13.14

92

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	10	21	19	42	92
NMFC	20	6	8	1	35

5.5

35

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
24:04		C. Oliver Goal	92 - 35
19:51		T. Sparrow Goal	86 - 35
17:54		B. Fritsch Goal	80 - 35
17:19		B. Fritsch Behind	74 - 35
15:44		K. Pickett Behind	73 - 35
14:13		Rushed	72 - 35
11:42		M. Hannan Goal	72 - 34
9:58		C. Petracca Behind	66 - 34
8:35		B. Fritsch Behind	65 - 34
7:08		M. Hannan Behind	64 - 34
6:23		B. Fritsch Behind	63 - 34
3:51		T. McDonald Goal	62 - 34
1:25		C. Spargo Goal	56 - 34
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
18:48		C. Petracca Goal	50 - 34
17:26		N. Larkey Goal	44 - 34
15:22		J. Melksham Goal	44 - 28
12:53		A. Hall Behind	38 - 28
10:32		B. Fritsch Goal	38 - 27
9:14		C. Zurhaar Behind	32 - 27
0:29		A. Brayshaw Behind	32 - 26
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:30		S. Weideman Goal	31 - 26
21:18		N. Larkey Goal	25 - 26
14:50		A. Brayshaw Goal	25 - 20
13:43		S. Weideman Behind	19 - 20
8:52		S. Weideman Behind	18 - 20
6:13		S. Weideman Goal	17 - 20
4:10		N. Jones Behind	11 - 20
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:22		N. Larkey Goal	10 - 20
19:31		C. Petracca Behind	10 - 14
16:53		Rushed	9 - 14
13:35		K. Pickett Goal	9 - 13
12:41		A. Hall Behind	3 - 13
10:45		N. Larkey Goal	3 - 12
8:57		S. Weideman Behind	3 - 6
7:55		B. Fritsch Behind	2 - 6
6:42		K. Pickett Behind	1 - 6
2:00		M. Daw Goal	0 - 6

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	24	178.1	LWWWW
2	FRE	24	137.6	WWWWW
3	HAW	24	124.5	WWWWW
4	MELB	20	102.8	WWLWW
5	BL	16	118.8	WWWLW
6	NMFC	16	115.9	WWLWL
7	SUNS	16	114.4	WLLWL
8	COLL	16	110.2	WLLWW
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