Western BulldogsWB

13.9

87

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
WB	14	21	31	21	87
NMFC	8	7	8	15	38

5.8

38

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:38		B. Dale Behind	87 - 38
20:23		A. Hall Behind	86 - 38
18:18		C. Zurhaar Goal	86 - 37
17:03		J. Bruce Goal	86 - 31
13:09		J. Schache Goal	80 - 31
11:15		M. Wallis Goal	74 - 31
7:30		Rushed	68 - 31
7:03		Rushed	68 - 30
4:58		J. Johannisen Behind	68 - 29
4:11		M. Wallis Behind	67 - 29
1:23		C. Taylor Goal	66 - 29
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:46		A. Hall Behind	66 - 23
24:26		T. English Behind	66 - 22
21:02		J. Bruce Goal	65 - 22
16:09		J. Bruce Goal	59 - 22
14:02		E. Richards Goal	53 - 22
11:22		M. Wallis Goal	47 - 22
8:52		J. Schache Goal	41 - 22
6:45		J. Polec Behind	35 - 22
3:29		C. Taylor Goal	35 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
23:25		J. Bruce Goal	35 - 15
20:23		S. Higgins Behind	29 - 15
16:23		Rushed	29 - 14
13:32		Rushed	28 - 14
13:07		J. Macrae Behind	27 - 14
11:08		T. Goldstein Goal	26 - 14
7:36		J. Bruce Goal	26 - 8
0:22		L. Vandermeer Goal	20 - 8
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:03		M. Williams Behind	14 - 8
16:09		M. Bontempelli Behind	14 - 7
15:36		Rushed	13 - 7
12:28		T. Goldstein Goal	12 - 7
8:35		Rushed	12 - 1
6:02		J. Bruce Goal	12 - 0
1:20		B. Dale Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	4	191.3	W
2	CARL	0	52.3	L
3	FRE	0	0.0
4	MELB	0	0.0
5	WCE	0	0.0
6	NMFC	0	0.0
7	WB	0	0.0
8	PORT	0	0.0
9	GWS	0	0.0
10	SUNS	0	0.0
11	BL	0	0.0
12	RICH	0	0.0
13	HAW	0	0.0
14	GEEL	0	0.0
15	ADEL	0	0.0
16	ESS	0	0.0
17	COLL	0	0.0
18	STK	0	0.0