Preliminary Finals

North Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Sun 28-Jun-2026 Final Round 16
NTH
79 10.19
Coach: Alastair Clarkson
65 9.11
ESS
Coach: Dean Solomon
Docklands North Melbourne by 14

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Luke Davies-UniackeQ1 - 1:14 - Goal - 6-0 Nick LarkeyQ1 - 2:48 - Behind - 7-0 Sam DurhamQ1 - 4:12 - Goal - 7-6 Nick LarkeyQ1 - 7:43 - Behind - 8-6 Cooper TrembathQ1 - 12:47 - Behind - 9-6 Ben McKayQ1 - 14:27 - Goal - 9-12 Ben McKayQ1 - 16:15 - Behind - 9-13 Darcy ParishQ1 - 17:09 - Behind - 9-14 Dylan StephensQ1 - 19:12 - Behind - 10-14 George WardlawQ1 - 22:21 - Behind - 11-14 Jy SimpkinQ1 - 24:08 - Goal - 17-14 Zane DuursmaQ1 - 28:12 - Behind - 18-14 Jacob KonstantyQ2 - 5:14 - Goal - 24-14 Nick LarkeyQ2 - 7:48 - Behind - 25-14 Sam DurhamQ2 - 8:49 - Goal - 25-20 Sullivan RobeyQ2 - 10:27 - Goal - 25-26 Archie PerkinsQ2 - 14:17 - Behind - 25-27 Archie PerkinsQ2 - 16:20 - Behind - 25-29 Jacob KonstantyQ2 - 17:33 - Goal - 31-29 Jack DarlingQ2 - 21:20 - Goal - 37-29 Dylan StephensQ2 - 26:48 - Behind - 38-29 Nate CaddyQ2 - 28:46 - Behind - 38-30 Jack DarlingQ3 - 2:00 - Goal - 45-30 Jy SimpkinQ3 - 4:40 - Behind - 46-30 Cooper TrembathQ3 - 5:53 - Goal - 52-30 Charlie SpargoQ3 - 9:54 - Goal - 58-30 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 11:54 - Behind - 59-30 Wil DawsonQ3 - 15:51 - Behind - 60-30 Hussien El AchkarQ3 - 17:34 - Goal - 60-36 Cooper TrembathQ3 - 23:06 - Behind - 62-37 Archie PerkinsQ3 - 27:00 - Behind - 63-38 Nate CaddyQ4 - 5:02 - Goal - 64-46 Nick LarkeyQ4 - 7:13 - Goal - 70-46 Nick LarkeyQ4 - 10:18 - Behind - 71-46 Jacob KonstantyQ4 - 10:29 - Behind - 72-46 Harry SheezelQ4 - 11:24 - Behind - 73-46 Hussien El AchkarQ4 - 15:59 - Goal - 73-52 Zach MerrettQ4 - 17:42 - Goal - 73-58 Archie PerkinsQ4 - 20:10 - Behind - 73-59 Charlie SpargoQ4 - 21:58 - Goal - 79-59 Nate CaddyQ4 - 27:07 - Goal - 79-65

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH2.63.33.62.479
ESS2.22.41.24.365

Match Leaders

Goals
2
6 tied leaders
Charlie SpargoNTH
Behinds
5
Nick LarkeyNTH
SuperCoach
175
Harry SheezelNTH
Tackles
11
Luke Davies-UniackeNTH

Team Stats

NTHESS

Scoring / Attack

10Goals9
19Behinds11
29Shots At Goal19
51Inside 50s40
7Goal Assists6
158Score Involvements84
19Marks Inside 509
4Behinds Rushed4

Possession

435Disposals360
233Kicks217
202Handballs143
97Contested Possessions94
321Uncontested Possessions253
5,826Metres Gained5,439
74Ground Ball Gets63

Clearance / Contest

28Clearances25
12Centre Clearances10
16Stoppage Clearances15
51Tackles35
22Hitouts37
4Hitouts To Advantage11
205Pressure Acts236
5Contested Marks9

Other

124Marks129
14Frees For12
12Frees Against14
31Rebound 50s40
49Clangers39
37One Percenters25
12Bounces19
1,765Supercoach Points1,539
1,754Dream Team Points1,532
46Turnovers53
18Hitout To Advantage Rate30
27Spoils21
53Intercepts48
14Intercept Marks15
11Kick Ins19

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
NTH 30 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
NTH 22 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
0