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Essendon vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Thursday 1-May-2025
Final Round 9
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
65 9.11
62 9.8
North Melbourne Coach: Alastair Clarkson
North Melbourne logo
Docklands Essendon by 3 ESS by 3
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Archie PerkinsQ1 - 0:51 - Goal - 6-0 Kyle LangfordQ1 - 4:07 - Goal - 12-0 Archie PerkinsQ1 - 7:03 - Goal - 18-0 Cameron ZurhaarQ1 - 10:49 - Goal - 18-6 Nate CaddyQ1 - 15:00 - Behind - 19-6 Finnbar MaleyQ1 - 17:08 - Goal - 19-12 Nic MartinQ1 - 19:50 - Goal - 25-12 Jacob KonstantyQ1 - 21:26 - Behind - 25-13 Ben HobbsQ1 - 25:19 - Goal - 31-13 Nate CaddyQ1 - 27:50 - Goal - 37-13 Finnbar MaleyQ1 - 29:36 - Behind - 37-14 Zane DuursmaQ1 - 32:28 - Behind - 37-15 Ben HobbsQ2 - 4:14 - Behind - 38-15 Peter WrightQ2 - 6:07 - Behind - 39-15 Jy SimpkinQ2 - 6:50 - Goal - 39-21 Zane DuursmaQ2 - 11:25 - Behind - 39-22 Ben HobbsQ2 - 22:53 - Behind - 40-22 Archie PerkinsQ2 - 25:37 - Goal - 46-22 Jade GreshamQ2 - 28:16 - Behind - 47-22
RushedQ3 - 1:25 - Behind - 47-23
Zach MerrettQ3 - 1:55 - Behind - 48-23 Nate CaddyQ3 - 6:09 - Behind - 49-23 Colby McKercherQ3 - 7:44 - Goal - 49-29 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 11:00 - Goal - 49-35 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 15:38 - Goal - 49-41
RushedQ3 - 17:26 - Behind - 49-42
Jy SimpkinQ3 - 20:43 - Goal - 49-48 Nate CaddyQ3 - 23:37 - Goal - 55-48 Cameron ZurhaarQ3 - 26:26 - Goal - 55-54 Cameron ZurhaarQ4 - 2:26 - Behind - 55-55 Nate CaddyQ4 - 3:54 - Behind - 56-55 Isaac KakoQ4 - 4:43 - Goal - 62-55 Peter WrightQ4 - 7:57 - Behind - 63-55
RushedQ4 - 19:59 - Behind - 64-55
Zane DuursmaQ4 - 20:29 - Goal - 64-61 Archie PerkinsQ4 - 23:07 - Behind - 65-61
RushedQ4 - 25:54 - Behind - 65-62

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 25:5465-62
  • Archie PerkinsBehind
    4Q 23:0765-61
  • Zane DuursmaGoal
    4Q 20:2964-61
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 19:5964-55
  • Peter WrightBehind
    4Q 7:5763-55
  • Isaac KakoGoal
    4Q 4:4362-55
  • Nate CaddyBehind
    4Q 3:5456-55
  • Cameron ZurhaarBehind
    4Q 2:2655-55
  • Cameron ZurhaarGoal
    3Q 26:2655-54
  • Nate CaddyGoal
    3Q 23:3755-48
  • Jy SimpkinGoal
    3Q 20:4349-48
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 17:2649-42
  • Nick LarkeyGoal
    3Q 15:3849-41
  • Nick LarkeyGoal
    3Q 11:0049-35
  • Colby McKercherGoal
    3Q 7:4449-29
  • Nate CaddyBehind
    3Q 6:0949-23
  • Zach MerrettBehind
    3Q 1:5548-23
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 1:2547-23
  • Jade GreshamBehind
    2Q 28:1647-22
  • Archie PerkinsGoal
    2Q 25:3746-22
  • Ben HobbsBehind
    2Q 22:5340-22
  • Zane DuursmaBehind
    2Q 11:2539-22
  • Jy SimpkinGoal
    2Q 6:5039-21
  • Peter WrightBehind
    2Q 6:0739-15
  • Ben HobbsBehind
    2Q 4:1438-15
  • Zane DuursmaBehind
    1Q 32:2837-15
  • Finnbar MaleyBehind
    1Q 29:3637-14
  • Nate CaddyGoal
    1Q 27:5037-13
  • Ben HobbsGoal
    1Q 25:1931-13
  • Jacob KonstantyBehind
    1Q 21:2625-13
  • Nic MartinGoal
    1Q 19:5025-12
  • Finnbar MaleyGoal
    1Q 17:0819-12
  • Nate CaddyBehind
    1Q 15:0019-6
  • Cameron ZurhaarGoal
    1Q 10:4918-6
  • Archie PerkinsGoal
    1Q 7:0318-0
  • Kyle LangfordGoal
    1Q 4:0712-0
  • Archie PerkinsGoal
    1Q 0:516-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS6.11.41.21.465
NTH2.31.15.21.262

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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EssendonNorth Melbourne

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.

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Match Leaders

Goals
3
Archie PerkinsESS
Behinds
3
Nate CaddyESS
SuperCoach
172
Zach MerrettESS
Tackles
9
3 tied leaders
Will SetterfieldESS

Team Stats

ESSNTH

Scoring / Attack

9Goals9
10Behinds5
24Shots At Goal21
41Inside 50s46
6Goal Assists5
89Score Involvements65
13Marks Inside 5011
1Behinds Rushed3

Possession

368Disposals338
194Kicks185
174Handballs153
127Contested Possessions122
238Uncontested Possessions211
5,060Metres Gained5,187
86Ground Ball Gets75

Clearance / Contest

30Clearances34
6Centre Clearances8
24Stoppage Clearances26
68Tackles61
26Hitouts41
8Hitouts To Advantage14
270Pressure Acts261
5Contested Marks7

Other

124Effective Kicks125
13Marks on the Lead10
4Tackles Inside 5013
176AFL Player Rating Points174
6Kick-ins Played On11
80Defensive 50 Possessions56
140Defensive Midfield Possessions147
107Attacking Midfield Possessions92
38Attacking 50 Possessions38
90Marks77
30Frees For22
22Frees Against30
36Rebound 50s31
56Clangers62
40One Percenters35
9Bounces4
1,716Supercoach Points1,583
1,526Dream Team Points1,368
55Turnovers62
29Hitout To Advantage Rate42
29Spoils22
62Intercepts56
8Intercept Marks10
7Kick Ins11

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 26 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
NTH 25 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Essendon beat North Melbourne by 3 points, 65–62.

Essendon extended a 1-point three-quarter-time lead with a 10–8 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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Recorded events

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    The passage

      The red ball follows recorded disposals and touches; its flight is illustrative. Goals use the verified attacking end. Ball-ups and throw-ins follow the feed’s recorded restart type. Where the umpire’s location is missing, the restart path is estimated from the first recorded touch and labelled. Pressure and other statistical events update the action panel without moving the ball to that player. Long idle gaps are shortened; the clock always refers to recorded match time. Restarts briefly hold the clock before play continues. Same-time events remain available under “At this moment”, and the score updates when its event arrives. Passage trail pauses playback to show earlier recorded locations. Missing player locations stay unconnected.

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      Distance to goal

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      Conversion = goals ÷ attempts with a known outcome. Unknown outcomes are excluded from that percentage. Distances and angles are estimates; small samples can be misleading.

      Shot locations

      Recorded ground view

      Essendon North Melbourne

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      Attacking directions

      Attempts in match order

        How to read these maps

        Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

        Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.

        The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

        Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

        Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

        Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

        Map definitions and coverage in the data glossary

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