Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SYD
|
20 | 173.3 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
FRE
|
20 | 142.7 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
HAW
|
20 | 118.2 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
SUNS
|
16 | 126.9 | WWLLW |
| 5 |
NMFC
|
16 | 120.8 | LWWLW |
| 6 |
GEEL
|
16 | 116.1 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
WB
|
16 | 102.0 | WWWLL |
| 8 |
MELB
|
16 | 94.2 | LWWLW |
| 9 |
BL
|
12 | 111.7 | LWWWL |
| 10 |
ADEL
|
12 | 105.3 | LLLWW |
| 11 |
COLL
|
12 | 94.8 | LWLLW |
| 12 |
PORT
|
8 | 108.1 | WLWLL |
| 13 |
STK
|
8 | 92.6 | LWLWL |
| 14 |
GWS
|
8 | 86.8 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
WCE
|
8 | 61.3 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
CARL
|
4 | 79.2 | WLLLL |
| 17 |
ESS
|
4 | 79.1 | LLLWL |
| 18 |
RICH
|
0 | 53.6 | LLLLL |












SYD
FRE
HAW
SUNS
NMFC
GEEL
WB
MELB
BL
ADEL
COLL
PORT
STK
GWS
WCE
CARL
ESS
RICH