North Melbourne vs Melbourne 18-Jul-2026 Match Centre

Sat 18-Jul-2026

Final Round 19

North Melbourne Coach: Alastair Clarkson

76 11.10

92 13.14

Melbourne Coach: Steven King

2Q3Q4Q

Paul CurtisQ1 - 0:58 - Goal - 6-0 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 3:05 - Goal - 6-6 Paul CurtisQ1 - 4:12 - Goal - 12-6 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 6:13 - Goal - 18-6 Jy SimpkinQ1 - 7:53 - Behind - 19-6 Latrelle PickettQ1 - 14:56 - Goal - 19-12 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 16:54 - Goal - 25-12 Jack DarlingQ1 - 18:31 - Goal - 31-12 Cooper TrembathQ1 - 22:49 - Goal - 37-12 Matthew JeffersonQ1 - 25:12 - Goal - 37-18 Matthew JeffersonQ1 - 26:54 - Goal - 37-24 Max GawnQ1 - 32:32 - Behind - 37-25 Harry SheezelQ2 - 1:42 - Goal - 43-25

RushedQ2 - 11:39 - Behind - 44-25

Jacob van RooyenQ2 - 13:09 - Behind - 44-26 Jacob van RooyenQ2 - 19:56 - Goal - 44-32 Jacob van RooyenQ2 - 21:39 - Behind - 44-33 Tom SparrowQ2 - 24:44 - Behind - 44-34 Latrelle PickettQ2 - 27:04 - Goal - 44-40

RushedQ3 - 0:30 - Behind - 44-41

Harry SharpQ3 - 1:19 - Goal - 44-47 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 3:04 - Behind - 44-48 Matthew JeffersonQ3 - 3:37 - Goal - 44-54 Finn O'SullivanQ3 - 5:18 - Behind - 45-54

RushedQ3 - 9:38 - Behind - 45-55

Matt WhitlockQ3 - 11:42 - Behind - 46-55 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 13:00 - Behind - 47-55 Max HeathQ3 - 14:46 - Behind - 47-56 Jacob van RooyenQ3 - 16:07 - Goal - 47-62 Josh GoaterQ3 - 18:11 - Behind - 48-62 Jack DarlingQ3 - 19:35 - Goal - 54-62 Matthew JeffersonQ3 - 22:51 - Behind - 54-63 Koltyn TholstrupQ3 - 25:10 - Behind - 54-64 Matthew JeffersonQ3 - 26:02 - Goal - 54-70 Josh GoaterQ3 - 27:28 - Behind - 55-70 Tom SparrowQ4 - 0:25 - Goal - 55-76 Harvey LangfordQ4 - 8:05 - Goal - 55-82 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 9:24 - Behind - 55-83 Max HeathQ4 - 11:51 - Goal - 55-89 Kade ChandlerQ4 - 15:30 - Behind - 55-90 Harry SharpQ4 - 16:47 - Behind - 55-91 Harry SharpQ4 - 19:14 - Behind - 55-92 Paul CurtisQ4 - 20:55 - Behind - 56-92 Jy SimpkinQ4 - 22:08 - Behind - 57-92 Tristan XerriQ4 - 24:16 - Goal - 63-92 Paul CurtisQ4 - 25:38 - Goal - 69-92 Matt WhitlockQ4 - 27:24 - Goal - 75-92 Nick LarkeyQ4 - 28:41 - Behind - 76-92

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Nick LarkeyBehind
4Q 28:4176-92
Matt WhitlockGoal
4Q 27:2475-92
Paul CurtisGoal
4Q 25:3869-92
Tristan XerriGoal
4Q 24:1663-92
Jy SimpkinBehind
4Q 22:0857-92
Paul CurtisBehind
4Q 20:5556-92
Harry SharpBehind
4Q 19:1455-92
Harry SharpBehind
4Q 16:4755-91
Kade ChandlerBehind
4Q 15:3055-90
Max HeathGoal
4Q 11:5155-89
Kysaiah PickettBehind
4Q 9:2455-83
Harvey LangfordGoal
4Q 8:0555-82
Tom SparrowGoal
4Q 0:2555-76
Josh GoaterBehind
3Q 27:2855-70
Matthew JeffersonGoal
3Q 26:0254-70
Koltyn TholstrupBehind
3Q 25:1054-64
Matthew JeffersonBehind
3Q 22:5154-63
Jack DarlingGoal
3Q 19:3554-62
Josh GoaterBehind
3Q 18:1148-62
Jacob van RooyenGoal
3Q 16:0747-62
Max HeathBehind
3Q 14:4647-56
Nick LarkeyBehind
3Q 13:0047-55
Matt WhitlockBehind
3Q 11:4246-55
RushedBehind
3Q 9:3845-55
Finn O'SullivanBehind
3Q 5:1845-54
Matthew JeffersonGoal
3Q 3:3744-54
Kysaiah PickettBehind
3Q 3:0444-48
Harry SharpGoal
3Q 1:1944-47
RushedBehind
3Q 0:3044-41
Latrelle PickettGoal
2Q 27:0444-40
Tom SparrowBehind
2Q 24:4444-34
Jacob van RooyenBehind
2Q 21:3944-33
Jacob van RooyenGoal
2Q 19:5644-32
Jacob van RooyenBehind
2Q 13:0944-26
RushedBehind
2Q 11:3944-25
Harry SheezelGoal
2Q 1:4243-25
Max GawnBehind
1Q 32:3237-25
Matthew JeffersonGoal
1Q 26:5437-24
Matthew JeffersonGoal
1Q 25:1237-18
Cooper TrembathGoal
1Q 22:4937-12
Jack DarlingGoal
1Q 18:3131-12
Charlie SpargoGoal
1Q 16:5425-12
Latrelle PickettGoal
1Q 14:5619-12
Jy SimpkinBehind
1Q 7:5319-6
Charlie SpargoGoal
1Q 6:1318-6
Paul CurtisGoal
1Q 4:1212-6
Kysaiah PickettGoal
1Q 3:056-6
Paul CurtisGoal
1Q 0:586-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
NTH	6.1	1.1	1.5	3.3	76
MEL	4.1	2.3	4.6	3.4	92

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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North MelbourneMelbourne

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

Matthew JeffersonMEL

Behinds

6 tied leaders

Jy SimpkinNTH

SuperCoach

140

Tom SparrowMEL

Tackles

2 tied leaders

Cooper TrembathNTH

Team Stats

NTHMEL

Scoring / Attack

11Goals13

10Behinds14

27Shots At Goal31

55Inside 50s50

6Goal Assists10

82Score Involvements97

16Marks Inside 5015

1Behinds Rushed2

Possession

396Disposals373

223Kicks205

173Handballs168

109Contested Possessions113

269Uncontested Possessions255

6,148Metres Gained6,029

79Ground Ball Gets77

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances36

14Centre Clearances10

20Stoppage Clearances26

48Tackles39

23Hitouts31

2Hitouts To Advantage5

273Pressure Acts278

13Contested Marks11

Other

152Effective Kicks144

13Marks on the Lead20

4Tackles Inside 505

208AFL Player Rating Points212

14Kick-ins Played On10

85Defensive 50 Possessions88

150Defensive Midfield Possessions118

101Attacking Midfield Possessions120

42Attacking 50 Possessions42

107Marks103

10Frees For14

14Frees Against10

37Rebound 50s43

47Clangers31

37One Percenters43

8Bounces22

1,596Supercoach Points1,706

1,594Dream Team Points1,521

59Turnovers53

9Hitout To Advantage Rate16

31Spoils27

53Intercepts59

16Intercept Marks14

14Kick Ins10

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 37 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 29 pts
Lead Changes: 1
Score Ties: 1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat North Melbourne by 16 points, 92–76.

Melbourne extended a 15-point three-quarter-time lead with a 22–21 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