9.15

69

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	17	15	10	27	69
NMFC	20	24	34	3	81

12.9

81

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:20		Z. Merrett Goal	69 - 81
20:48		J. Gresham Goal	63 - 81
19:02		S. El-Hawli Goal	57 - 81
17:56		L. Davies-Uniacke Behind	51 - 81
9:58		J. Caldwell Behind	51 - 80
8:03		J. Caldwell Goal	50 - 80
6:26		Rushed	44 - 80
4:02		N. Larkey Behind	43 - 80
2:19		J. Gresham Behind	43 - 79
0:24		C. Trembath Behind	42 - 79
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:53		T. Blamires Goal	42 - 78
24:44		Rushed	42 - 72
23:24		C. Zurhaar Behind	42 - 71
19:13		C. Trembath Goal	42 - 70
18:12		Z. Merrett Behind	42 - 64
17:01		P. Curtis Goal	41 - 64
15:35		A. May Behind	41 - 58
14:30		L. Blakiston Behind	40 - 58
12:45		L. Dovaston Behind	39 - 58
9:50		P. Wright Goal	39 - 57
8:04		C. Trembath Goal	33 - 57
4:57		Rushed	33 - 51
2:28		N. Larkey Goal	33 - 50
1:12		A. Perkins Behind	33 - 44
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:21		L. Dovaston Goal	32 - 44
23:49		K. Langford Behind	32 - 38
16:28		P. Wright Goal	31 - 38
13:38		Rushed	25 - 38
13:05		N. Caddy Behind	24 - 38
10:01		T. Xerri Goal	23 - 38
6:57		Z. Duursma Goal	23 - 32
4:35		N. Larkey Goal	23 - 26
2:12		N. Caddy Goal	23 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:53		I. Kako Goal	17 - 20
20:35		Z. Duursma Goal	11 - 20
19:05		S. El-Hawli Behind	11 - 14
16:39		N. Caddy Behind	10 - 14
14:13		Z. Duursma Goal	9 - 14
12:03		K. Langford Behind	9 - 8
9:46		A. Perkins Behind	8 - 8
8:39		J. Caldwell Behind	7 - 8
7:23		C. Zurhaar Goal	6 - 8
6:07		T. Powell Behind	6 - 2
1:58		L. Blakiston Goal	6 - 1
0:55		D. Stephens Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	60	142.3	WWWLW
2	SYD	52	131.2	WWLWL
3	HAW	42	110.0	WLWWL
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	MELB	40	106.3	LWWLW
7	COLL	38	104.4	LWWWW
8	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
9	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
10	STK	32	106.1	LWLWW
11	CARL	32	96.0	WWWWW
12	NMFC	32	91.4	WWWLL
13	GWS	28	100.8	WLLLW
14	SUNS	28	100.7	LLLLL
15	PORT	24	101.3	LLWWL
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	63.3	LLLLL
18	ESS	4	69.0	LLLLL