Team Stats
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Disposals
- NMFC 371
- 385 MELB
-
Kicks
- NMFC 195
- 201 MELB
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Handballs
- NMFC 176
- 184 MELB
-
Free Kicks
- NMFC 20
- 16 MELB
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Clearances
- NMFC 29
- 47 MELB
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Inside 50
- NMFC 56
- 51 MELB
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Tackles
- NMFC 58
- 62 MELB
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Hit-Outs
- NMFC 26
- 50 MELB
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
Disposals
Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:51 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Behind | 88 - 83 |
| 29:12 | ![]() | J. Polec Behind | 88 - 82 |
| 27:58 | ![]() | S. Higgins Goal | 87 - 82 |
| 23:04 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 81 - 82 |
| 21:49 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 81 - 81 |
| 20:36 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 81 - 80 |
| 18:46 | ![]() | J. Lewis Behind | 81 - 74 |
| 17:09 | ![]() | Rushed | 81 - 73 |
| 14:40 | ![]() | M. Wood Goal | 81 - 72 |
| 7:44 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 75 - 72 |
| 6:24 | ![]() | Rushed | 69 - 72 |
| 0:49 | ![]() | B. Preuss Behind | 69 - 71 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 36:14 | ![]() | J. Polec Behind | 69 - 70 |
| 32:38 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 68 - 70 |
| 30:31 | ![]() | N. Larkey Goal | 67 - 70 |
| 26:39 | ![]() | T. Garner Goal | 61 - 70 |
| 22:03 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 55 - 70 |
| 19:42 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 55 - 64 |
| 16:44 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 55 - 58 |
| 15:08 | ![]() | T. Garner Goal | 55 - 52 |
| 12:43 | ![]() | M. Gawn Goal | 49 - 52 |
| 10:49 | ![]() | B. Brown Goal | 49 - 46 |
| 9:09 | ![]() | N. Larkey Behind | 43 - 46 |
| 7:05 | ![]() | N. Jones Goal | 42 - 46 |
| 5:17 | ![]() | C. Wagner Goal | 42 - 40 |
| 4:42 | ![]() | M. Wood Behind | 42 - 34 |
| 2:58 | ![]() | S. Higgins Goal | 41 - 34 |
| 0:55 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 35 - 34 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 21:54 | ![]() | J. Hunt Goal | 34 - 34 |
| 15:58 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Behind | 34 - 28 |
| 10:10 | ![]() | J. Melksham Behind | 34 - 27 |
| 7:39 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 34 - 26 |
| 4:55 | ![]() | J. Polec Goal | 28 - 26 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:59 | ![]() | M. Williams Goal | 22 - 26 |
| 28:52 | ![]() | J. Melksham Goal | 16 - 26 |
| 27:58 | ![]() | Rushed | 16 - 20 |
| 25:23 | ![]() | M. Gawn Behind | 15 - 20 |
| 21:35 | ![]() | N. Hrovat Behind | 15 - 19 |
| 18:16 | ![]() | C. Oliver Behind | 14 - 19 |
| 15:32 | ![]() | A. Neal-Bullen Goal | 14 - 18 |
| 12:22 | ![]() | J. Polec Goal | 14 - 12 |
| 11:16 | ![]() | B. Brown Behind | 8 - 12 |
| 9:09 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 7 - 12 |
| 7:05 | ![]() | B. Fritsch Goal | 7 - 6 |
| 3:45 | ![]() | J. Ziebell Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 1:09 | ![]() | K. Turner Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2025 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ADEL
|
72 | 139.3 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
GEEL
|
68 | 141.5 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
BL
|
66 | 114.2 | LWLWW |
| 4 |
COLL
|
64 | 122.4 | WLLLW |
| 5 |
GWS
|
64 | 115.3 | WLWWW |
| 6 |
FRE
|
64 | 109.0 | WWWLW |
| 7 |
SUNS
|
60 | 124.9 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
HAW
|
60 | 120.9 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
WB
|
56 | 137.0 | WWWWL |
| 10 |
SYD
|
48 | 97.0 | LWWLW |
| 11 |
CARL
|
36 | 96.7 | LLLWW |
| 12 |
STK
|
36 | 88.5 | WWWWL |
| 13 |
PORT
|
36 | 79.8 | LLLLW |
| 14 |
MELB
|
28 | 93.3 | LWLLL |
| 15 |
ESS
|
24 | 69.5 | LLLLL |
| 16 |
NMFC
|
22 | 76.3 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
RICH
|
20 | 66.0 | LLLLL |
| 18 |
WCE
|
4 | 60.1 | LLLLL |












ADEL
GEEL
BL
COLL
GWS
FRE
SUNS
HAW
WB
SYD
CARL
STK
PORT
MELB
ESS
NMFC
RICH
WCE