9.11

65

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	37	10	8	10	65
NMFC	15	7	32	8	62

9.8

62

North MelbourneNMFC

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
25:54		Rushed	65 - 62
23:07		A. Perkins Behind	65 - 61
20:29		Z. Duursma Goal	64 - 61
19:59		Rushed	64 - 55
7:57		P. Wright Behind	63 - 55
4:43		I. Kako Goal	62 - 55
3:54		N. Caddy Behind	56 - 55
2:26		C. Zurhaar Behind	55 - 55
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:26		C. Zurhaar Goal	55 - 54
23:37		N. Caddy Goal	55 - 48
20:43		J. Simpkin Goal	49 - 48
17:26		Rushed	49 - 42
15:38		N. Larkey Goal	49 - 41
11:00		N. Larkey Goal	49 - 35
7:44		C. McKercher Goal	49 - 29
6:09		N. Caddy Behind	49 - 23
1:55		Z. Merrett Behind	48 - 23
1:25		Rushed	47 - 23
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:16		J. Gresham Behind	47 - 22
25:37		A. Perkins Goal	46 - 22
22:53		B. Hobbs Behind	40 - 22
11:25		Z. Duursma Behind	39 - 22
6:50		J. Simpkin Goal	39 - 21
6:07		P. Wright Behind	39 - 15
4:14		B. Hobbs Behind	38 - 15
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
32:28		Z. Duursma Behind	37 - 15
29:36		F. Maley Behind	37 - 14
27:50		N. Caddy Goal	37 - 13
25:19		B. Hobbs Goal	31 - 13
21:26		J. Konstanty Behind	25 - 13
19:50		N. Martin Goal	25 - 12
17:08		F. Maley Goal	19 - 12
15:00		N. Caddy Behind	19 - 6
10:49		C. Zurhaar Goal	18 - 6
7:03		A. Perkins Goal	18 - 0
4:07		K. Langford Goal	12 - 0
0:51		A. Perkins Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2025 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	COLL	40	136.9	LWWWW
2	BL	38	114.0	WDLWW
3	ADEL	32	139.3	WWLWW
4	SUNS	32	127.8	LWWWL
5	GEEL	32	124.8	WLWWW
6	HAW	32	111.8	WLLLW
7	GWS	28	109.4	LWLWW
8	FRE	28	106.4	LLWWW
9	WB	24	122.1	WLWLL
10	ESS	24	84.6	WWLWL
11	STK	20	93.1	WLLLW
12	MELB	20	87.6	WLWWL
13	CARL	16	102.8	WLWLL
14	SYD	16	85.7	WLWLL
15	PORT	16	79.1	WLLLL
16	RICH	12	71.1	LWLLL
17	NMFC	10	78.1	LLDWL
18	WCE	4	64.5	LLWLL