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North Melbourne vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 31-Jul-2021
Final Round 20
North Melbourne logo
North Melbourne Coach: David Noble
42 6.6
62 8.14
Geelong Coach: Chris Scott
Geelong logo
Bellerive Oval Geelong by 20 GEE by 20
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

North Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

22 Todd Goldstein FPL · Left forward pocket 20 Nick Larkey FF · Full forward 1 Jack Mahony FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

5 Curtis Taylor HFFL · Left half forward 2 Jaidyn Stephenson CHF · Centre half forward 8 Bailey Scott HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

38 Tristan Xerri RK · Ruck 3 Jed Anderson RR · Ruck rover 9 Luke Davies-Uniacke ROV · Rover

Centre

14 Trent Dumont WL · Left wing 12 Jy Simpkin C · Centre 11 Luke McDonald WR · Right wing

Half backs

7 Jack Ziebell HBFL · Left half back 28 Kayne Turner CHB · Centre half back 43 Aaron Hall HBFR · Right half back

Backs

19 Josh Walker BPL · Left back pocket 23 Ben McKay FB · Full back 25 Robbie Tarrant BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

29 Will Phillips INT · Interchange 13 Jared Polec INT · Interchange 15 Atu Bosenavulagi INT · Interchange 40 Eddie Ford INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

18 Shaun Atley SUB · Substitute
Away team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

40 Luke Dahlhaus FPL · Left forward pocket 26 Tom Hawkins FF · Full forward 23 Gary Rohan FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

3 Brandan Parfitt HFFL · Left half forward 17 Esava Ratugolea CHF · Centre half forward 4 Shaun Higgins HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

1 Rhys Stanley RK · Ruck 14 Joel Selwood RR · Ruck rover 35 Patrick Dangerfield ROV · Rover

Centre

7 Isaac Smith WL · Left wing 29 Cameron Guthrie C · Centre 2 Zach Tuohy WR · Right wing

Half backs

44 Tom Stewart HBFL · Left half back 38 Jack Henry CHB · Centre half back 8 Jake Kolodjashnij HBFR · Right half back

Backs

24 Jed Bews BPL · Left back pocket 46 Mark Blicavs FB · Full back 15 Nathan Kreuger BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

39 Zach Guthrie INT · Interchange 27 Sam Menegola INT · Interchange 45 Brad Close INT · Interchange 19 Quinton Narkle INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

6 Jordan Clark SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

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

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH3.21.21.21.042
GEE2.43.21.52.362

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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North MelbourneGeelong

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Match Leaders

Goals
2
3 tied leaders
Nick LarkeyNTH
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Sam MenegolaGEE
SuperCoach
147
Cameron GuthrieGEE
Tackles
7
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

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