Melbourne vs North Melbourne AFLW 2026 Round 7

Fri 25 Sep 2026 · 19:15 AEST

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 7

Melbourne Coach: Tom Wilson

34 5.4

65 10.5

North Melbourne Coach: Darren Crocker

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

North Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

16 Tahlia Randall FF 33 Kate Shierlaw FPR

Half forwards

6 Alice O'Loughlin HFFL 10 Blaithin Bogue CHF 13 Vikki Wall HFFR

Followers

26 Kim Rennie RK 7 Ash Riddell RR 25 Jasmine Garner ROV

Centre

8 Taylah Gatt WL 4 Eilish Sheerin C 5 Tess Craven WR

Half backs

2 Libby Birch HBFL 9 Emma Kearney CHB 14 Erika O'Shea HBFR

Backs

22 Claire Mahony BPL 20 Jasmine Ferguson FB

Interchange 5

11 Eliza Shannon INT 19 Ruby Tripodi INT 21 Amy Gavin Mangan INT 35 Jenna Bruton INT 60 Emma King INT

Emergencies 3

24 Tessa Boyd EMG 28 Abby Favell EMG 37 Maddison Torpey EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Megan Fitzsimon1Q - 4:23 - Goal - 6–0

Rushed behind1Q - 6:04 - Rushed behind - 7–0

Kate Shierlaw1Q - 11:57 - Behind - 7–1 Mia Austin1Q - 15:49 - Goal - 13–1 Alice O'Loughlin1Q - 17:41 - Behind - 13–2 Kate Hore1Q - 18:20 - Goal - 19–2 Alyssa Bannan2Q - 3:28 - Behind - 20–2 Kate Shierlaw2Q - 5:51 - Goal - 20–8

Rushed behind2Q - 8:41 - Rushed behind - 20–9

Erika O'Shea2Q - 9:20 - Goal - 20–15 Tahlia Randall2Q - 15:01 - Goal - 20–21 Amy Gavin Mangan2Q - 18:22 - Goal - 20–27 Blaithin Bogue3Q - 3:12 - Goal - 20–33 Mia Austin3Q - 5:12 - Behind - 21–33

Rushed behind3Q - 13:37 - Rushed behind - 21–34

Jenna Bruton3Q - 14:56 - Goal - 21–40 Molly O'Hehir4Q - 3:45 - Behind - 22–40 Jasmine Garner4Q - 6:24 - Goal - 22–46

Rushed behind4Q - 8:11 - Rushed behind - 22–47

Jasmine Garner4Q - 10:47 - Goal - 22–53 Alice O'Loughlin4Q - 11:57 - Goal - 22–59 Mia Austin4Q - 13:45 - Goal - 28–59 Mia Austin4Q - 15:56 - Goal - 34–59 Vikki Wall4Q - 22:01 - Goal - 34–65

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Vikki WallGoal
4Q 22:0134–65
Mia AustinGoal
4Q 15:5634–59
Mia AustinGoal
4Q 13:4528–59
Alice O'LoughlinGoal
4Q 11:5722–59
Jasmine GarnerGoal
4Q 10:4722–53
Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 8:1122–47
Jasmine GarnerGoal
4Q 6:2422–46
Molly O'HehirBehind
4Q 3:4522–40
Jenna BrutonGoal
3Q 14:5621–40
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 13:3721–34
Mia AustinBehind
3Q 5:1221–33
Blaithin BogueGoal
3Q 3:1220–33
Amy Gavin ManganGoal
2Q 18:2220–27
Tahlia RandallGoal
2Q 15:0120–21
Erika O'SheaGoal
2Q 9:2020–15
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 8:4120–9
Kate ShierlawGoal
2Q 5:5120–8
Alyssa BannanBehind
2Q 3:2820–2
Kate HoreGoal
1Q 18:2019–2
Alice O'LoughlinBehind
1Q 17:4113–2
Mia AustinGoal
1Q 15:4913–1
Kate ShierlawBehind
1Q 11:577–1
Rushed behindRushed behind
1Q 6:047–0
Megan FitzsimonGoal
1Q 4:236–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	19	20	21	34	34
NTH	2	27	40	65	65

Match Leaders

Goals

Mia AustinMEL

Behinds

5 tied leaders

Alice O'LoughlinNTH

Disposals

Ash RiddellNTH

Tackles

Eilish SheerinNTH

Team Stats

MELNTH

Scoring / Attack

5Goals10

4Behinds5

12Shots at goal16

41.7Goal accuracy %62.5

34Inside 50s38

3Goal assists9

7Marks inside 508

Possession

262Disposals323

149Kicks168

113Handballs155

127Contested possessions135

140Uncontested possessions184

Clearance / Contest

23Total clearances24

6Centre clearances9

17Stoppage clearances15

60Tackles64

28Hitouts24

7Contested marks5

Other

47Marks46

62.6Disposal efficiency %69

0Bounces1

75Turnovers76

52Clangers51

267Total possessions319

76Intercepts75

26Rebound 50s28

23Tackles inside 509

35One-percenters46

13Frees for18

18Frees against13

1,074AFL Fantasy1,273

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: NTH 37 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: NTH 31 pts
Lead Changes: 1
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Melbourne by 31 points, 65–34.

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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