North Melbourne vs Geelong 15-Aug-2026 Match Centre

Sat 15-Aug-2026

Final Round 23

North Melbourne Coach: Alastair Clarkson

110 17.8

125 19.11

Geelong Coach: Chris Scott

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

RushedQ1 - 29:55 - Behind - 44-6

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

RushedQ3 - 2:30 - Behind - 58-64

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

RushedQ4 - 2:14 - Behind - 90-94

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

RushedQ4 - 31:49 - Behind - 110-119

Shaun MannaghQ4 - 33:02 - Goal - 110-125

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Shaun MannaghGoal
4Q 33:02110-125
RushedBehind
4Q 31:49110-119
Jack DarlingBehind
4Q 28:38110-118
Nick LarkeyGoal
4Q 26:44109-118
Jay PolkinghorneGoal
4Q 23:13103-118
Oliver DempseyGoal
4Q 21:01103-112
Nick LarkeyGoal
4Q 11:25103-106
Jack DarlingGoal
4Q 10:1497-106
Zac BanchBehind
4Q 8:4891-106
Patrick DangerfieldGoal
4Q 6:5990-106
Shannon NealeGoal
4Q 4:2090-100
RushedBehind
4Q 2:1490-94
Mark BlicavsGoal
4Q 0:3189-94
Shannon NealeBehind
3Q 30:5489-88
Cooper TrembathGoal
3Q 28:2189-87
Shaun MannaghBehind
3Q 26:5783-87
Mark BlicavsBehind
3Q 25:4183-86
Cooper TrembathGoal
3Q 24:3783-85
Nick LarkeyGoal
3Q 22:5577-85
Patrick DangerfieldGoal
3Q 20:0271-85
Cooper TrembathGoal
3Q 18:5171-79
Luke Davies-UniackeBehind
3Q 17:5665-79
Oliver HenryGoal
3Q 15:2864-79
Oliver DempseyBehind
3Q 14:3064-73
Nick LarkeyGoal
3Q 12:4664-72
Oliver HenryBehind
3Q 8:4758-72
Shaun MannaghBehind
3Q 7:0558-71
Mark BlicavsGoal
3Q 3:5458-70
RushedBehind
3Q 2:3058-64
James WorpelBehind
2Q 32:1157-64
Mitchell EdwardsGoal
2Q 29:5757-63
Patrick DangerfieldBehind
2Q 28:0457-57
Jack DarlingGoal
2Q 26:5257-56
Brad CloseGoal
2Q 25:1051-56
Shaun MannaghGoal
2Q 23:0451-50
Harry SheezelGoal
2Q 21:2551-44
Lawson HumphriesGoal
2Q 19:4945-44
Shannon NealeBehind
2Q 19:0645-38
Jay PolkinghorneGoal
2Q 17:1745-37
Mark BlicavsGoal
2Q 14:4845-31
Oliver DempseyBehind
2Q 11:1145-25
Shannon NealeGoal
2Q 9:0545-24
Shaun MannaghGoal
2Q 5:2345-18
Mitchell EdwardsGoal
2Q 4:0045-12
Cooper TrembathBehind
2Q 0:5145-6
RushedBehind
1Q 29:5544-6
Jy SimpkinGoal
1Q 28:0643-6
Paul CurtisGoal
1Q 26:2937-6
Charlie SpargoBehind
1Q 24:1931-6
Zac BanchGoal
1Q 22:3930-6
Nick LarkeyGoal
1Q 14:4824-6
Jack DarlingGoal
1Q 13:1318-6
Jay PolkinghorneGoal
1Q 11:3912-6
Jack DarlingGoal
1Q 1:4012-0
Jy SimpkinGoal
1Q 0:256-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
NTH	7.2	2.1	5.2	3.3	110
GEE	1.0	9.4	3.6	6.1	125

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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North MelbourneGeelong

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

3 tied leaders

Oliver DempseyGEE

SuperCoach

119

Mark BlicavsGEE

Tackles

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

117Effective Kicks137

5Marks on the Lead17

11Tackles Inside 5018

206AFL Player Rating Points220

10Kick-ins Played On5

82Defensive 50 Possessions46

132Defensive Midfield Possessions108

78Attacking Midfield Possessions116

52Attacking 50 Possessions61

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

How the match finished

Geelong beat North Melbourne by 15 points, 125–110.

Geelong came from 1 point down at three-quarter time, outscoring North Melbourne 37–21 in the final term to take the win.

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