	1	2	3	4	T
NMFC	14	8	1	26	49
GEEL	30	46	53	21	150

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:47		F. Maley Goal	49 - 150
27:21		M. Holmes Behind	43 - 150
24:09		Rushed	43 - 149
20:06		J. Cameron Goal	42 - 149
19:15		L. Parker Behind	42 - 143
16:43		J. Darling Goal	41 - 143
14:07		C. Zurhaar Goal	35 - 143
12:32		J. Cameron Behind	29 - 143
9:14		T. Stengle Goal	29 - 142
8:17		J. Henry Behind	29 - 136
4:43		P. Curtis Goal	29 - 135
1:30		J. Cameron Goal	23 - 135
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
34:13		J. Cameron Goal	23 - 129
33:02		B. Close Behind	23 - 123
30:38		J. Cameron Goal	23 - 122
28:53		T. Stengle Goal	23 - 116
23:57		S. Neale Goal	23 - 110
21:57		S. Neale Goal	23 - 104
20:17		L. Humphries Goal	23 - 98
14:28		J. Cameron Goal	23 - 92
13:06		B. Close Behind	23 - 86
12:22		S. Neale Behind	23 - 85
8:29		G. Miers Behind	23 - 84
7:21		Rushed	23 - 83
4:24		J. Cameron Goal	22 - 83
3:10		B. Smith Behind	22 - 77
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:57		C. Zurhaar Goal	22 - 76
28:28		J. Cameron Goal	16 - 76
27:40		C. Zurhaar Behind	16 - 70
25:42		J. Cameron Goal	15 - 70
23:45		B. Smith Goal	15 - 64
20:42		Rushed	15 - 58
18:55		R. Stanley Goal	15 - 57
16:32		G. Miers Goal	15 - 51
14:59		J. Bowes Goal	15 - 45
10:12		M. Blicavs Behind	15 - 39
6:15		C. Comben Behind	15 - 38
4:56		S. Neale Goal	14 - 38
2:09		T. Stengle Behind	14 - 32
0:55		M. Blicavs Behind	14 - 31
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:59		B. Teakle Behind	14 - 30
24:10		S. Neale Goal	13 - 30
21:56		J. Martin Behind	13 - 24
20:01		M. Blicavs Behind	13 - 23
19:11		Rushed	13 - 22
18:23		T. Stengle Behind	13 - 21
16:17		P. Dangerfield Behind	13 - 20
14:02		J. Cameron Goal	13 - 19
11:59		J. Cameron Goal	13 - 13
10:17		C. Zurhaar Goal	13 - 7
8:43		P. Curtis Goal	7 - 7
6:31		J. Darling Behind	1 - 7
5:12		O. Mullin Behind	0 - 7
3:46		J. Cameron Goal	0 - 6

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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Frederick snags the first three of the match for Fremantle