Gold Coast SUNSSUNS

11.6

72

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
SUNS	9	18	19	26	72
NMFC	44	15	22	18	99

14.15

99

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:26		J. Polec Behind	72 - 99
29:17		J. Joyce Goal	72 - 98
26:08		J. Lukosius Goal	66 - 98
18:14		N. Larkey Behind	60 - 98
16:51		Rushed	60 - 97
15:00		J. Simpkin Behind	60 - 96
13:50		J. Martin Goal	60 - 95
11:34		B. Brown Goal	54 - 95
9:33		B. King Goal	54 - 89
6:49		N. Holman Behind	48 - 89
5:24		J. Ziebell Goal	47 - 89
4:24		Rushed	47 - 83
3:15		J. Simpkin Behind	47 - 82
1:10		Rushed	47 - 81
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:34		J. Corbett Behind	46 - 81
28:55		T. Miller Goal	45 - 81
25:50		B. Brown Goal	39 - 81
22:15		T. Thomas Behind	39 - 75
21:09		M. Wood Goal	39 - 74
18:59		P. Wright Goal	39 - 68
16:41		K. Turner Goal	33 - 68
14:36		M. Wood Behind	33 - 62
12:19		B. Brown Behind	33 - 61
7:39		K. Turner Behind	33 - 60
4:24		A. Sexton Goal	33 - 59
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:34		W. Brodie Goal	27 - 59
17:18		B. King Goal	21 - 59
16:01		J. Polec Goal	15 - 59
8:05		D. Swallow Goal	15 - 53
6:57		J. Simpkin Behind	9 - 53
5:54		B. Brown Behind	9 - 52
3:48		K. Turner Goal	9 - 51
3:22		B. Brown Behind	9 - 45
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:15		T. Thomas Goal	9 - 44
26:54		A. Miles Behind	9 - 38
24:24		B. King Behind	8 - 38
21:52		J. Ziebell Goal	7 - 38
20:29		C. Zurhaar Goal	7 - 32
17:48		T. Goldstein Behind	7 - 26
15:58		T. Thomas Goal	7 - 25
13:58		N. Larkey Goal	7 - 19
8:28		M. Wood Goal	7 - 13
6:18		L. McDonald Goal	7 - 7
5:28		Rushed	7 - 1
3:03		W. Powell Goal	7 - 0
1:49		D. Macpherson Behind	1 - 0

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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