Preliminary Finals

North Melbourne vs Geelong Match Centre

Sat 15-Aug-2026 Final Round 23
NTH
110 17.8
Coach: Alastair Clarkson
125 19.11
GEE
Coach: Chris Scott
Docklands Geelong by 15

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Jy SimpkinQ1 - 0:25 - Goal - 6-0 Jack DarlingQ1 - 1:40 - Goal - 12-0 Jay PolkinghorneQ1 - 11:39 - Goal - 12-6 Jack DarlingQ1 - 13:13 - Goal - 18-6 Nick LarkeyQ1 - 14:48 - Goal - 24-6 Zac BanchQ1 - 22:39 - Goal - 30-6 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 24:19 - Behind - 31-6 Paul CurtisQ1 - 26:29 - Goal - 37-6 Jy SimpkinQ1 - 28:06 - Goal - 43-6 Cooper TrembathQ2 - 0:51 - Behind - 45-6 Mitchell EdwardsQ2 - 4:00 - Goal - 45-12 Shaun MannaghQ2 - 5:23 - Goal - 45-18 Shannon NealeQ2 - 9:05 - Goal - 45-24 Oliver DempseyQ2 - 11:11 - Behind - 45-25 Mark BlicavsQ2 - 14:48 - Goal - 45-31 Jay PolkinghorneQ2 - 17:17 - Goal - 45-37 Shannon NealeQ2 - 19:06 - Behind - 45-38 Lawson HumphriesQ2 - 19:49 - Goal - 45-44 Harry SheezelQ2 - 21:25 - Goal - 51-44 Shaun MannaghQ2 - 23:04 - Goal - 51-50 Brad CloseQ2 - 25:10 - Goal - 51-56 Jack DarlingQ2 - 26:52 - Goal - 57-56 Patrick DangerfieldQ2 - 28:04 - Behind - 57-57 Mitchell EdwardsQ2 - 29:57 - Goal - 57-63 James WorpelQ2 - 32:11 - Behind - 57-64 Mark BlicavsQ3 - 3:54 - Goal - 58-70 Shaun MannaghQ3 - 7:05 - Behind - 58-71 Oliver HenryQ3 - 8:47 - Behind - 58-72 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 12:46 - Goal - 64-72 Oliver DempseyQ3 - 14:30 - Behind - 64-73 Oliver HenryQ3 - 15:28 - Goal - 64-79 Luke Davies-UniackeQ3 - 17:56 - Behind - 65-79 Cooper TrembathQ3 - 18:51 - Goal - 71-79 Patrick DangerfieldQ3 - 20:02 - Goal - 71-85 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 22:55 - Goal - 77-85 Cooper TrembathQ3 - 24:37 - Goal - 83-85 Mark BlicavsQ3 - 25:41 - Behind - 83-86 Shaun MannaghQ3 - 26:57 - Behind - 83-87 Cooper TrembathQ3 - 28:21 - Goal - 89-87 Shannon NealeQ3 - 30:54 - Behind - 89-88 Mark BlicavsQ4 - 0:31 - Goal - 89-94 Shannon NealeQ4 - 4:20 - Goal - 90-100 Patrick DangerfieldQ4 - 6:59 - Goal - 90-106 Zac BanchQ4 - 8:48 - Behind - 91-106 Jack DarlingQ4 - 10:14 - Goal - 97-106 Nick LarkeyQ4 - 11:25 - Goal - 103-106 Oliver DempseyQ4 - 21:01 - Goal - 103-112 Jay PolkinghorneQ4 - 23:13 - Goal - 103-118 Nick LarkeyQ4 - 26:44 - Goal - 109-118 Jack DarlingQ4 - 28:38 - Behind - 110-118 Shaun MannaghQ4 - 33:02 - Goal - 110-125

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH7.22.15.23.3110
GEE1.09.43.66.1125

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Nick LarkeyNTH
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Oliver DempseyGEE
SuperCoach
119
Mark BlicavsGEE
Tackles
11
Tristan XerriNTH

Team Stats

NTHGEE

Scoring / Attack

17Goals19
8Behinds11
25Shots At Goal34
45Inside 50s65
13Goal Assists12
101Score Involvements115
14Marks Inside 5017
3Behinds Rushed1

Possession

360Disposals344
182Kicks207
178Handballs137
133Contested Possessions124
211Uncontested Possessions207
5,702Metres Gained5,872
81Ground Ball Gets92

Clearance / Contest

50Clearances37
21Centre Clearances11
29Stoppage Clearances26
71Tackles74
45Hitouts40
14Hitouts To Advantage7
215Pressure Acts247
12Contested Marks5

Other

55Marks86
22Frees For22
22Frees Against22
45Rebound 50s27
58Clangers49
32One Percenters44
10Bounces5
1,596Supercoach Points1,703
1,459Dream Team Points1,569
61Turnovers50
31Hitout To Advantage Rate18
26Spoils35
50Intercepts62
6Intercept Marks17
10Kick Ins8

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
NTH 39 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GEE 38 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
1