Essendon vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Sat 28-Mar-2026
Final Round 3
Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
69 9.15
81 12.9
North Melbourne Coach: Alastair Clarkson
Docklands North Melbourne by 12

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Dylan StephensQ1 - 0:55 - Behind - 0-1 Lachlan BlakistonQ1 - 1:58 - Goal - 6-1 Tom PowellQ1 - 6:07 - Behind - 6-2 Cameron ZurhaarQ1 - 7:23 - Goal - 6-8 Jye CaldwellQ1 - 8:39 - Behind - 7-8 Archie PerkinsQ1 - 9:46 - Behind - 8-8 Kyle LangfordQ1 - 12:03 - Behind - 9-8 Zane DuursmaQ1 - 14:13 - Goal - 9-14 Nate CaddyQ1 - 16:39 - Behind - 10-14 Saad El-HawliQ1 - 19:05 - Behind - 11-14 Zane DuursmaQ1 - 20:35 - Goal - 11-20 Isaac KakoQ1 - 27:53 - Goal - 17-20 Nate CaddyQ2 - 2:12 - Goal - 23-20 Nick LarkeyQ2 - 4:35 - Goal - 23-26 Zane DuursmaQ2 - 6:57 - Goal - 23-32 Tristan XerriQ2 - 10:01 - Goal - 23-38 Nate CaddyQ2 - 13:05 - Behind - 24-38 Peter WrightQ2 - 16:28 - Goal - 31-38 Kyle LangfordQ2 - 23:49 - Behind - 32-38 Lachy DovastonQ2 - 27:21 - Goal - 32-44 Archie PerkinsQ3 - 1:12 - Behind - 33-44 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 2:28 - Goal - 33-50 Cooper TrembathQ3 - 8:04 - Goal - 33-57 Peter WrightQ3 - 9:50 - Goal - 39-57 Lachy DovastonQ3 - 12:45 - Behind - 39-58 Lachlan BlakistonQ3 - 14:30 - Behind - 40-58 Archer MayQ3 - 15:35 - Behind - 41-58 Paul CurtisQ3 - 17:01 - Goal - 41-64 Zach MerrettQ3 - 18:12 - Behind - 42-64 Cooper TrembathQ3 - 19:13 - Goal - 42-70 Cameron ZurhaarQ3 - 23:24 - Behind - 42-71 Tom BlamiresQ3 - 25:53 - Goal - 42-78 Cooper TrembathQ4 - 0:24 - Behind - 42-79 Jade GreshamQ4 - 2:19 - Behind - 43-79 Nick LarkeyQ4 - 4:02 - Behind - 43-80 Jye CaldwellQ4 - 8:03 - Goal - 50-80 Jye CaldwellQ4 - 9:58 - Behind - 51-80 Luke Davies-UniackeQ4 - 17:56 - Behind - 51-81 Saad El-HawliQ4 - 19:02 - Goal - 57-81 Jade GreshamQ4 - 20:48 - Goal - 63-81 Zach MerrettQ4 - 24:20 - Goal - 69-81

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS2.52.31.44.369
NTH3.24.05.40.381

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
Zane DuursmaNTH
Behinds
2
4 tied leaders
Jye CaldwellESS
SuperCoach
161
Luke ParkerNTH
Tackles
9
Zach MerrettESS

Team Stats

ESSNTH

Scoring / Attack

9Goals12
15Behinds9
24Shots At Goal21
52Inside 50s49
9Goal Assists10
86Score Involvements98
15Marks Inside 5020
2Behinds Rushed2

Possession

328Disposals405
178Kicks254
150Handballs151
105Contested Possessions116
217Uncontested Possessions278
5,126Metres Gained5,578
73Ground Ball Gets77

Clearance / Contest

21Clearances31
11Centre Clearances13
10Stoppage Clearances18
54Tackles39
25Hitouts13
7Hitouts To Advantage4
259Pressure Acts218
4Contested Marks5

Other

124Effective Kicks191
10Marks on the Lead12
6Tackles Inside 509
177AFL Player Rating Points186
8Kick-ins Played On13
62Defensive 50 Possessions101
107Defensive Midfield Possessions149
101Attacking Midfield Possessions94
52Attacking 50 Possessions50
85Marks138
24Frees For23
23Frees Against24
36Rebound 50s42
50Clangers67
27One Percenters40
9Bounces6
1,494Supercoach Points1,805
1,352Dream Team Points1,677
57Turnovers67
28Hitout To Advantage Rate31
23Spoils27
67Intercepts57
18Intercept Marks9
9Kick Ins15

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
NTH 37 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
NTH 18 pts
Lead Changes
6
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Essendon by 12 points, 81–69.

North Melbourne took a 36-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 12 by the final siren, scoring 27 points to 3 in the final term.

Match records and coverage

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