Essendon vs North Melbourne 28-Mar-2026 Lineups

Sat 28-Mar-2026 Final Round 3

ESS

69 9.15

Coach: Brad Scott

81 12.9

NTH

Coach: Alastair Clarkson

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

North Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

4 Aidan Corr FPL 20 Nick Larkey FF 26 Luke Parker FPR

Half forwards

25 Paul Curtis HFFL 47 Cooper Trembath CHF 10 Colby McKercher HFFR

Followers

38 Tristan Xerri RK 9 Luke Davies-Uniacke RR 3 Harry Sheezel ROV

Centre

12 Jy Simpkin WL 24 Tom Powell C 15 Dylan Stephens WR

Half backs

2 Finn O'Sullivan HBFL 5 Caleb Daniel CHB 44 Cameron Zurhaar HBFR

Backs

11 Luke McDonald BPL 32 Toby Pink FB 30 Charlie Comben BPR

Interchange 5

39 Tom Blamires INT 6 George Wardlaw INT 1 Lachy Dovaston INT 21 Callum Coleman-Jones INT 7 Zane Duursma INT

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

RushedQ2 - 13:38 - Behind - 25-38

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

RushedQ3 - 4:57 - Behind - 33-51

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

RushedQ3 - 24:44 - Behind - 42-72

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

RushedQ4 - 6:26 - Behind - 44-80

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

Most recent first

Zach MerrettGoal
4Q 24:2069-81
Jade GreshamGoal
4Q 20:4863-81
Saad El-HawliGoal
4Q 19:0257-81
Luke Davies-UniackeBehind
4Q 17:5651-81
Jye CaldwellBehind
4Q 9:5851-80
Jye CaldwellGoal
4Q 8:0350-80
RushedBehind
4Q 6:2644-80
Nick LarkeyBehind
4Q 4:0243-80
Jade GreshamBehind
4Q 2:1943-79
Cooper TrembathBehind
4Q 0:2442-79
Tom BlamiresGoal
3Q 25:5342-78
RushedBehind
3Q 24:4442-72
Cameron ZurhaarBehind
3Q 23:2442-71
Cooper TrembathGoal
3Q 19:1342-70
Zach MerrettBehind
3Q 18:1242-64
Paul CurtisGoal
3Q 17:0141-64
Archer MayBehind
3Q 15:3541-58
Lachlan BlakistonBehind
3Q 14:3040-58
Lachy DovastonBehind
3Q 12:4539-58
Peter WrightGoal
3Q 9:5039-57
Cooper TrembathGoal
3Q 8:0433-57
RushedBehind
3Q 4:5733-51
Nick LarkeyGoal
3Q 2:2833-50
Archie PerkinsBehind
3Q 1:1233-44
Lachy DovastonGoal
2Q 27:2132-44
Kyle LangfordBehind
2Q 23:4932-38
Peter WrightGoal
2Q 16:2831-38
RushedBehind
2Q 13:3825-38
Nate CaddyBehind
2Q 13:0524-38
Tristan XerriGoal
2Q 10:0123-38
Zane DuursmaGoal
2Q 6:5723-32
Nick LarkeyGoal
2Q 4:3523-26
Nate CaddyGoal
2Q 2:1223-20
Isaac KakoGoal
1Q 27:5317-20
Zane DuursmaGoal
1Q 20:3511-20
Saad El-HawliBehind
1Q 19:0511-14
Nate CaddyBehind
1Q 16:3910-14
Zane DuursmaGoal
1Q 14:139-14
Kyle LangfordBehind
1Q 12:039-8
Archie PerkinsBehind
1Q 9:468-8
Jye CaldwellBehind
1Q 8:397-8
Cameron ZurhaarGoal
1Q 7:236-8
Tom PowellBehind
1Q 6:076-2
Lachlan BlakistonGoal
1Q 1:586-1
Dylan StephensBehind
1Q 0:550-1

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
ESS	2.5	2.3	1.4	4.3	69
NTH	3.2	4.0	5.4	0.3	81

Match Leaders

Goals

Zane DuursmaNTH

Behinds

4 tied leaders

Jye CaldwellESS

SuperCoach

161

Luke ParkerNTH

Tackles

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

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

Preliminary Finals

Essendon vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Forwards

Half forwards

Followers

Centre

Half backs

Backs

Interchange 5

Forwards

Half forwards

Followers

Centre

Half backs

Backs

Interchange 5