North Melbourne vs Geelong Cats Match Centre

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 13:00 AEST
Final AFLW 2026 · Round 1
North Melbourne Coach: Darren Crocker
100 15.10
27 3.9
Geelong Cats Coach: Mick Stinear
Marvel Stadium North Melbourne by 73

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Tess Craven1Q - 2:10 - Goal - 6–0 Amy McDonald1Q - 6:40 - Goal - 6–6 Alice O'Loughlin1Q - 8:57 - Goal - 12–6 Chloe Scheer1Q - 13:06 - Behind - 12–7 Alice O'Loughlin1Q - 14:46 - Behind - 13–7 Bryde O'Rourke1Q - 16:30 - Goal - 13–13 Chloe Scheer1Q - 17:51 - Behind - 13–14 Tahlia Randall2Q - 1:49 - Behind - 14–14 Rachel Kearns2Q - 6:57 - Behind - 14–16 Jasmine Garner2Q - 7:44 - Goal - 20–16 Tahlia Randall2Q - 11:20 - Goal - 26–16 Blaithin Bogue2Q - 15:56 - Goal - 32–16 Blaithin Bogue2Q - 18:35 - Goal - 38–16 Priya Bowering3Q - 0:31 - Behind - 38–17 Alice O'Loughlin3Q - 2:48 - Goal - 44–17 Aishling Moloney3Q - 4:44 - Behind - 44–18 Jacqueline Parry3Q - 6:49 - Goal - 44–25 Ruby Tripodi3Q - 8:06 - Goal - 50–25 Vikki Wall3Q - 11:32 - Behind - 51–25 Tahlia Randall3Q - 12:40 - Goal - 57–25 Vikki Wall3Q - 14:56 - Goal - 63–25 Ash Riddell3Q - 18:03 - Behind - 64–25 Kate Shierlaw3Q - 19:15 - Goal - 70–25 Amy Gavin Mangan3Q - 20:18 - Behind - 71–25 Tess Craven3Q - 21:28 - Goal - 77–25 Vikki Wall4Q - 1:27 - Behind - 78–25 Blaithin Bogue4Q - 2:11 - Goal - 84–25 Tahlia Randall4Q - 3:47 - Behind - 85–25 Tahlia Randall4Q - 4:30 - Goal - 91–25 Aishling Moloney4Q - 5:39 - Behind - 91–26 Erika O'Shea4Q - 10:48 - Behind - 92–26 Bella Eddey4Q - 12:10 - Goal - 98–26 Tahlia Randall4Q - 16:07 - Behind - 99–26 Zali Friswell4Q - 18:18 - Behind - 99–27 Alice O'Loughlin4Q - 22:14 - Behind - 100–27

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH133877100100
GEE1416252727

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Blaithin BogueNTH
Behinds
3
Tahlia RandallNTH
Disposals
35
2 tied leaders
Ash RiddellNTH
Tackles
9
Eilish SheerinNTH

Team Stats

NTHGEE

Scoring / Attack

15Goals3
10Behinds9
27Shots at goal11
55.6Goal accuracy %27.3
43Inside 50s37
11Goal assists3
11Marks inside 502

Possession

310Disposals267
188Kicks140
122Handballs127
130Contested possessions124
176Uncontested possessions142

Clearance / Contest

24Total clearances20
12Centre clearances9
12Stoppage clearances11
61Tackles45
21Hitouts22
9Contested marks6

Other

68Marks44
69.7Disposal efficiency %62.2
3Bounces1
71Turnovers75
55Clangers60
306Total possessions266
75Intercepts71
33Rebound 50s26
7Tackles inside 506
29One-percenters32
19Frees for14
14Frees against19
1,354AFL Fantasy990

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
NTH 73 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
NTH 47 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
3

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Geelong by 73 points, 100–27.

This match record does not include quarter scores.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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