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Essendon vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Sat 28-Mar-2026
Final Round 3
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
69 9.15
81 12.9
North Melbourne Coach: Alastair Clarkson
North Melbourne logo
Docklands North Melbourne by 12 NTH by 12
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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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
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

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

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

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      The red ball follows recorded disposals and touches; its flight is illustrative. Goals use the verified attacking end. Ball-ups and throw-ins follow the feed’s recorded restart type. Where the umpire’s location is missing, the restart path is estimated from the first recorded touch and labelled. Pressure and other statistical events update the action panel without moving the ball to that player. Long idle gaps are shortened; the clock always refers to recorded match time. Restarts briefly hold the clock before play continues. Same-time events remain available under “At this moment”, and the score updates when its event arrives. Passage trail pauses playback to show earlier recorded locations. Missing player locations stay unconnected.

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      Recorded ground view

      Essendon North Melbourne

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        Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

        Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.

        The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

        Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

        Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

        Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

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