9.13

67

Final

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

7.11

53

North MelbourneNMFC

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

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	20	173.3	WLWWW
2	FRE	20	142.7	WWWWW
3	HAW	20	118.2	WWWWW
4	SUNS	16	126.9	WWLLW
5	NMFC	16	120.8	LWWLW
6	GEEL	16	116.1	WWLWW
7	WB	16	102.0	WWWLL
8	MELB	16	94.2	LWWLW
9	BL	12	111.7	LWWWL
10	ADEL	12	105.3	LLLWW
11	COLL	12	94.8	LWLLW
12	PORT	8	108.1	WLWLL
13	STK	8	92.6	LWLWL
14	GWS	8	86.8	LLLWL
15	WCE	8	61.3	WWLLL
16	CARL	4	79.2	WLLLL
17	ESS	4	79.1	LLLWL
18	RICH	0	53.6	LLLLL