	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	38	46	14	27	125
NMFC	44	20	22	22	108

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:53		Rushed	125 - 108
27:45		B. Brown Behind	125 - 107
27:06		T. Goldstein Behind	125 - 106
26:10		J. Stringer Goal	125 - 105
24:21		L. McDonald Goal	119 - 105
21:50		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Goal	119 - 99
20:28		M. Wood Behind	113 - 99
18:29		M. Guelfi Behind	113 - 98
16:35		M. Guelfi Behind	112 - 98
14:26		T. Dumont Goal	111 - 98
10:52		S. McKernan Goal	111 - 92
6:47		B. Brown Goal	105 - 92
3:51		Rushed	105 - 86
1:49		A. McGrath Goal	104 - 86
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:11		S. Higgins Behind	98 - 86
20:37		T. Dumont Behind	98 - 85
19:15		K. Langford Behind	98 - 84
17:47		P. Ahern Goal	97 - 84
17:03		B. Brown Behind	97 - 78
14:59		J. Stringer Behind	97 - 77
13:02		L. McDonald Goal	96 - 77
9:14		R. Clarke Goal	96 - 71
5:38		M. Wood Behind	96 - 65
4:40		M. Baguley Goal	96 - 64
1:27		O. Fantasia Goal	90 - 64
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:46		O. Fantasia Behind	84 - 64
24:44		J. Stringer Goal	83 - 64
21:16		J. Stringer Goal	77 - 64
19:47		D. Smith Goal	71 - 64
18:05		Z. Merrett Goal	65 - 64
16:57		N. Hrovat Behind	59 - 64
16:36		M. Wood Behind	59 - 63
14:55		K. Langford Behind	59 - 62
13:55		Rushed	58 - 62
10:49		S. McKernan Goal	57 - 62
8:39		M. Wood Goal	51 - 62
7:35		K. Turner Goal	51 - 56
6:26		B. Brown Goal	51 - 50
4:40		S. McKernan Goal	51 - 44
3:20		D. Smith Behind	45 - 44
0:55		S. McKernan Goal	44 - 44
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
35:16		M. Guelfi Behind	38 - 44
32:23		B. Cunnington Goal	37 - 44
30:18		S. Atley Goal	37 - 38
28:53		T. Bellchambers Goal	37 - 32
27:20		D. Myers Goal	31 - 32
26:16		A. McDonald-Tipungwuti Behind	25 - 32
22:57		O. Fantasia Goal	24 - 32
21:23		O. Fantasia Goal	18 - 32
18:46		M. Wood Goal	12 - 32
17:41		J. Ziebell Goal	12 - 26
16:27		N. Hrovat Goal	12 - 20
13:06		D. Myers Goal	12 - 14
11:30		B. Cunnington Goal	6 - 14
8:56		M. Wood Goal	6 - 8
6:37		O. Fantasia Goal	6 - 2
2:50		B. Brown Behind	0 - 2
0:44		J. Simpkin Behind	0 - 1

Game Information

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2025 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	COLL	52	135.8	WWWWW
2	BL	42	113.4	WWLLW
3	ADEL	40	139.8	WWWLW
4	GEEL	40	127.5	WWWWL
5	HAW	40	118.4	LLWWW
6	FRE	40	110.4	WWWWW
7	WB	36	131.5	LLWWW
8	SUNS	36	120.3	WLLLW
9	GWS	36	107.6	WWLWW
10	PORT	28	88.6	LWWLW
11	CARL	24	100.4	LWWLL
12	SYD	24	92.1	LLWWL
13	ESS	24	77.5	WLLLL
14	MELB	20	86.7	WLLLL
15	STK	20	86.2	LWLLL
16	NMFC	18	78.5	LWLWL
17	RICH	12	64.8	LLLLL
18	WCE	4	65.2	LLLLL

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