North Melbourne vs Geelong 31-Jul-2021 Match Centre

Saturday 31-Jul-2021

Final Round 20

North Melbourne Coach: David Noble

42 6.6

62 8.14

Geelong Coach: Chris Scott

2Q3Q4Q

Luke Davies-UniackeQ1 - 3:12 - Goal - 6-0 Sam MenegolaQ1 - 7:12 - Behind - 6-1 Gary RohanQ1 - 9:13 - Goal - 6-7 Shaun HigginsQ1 - 12:38 - Behind - 6-8 Eddie FordQ1 - 13:12 - Behind - 7-8 Luke DahlhausQ1 - 15:59 - Behind - 7-9 Cameron GuthrieQ1 - 17:45 - Goal - 7-15 Sam MenegolaQ1 - 20:08 - Behind - 7-16 Atu BosenavulagiQ1 - 21:10 - Goal - 13-16

RushedQ1 - 22:38 - Behind - 14-16

Nick LarkeyQ1 - 26:46 - Goal - 20-16

RushedQ2 - 0:25 - Behind - 21-16

RushedQ2 - 1:24 - Behind - 21-17

Shaun HigginsQ2 - 2:29 - Goal - 21-23 Curtis TaylorQ2 - 5:47 - Goal - 27-23 Jed AndersonQ2 - 12:32 - Behind - 28-23 Mark BlicavsQ2 - 13:56 - Goal - 28-29

RushedQ2 - 17:44 - Behind - 28-30

Gary RohanQ2 - 19:27 - Goal - 28-36 Cameron GuthrieQ3 - 2:37 - Goal - 28-42

RushedQ3 - 4:49 - Behind - 28-43

Esava RatugoleaQ3 - 7:17 - Behind - 28-44 Gary RohanQ3 - 7:30 - Behind - 28-45

RushedQ3 - 10:12 - Behind - 29-45

Nick LarkeyQ3 - 12:42 - Goal - 35-45 Gary RohanQ3 - 14:28 - Behind - 35-46

RushedQ3 - 19:05 - Behind - 36-46

Brad CloseQ3 - 20:48 - Behind - 36-47 Quinton NarkleQ4 - 2:36 - Goal - 36-53 Quinton NarkleQ4 - 3:45 - Behind - 36-54 Eddie FordQ4 - 10:29 - Goal - 42-54 Cameron GuthrieQ4 - 17:21 - Behind - 42-55 Tom HawkinsQ4 - 19:53 - Goal - 42-61 Tom HawkinsQ4 - 25:44 - Behind - 42-62

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Tom HawkinsBehind
4Q 25:4442-62
Tom HawkinsGoal
4Q 19:5342-61
Cameron GuthrieBehind
4Q 17:2142-55
Eddie FordGoal
4Q 10:2942-54
Quinton NarkleBehind
4Q 3:4536-54
Quinton NarkleGoal
4Q 2:3636-53
Brad CloseBehind
3Q 20:4836-47
RushedBehind
3Q 19:0536-46
Gary RohanBehind
3Q 14:2835-46
Nick LarkeyGoal
3Q 12:4235-45
RushedBehind
3Q 10:1229-45
Gary RohanBehind
3Q 7:3028-45
Esava RatugoleaBehind
3Q 7:1728-44
RushedBehind
3Q 4:4928-43
Cameron GuthrieGoal
3Q 2:3728-42
Gary RohanGoal
2Q 19:2728-36
RushedBehind
2Q 17:4428-30
Mark BlicavsGoal
2Q 13:5628-29
Jed AndersonBehind
2Q 12:3228-23
Curtis TaylorGoal
2Q 5:4727-23
Shaun HigginsGoal
2Q 2:2921-23
RushedBehind
2Q 1:2421-17
RushedBehind
2Q 0:2521-16
Nick LarkeyGoal
1Q 26:4620-16
RushedBehind
1Q 22:3814-16
Atu BosenavulagiGoal
1Q 21:1013-16
Sam MenegolaBehind
1Q 20:087-16
Cameron GuthrieGoal
1Q 17:457-15
Luke DahlhausBehind
1Q 15:597-9
Eddie FordBehind
1Q 13:127-8
Shaun HigginsBehind
1Q 12:386-8
Gary RohanGoal
1Q 9:136-7
Sam MenegolaBehind
1Q 7:126-1
Luke Davies-UniackeGoal
1Q 3:126-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
NTH	3.2	1.2	1.2	1.0	42
GEE	2.4	3.2	1.5	2.3	62

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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North MelbourneGeelong

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

Explore shots and disposals

Match Leaders

Goals

3 tied leaders

Nick LarkeyNTH

Behinds

2 tied leaders

Sam MenegolaGEE

SuperCoach

147

Cameron GuthrieGEE

Tackles

Jed AndersonNTH

Team Stats

NTHGEE

Scoring / Attack

6Goals8

2Behinds11

13Shots At Goal26

34Inside 50s60

2Goal Assists5

41Score Involvements92

9Marks Inside 5014

4Behinds Rushed6

Possession

341Disposals394

219Kicks237

122Handballs157

97Contested Possessions113

240Uncontested Possessions285

4,850Metres Gained5,307

68Ground Ball Gets76

Clearance / Contest

27Clearances29

9Centre Clearances6

18Stoppage Clearances23

38Tackles40

29Hitouts31

8Hitouts To Advantage5

308Pressure Acts271

9Contested Marks10

Other

148Effective Kicks173

6Marks on the Lead5

4Tackles Inside 503

165AFL Player Rating Points184

12Kick-ins Played On5

126Marks136

8Frees For14

14Frees Against8

50Rebound 50s27

58Clangers35

44One Percenters42

10Bounces8

1,471Supercoach Points1,830

1,464Dream Team Points1,673

65Turnovers54

19Hitout To Advantage Rate21

33Spoils25

54Intercepts65

17Intercept Marks22

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: GEE 20 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: GEE 22 pts
Lead Changes: 5
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Geelong beat North Melbourne by 20 points, 62–42.

Geelong extended a 11-point three-quarter-time lead with a 15–6 final term.

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.

Understanding historical coverage