North Melbourne vs Essendon 12-Aug-2023 Match Centre

Saturday 12-Aug-2023

Final Round 22

North Melbourne Coach: Alastair Clarkson

77 12.5

86 13.8

Essendon Coach: Brad Scott

2Q3Q4Q

Jaidyn StephensonQ1 - 3:04 - Goal - 6-0 Ben CunningtonQ1 - 4:35 - Goal - 12-0 Nic MartinQ1 - 17:20 - Goal - 12-6 Kyle LangfordQ1 - 20:08 - Goal - 12-12

RushedQ1 - 21:31 - Behind - 12-13

Nick LarkeyQ1 - 23:42 - Goal - 18-13 Jye MenzieQ2 - 2:16 - Goal - 18-19 Nick LarkeyQ2 - 6:06 - Goal - 24-19 Kyle LangfordQ2 - 11:25 - Goal - 24-25

RushedQ2 - 12:37 - Behind - 24-26

Jy SimpkinQ2 - 18:00 - Goal - 30-26 Nick LarkeyQ2 - 21:50 - Goal - 36-26 Nic MartinQ2 - 24:00 - Goal - 36-32 Paul CurtisQ2 - 26:07 - Behind - 37-32 Jye MenzieQ3 - 0:43 - Goal - 37-38

RushedQ3 - 4:02 - Behind - 38-38

Nick LarkeyQ3 - 5:37 - Behind - 39-38 Nic MartinQ3 - 7:35 - Goal - 39-44 Luke Davies-UniackeQ3 - 11:47 - Goal - 45-44 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 14:19 - Goal - 51-44 Peter WrightQ3 - 16:48 - Goal - 51-50 Matt GuelfiQ3 - 20:36 - Goal - 51-56 Peter WrightQ3 - 23:04 - Behind - 51-57 Nik CoxQ3 - 27:40 - Behind - 51-58 Peter WrightQ3 - 29:04 - Goal - 51-64 Jaidyn StephensonQ3 - 30:47 - Goal - 57-64 Nick LarkeyQ4 - 2:14 - Goal - 63-64 Kyle LangfordQ4 - 4:17 - Behind - 63-65

RushedQ4 - 8:17 - Behind - 63-66

Andrew PhillipsQ4 - 10:43 - Behind - 63-67 Jye MenzieQ4 - 12:01 - Behind - 63-68 Elijah TsatasQ4 - 13:58 - Goal - 63-74 Eddie FordQ4 - 17:06 - Behind - 64-74 Kyle LangfordQ4 - 18:49 - Goal - 64-80 Jy SimpkinQ4 - 21:20 - Behind - 65-80 Ben CunningtonQ4 - 23:12 - Goal - 71-80 Eddie FordQ4 - 24:57 - Goal - 77-80 Archie PerkinsQ4 - 29:03 - Goal - 77-86

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Archie PerkinsGoal
4Q 29:0377-86
Eddie FordGoal
4Q 24:5777-80
Ben CunningtonGoal
4Q 23:1271-80
Jy SimpkinBehind
4Q 21:2065-80
Kyle LangfordGoal
4Q 18:4964-80
Eddie FordBehind
4Q 17:0664-74
Elijah TsatasGoal
4Q 13:5863-74
Jye MenzieBehind
4Q 12:0163-68
Andrew PhillipsBehind
4Q 10:4363-67
RushedBehind
4Q 8:1763-66
Kyle LangfordBehind
4Q 4:1763-65
Nick LarkeyGoal
4Q 2:1463-64
Jaidyn StephensonGoal
3Q 30:4757-64
Peter WrightGoal
3Q 29:0451-64
Nik CoxBehind
3Q 27:4051-58
Peter WrightBehind
3Q 23:0451-57
Matt GuelfiGoal
3Q 20:3651-56
Peter WrightGoal
3Q 16:4851-50
Nick LarkeyGoal
3Q 14:1951-44
Luke Davies-UniackeGoal
3Q 11:4745-44
Nic MartinGoal
3Q 7:3539-44
Nick LarkeyBehind
3Q 5:3739-38
RushedBehind
3Q 4:0238-38
Jye MenzieGoal
3Q 0:4337-38
Paul CurtisBehind
2Q 26:0737-32
Nic MartinGoal
2Q 24:0036-32
Nick LarkeyGoal
2Q 21:5036-26
Jy SimpkinGoal
2Q 18:0030-26
RushedBehind
2Q 12:3724-26
Kyle LangfordGoal
2Q 11:2524-25
Nick LarkeyGoal
2Q 6:0624-19
Jye MenzieGoal
2Q 2:1618-19
Nick LarkeyGoal
1Q 23:4218-13
RushedBehind
1Q 21:3112-13
Kyle LangfordGoal
1Q 20:0812-12
Nic MartinGoal
1Q 17:2012-6
Ben CunningtonGoal
1Q 4:3512-0
Jaidyn StephensonGoal
1Q 3:046-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
NTH	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.2	77
ESS	2.1	3.1	5.2	3.4	86

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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North MelbourneEssendon

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

Nick LarkeyNTH

Behinds

9 tied leaders

Jy SimpkinNTH

SuperCoach

137

Nic MartinESS

Tackles

2 tied leaders

George WardlawNTH

Team Stats

NTHESS

Scoring / Attack

12Goals13

4Behinds5

20Shots At Goal24

47Inside 50s60

10Goal Assists10

71Score Involvements90

10Marks Inside 5014

2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

349Disposals386

187Kicks223

162Handballs163

130Contested Possessions139

217Uncontested Possessions242

5,560Metres Gained5,802

83Ground Ball Gets91

Clearance / Contest

39Clearances34

13Centre Clearances13

26Stoppage Clearances21

63Tackles62

40Hitouts29

12Hitouts To Advantage11

319Pressure Acts312

7Contested Marks14

Other

120Effective Kicks155

6Marks on the Lead8

13Tackles Inside 5013

210AFL Player Rating Points224

8Kick-ins Played On5

95Defensive 50 Possessions77

127Defensive Midfield Possessions114

86Attacking Midfield Possessions127

39Attacking 50 Possessions63

70Marks108

20Frees For22

22Frees Against20

45Rebound 50s36

58Clangers58

40One Percenters41

6Bounces20

1,555Supercoach Points1,746

1,417Dream Team Points1,641

72Turnovers63

30Hitout To Advantage Rate30

25Spoils26

63Intercepts72

15Intercept Marks20

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: ESS 16 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: ESS 20 pts
Lead Changes: 11
Score Ties: 2

How the match finished

Essendon beat North Melbourne by 9 points, 86–77.

Essendon extended a 7-point three-quarter-time lead with a 22–20 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