	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	17	24	18	8	67
NMFC	22	9	16	6	53

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:21		C. Zurhaar Goal	67 - 53
12:32		J. Townsend Goal	67 - 47
11:04		Rushed	61 - 47
6:47		D. Smith Behind	60 - 47
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:56		W. Snelling Goal	59 - 47
21:45		S. Higgins Goal	53 - 47
21:05		C. Zurhaar Behind	53 - 41
18:45		K. Langford Goal	53 - 40
13:33		J. Simpkin Behind	47 - 40
7:55		D. Zaharakis Goal	47 - 39
7:08		C. Taylor Behind	41 - 39
5:03		B. Scott Goal	41 - 38
0:37		T. Thomas Behind	41 - 32
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:29		J. Laverde Goal	41 - 31
23:58		T. Thomas Behind	35 - 31
22:16		D. Zaharakis Goal	35 - 30
18:45		B. Brown Goal	29 - 30
16:58		B. Ham Behind	29 - 24
14:39		J. Laverde Behind	28 - 24
12:48		J. Laverde Behind	27 - 24
11:21		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	26 - 24
8:49		A. Hall Behind	20 - 24
7:30		J. Polec Behind	20 - 23
6:56		J. Townsend Behind	20 - 22
2:38		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	19 - 22
0:49		J. Townsend Behind	18 - 22
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:39		K. Langford Goal	17 - 22
25:04		Rushed	11 - 22
23:14		A. Hall Behind	11 - 21
20:18		D. Zaharakis Behind	11 - 20
18:53		C. Zurhaar Goal	10 - 20
16:03		D. Zaharakis Goal	10 - 14
14:38		Rushed	4 - 14
13:55		J. Mahony Behind	4 - 13
10:32		S. Atley Goal	4 - 12
9:36		M. Hibberd Behind	4 - 6
7:33		T. Goldstein Goal	3 - 6
2:32		S. McKernan Behind	3 - 0
1:30		D. Zaharakis Behind	2 - 0
0:22		K. Langford Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	76	137.2	WWLWL
2	SYD	72	136.1	WWWWW
3	BL	64	121.7	WLWWW
4	HAW	64	120.1	WWLDW
5	GEEL	60	122.3	WWWWW
6	ADEL	60	117.3	LWWLW
7	MELB	60	109.6	LWWWL
8	WB	54	95.4	WLLDW
9	COLL	52	102.4	WLWDL
10	CARL	50	101.5	WWWDW
11	STK	40	102.8	WLLWL
12	GWS	40	98.9	LWLWL
13	SUNS	36	94.5	LLWLW
14	NMFC	36	88.8	LLWLL
15	PORT	28	88.1	LLLLW
16	WCE	16	69.2	LLLLL
17	RICH	12	62.5	LWLLL
18	ESS	8	64.6	LLLLL

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