North MelbourneNMFC

8.12

60

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	15	12	14	19	60
SYD	13	20	35	3	71

10.11

71

Sydney SwansSYD

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:34		Rushed	60 - 71
22:51		J. Simpkin Goal	59 - 71
21:55		Rushed	53 - 71
17:42		T. Dumont Goal	53 - 70
13:37		B. Brown Goal	47 - 70
7:57		Josh P. Kennedy Behind	41 - 70
6:16		N. Blakey Behind	41 - 69
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:28		A. Hall Goal	41 - 68
23:08		L. Parker Goal	35 - 68
20:55		L. Taylor Goal	35 - 62
19:52		T. Dumont Behind	35 - 56
17:14		P. Ahern Goal	34 - 56
15:58		O. Florent Behind	28 - 56
15:14		I. Heeney Behind	28 - 55
12:28		J. Rowbottom Goal	28 - 54
10:25		T. McCartin Behind	28 - 48
8:59		J. Simpkin Behind	28 - 47
5:59		I. Heeney Behind	27 - 47
4:54		T. Papley Behind	27 - 46
2:59		T. Papley Goal	27 - 45
0:47		I. Heeney Goal	27 - 39
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:32		J. Ziebell Behind	27 - 33
24:31		A. Hall Behind	26 - 33
23:11		C. Zurhaar Goal	25 - 33
21:12		N. Blakey Goal	19 - 33
19:47		C. Zurhaar Behind	19 - 27
17:55		Rushed	18 - 27
11:57		A. Hall Behind	18 - 26
10:55		A. Hall Behind	17 - 26
9:26		J. Dawson Goal	16 - 26
7:20		J. Ziebell Behind	16 - 20
3:47		W. Hayward Goal	15 - 20
2:58		Rushed	15 - 14
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:52		T. Papley Goal	15 - 13
16:45		B. Brown Behind	15 - 7
14:38		H. McLean Goal	14 - 7
12:21		T. Goldstein Behind	14 - 1
8:55		N. Blakey Behind	13 - 1
7:02		B. Brown Behind	13 - 0
4:38		B. Brown Goal	12 - 0
0:36		B. Brown Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	HAW	26	121.2	WWWWD
2	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
3	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	COLL	18	108.6	LLWWD
6	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
7	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
8	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
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