North Melbourne vs Sydney 09-May-2026 Match Centre

Sat 09-May-2026

Final Round 9

North Melbourne Coach: Alastair Clarkson

97 14.13

105 16.9

Sydney Coach: Dean Cox

2Q3Q4Q

Jack DarlingQ1 - 3:49 - Goal - 6-0 Isaac HeeneyQ1 - 5:44 - Goal - 6-6 Logan McDonaldQ1 - 8:02 - Goal - 6-12 Cameron ZurhaarQ1 - 9:27 - Goal - 12-12 Tristan XerriQ1 - 12:19 - Goal - 18-12 Colby McKercherQ1 - 16:24 - Behind - 19-12

RushedQ1 - 17:18 - Behind - 19-13

Jack DarlingQ1 - 19:06 - Goal - 25-13 Jy SimpkinQ1 - 20:45 - Behind - 26-13 Logan McDonaldQ1 - 21:43 - Goal - 26-19 Zane DuursmaQ1 - 24:15 - Goal - 32-19 Finn O'SullivanQ1 - 28:18 - Goal - 38-19 Hayden McLeanQ1 - 30:32 - Goal - 38-25 Joel AmarteyQ1 - 31:49 - Goal - 38-31 Hayden McLeanQ2 - 4:48 - Goal - 38-37 Isaac HeeneyQ2 - 8:04 - Goal - 38-43 Tom PapleyQ2 - 10:13 - Goal - 38-49 Nick LarkeyQ2 - 13:08 - Behind - 39-49 Jack DarlingQ2 - 14:44 - Behind - 40-49

RushedQ2 - 15:17 - Behind - 41-49

Charlie SpargoQ2 - 17:22 - Goal - 47-49 Jack DarlingQ2 - 19:07 - Behind - 48-49 Jacob KonstantyQ2 - 21:31 - Behind - 49-49 Nick LarkeyQ2 - 26:13 - Behind - 50-49 Jy SimpkinQ2 - 27:19 - Goal - 56-49 Logan McDonaldQ2 - 29:22 - Goal - 56-55 Paul CurtisQ3 - 0:53 - Goal - 62-55 Tom PapleyQ3 - 2:47 - Behind - 62-56 Tom PapleyQ3 - 6:54 - Goal - 62-62 Chad WarnerQ3 - 8:55 - Goal - 62-68 Billy CooteeQ3 - 10:56 - Goal - 62-74 Tom BlamiresQ3 - 13:55 - Goal - 68-74 Jake LloydQ3 - 17:22 - Goal - 68-80 Zane DuursmaQ3 - 18:50 - Goal - 74-80 Isaac HeeneyQ3 - 21:56 - Goal - 74-86 Chad WarnerQ3 - 23:00 - Behind - 74-87 Angus SheldrickQ3 - 23:48 - Goal - 74-93 Jack DarlingQ3 - 25:18 - Behind - 75-93 Joel AmarteyQ3 - 26:34 - Behind - 75-94 Jacob KonstantyQ3 - 29:58 - Goal - 81-94

RushedQ4 - 0:55 - Behind - 81-95

RushedQ4 - 3:01 - Behind - 82-95

Paul CurtisQ4 - 5:57 - Behind - 83-95 Harry CunninghamQ4 - 7:33 - Behind - 83-96 Harry SheezelQ4 - 12:04 - Goal - 89-96 Justin McInerneyQ4 - 13:58 - Behind - 89-97 Hayden McLeanQ4 - 15:41 - Goal - 89-103 Tom PapleyQ4 - 16:48 - Behind - 89-104 Zane DuursmaQ4 - 18:02 - Behind - 90-104 Tom PapleyQ4 - 20:53 - Behind - 90-105 Finn O'SullivanQ4 - 24:22 - Goal - 96-105 Cameron ZurhaarQ4 - 25:36 - Behind - 97-105

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Cameron ZurhaarBehind
4Q 25:3697-105
Finn O'SullivanGoal
4Q 24:2296-105
Tom PapleyBehind
4Q 20:5390-105
Zane DuursmaBehind
4Q 18:0290-104
Tom PapleyBehind
4Q 16:4889-104
Hayden McLeanGoal
4Q 15:4189-103
Justin McInerneyBehind
4Q 13:5889-97
Harry SheezelGoal
4Q 12:0489-96
Harry CunninghamBehind
4Q 7:3383-96
Paul CurtisBehind
4Q 5:5783-95
RushedBehind
4Q 3:0182-95
RushedBehind
4Q 0:5581-95
Jacob KonstantyGoal
3Q 29:5881-94
Joel AmarteyBehind
3Q 26:3475-94
Jack DarlingBehind
3Q 25:1875-93
Angus SheldrickGoal
3Q 23:4874-93
Chad WarnerBehind
3Q 23:0074-87
Isaac HeeneyGoal
3Q 21:5674-86
Zane DuursmaGoal
3Q 18:5074-80
Jake LloydGoal
3Q 17:2268-80
Tom BlamiresGoal
3Q 13:5568-74
Billy CooteeGoal
3Q 10:5662-74
Chad WarnerGoal
3Q 8:5562-68
Tom PapleyGoal
3Q 6:5462-62
Tom PapleyBehind
3Q 2:4762-56
Paul CurtisGoal
3Q 0:5362-55
Logan McDonaldGoal
2Q 29:2256-55
Jy SimpkinGoal
2Q 27:1956-49
Nick LarkeyBehind
2Q 26:1350-49
Jacob KonstantyBehind
2Q 21:3149-49
Jack DarlingBehind
2Q 19:0748-49
Charlie SpargoGoal
2Q 17:2247-49
RushedBehind
2Q 15:1741-49
Jack DarlingBehind
2Q 14:4440-49
Nick LarkeyBehind
2Q 13:0839-49
Tom PapleyGoal
2Q 10:1338-49
Isaac HeeneyGoal
2Q 8:0438-43
Hayden McLeanGoal
2Q 4:4838-37
Joel AmarteyGoal
1Q 31:4938-31
Hayden McLeanGoal
1Q 30:3238-25
Finn O'SullivanGoal
1Q 28:1838-19
Zane DuursmaGoal
1Q 24:1532-19
Logan McDonaldGoal
1Q 21:4326-19
Jy SimpkinBehind
1Q 20:4526-13
Jack DarlingGoal
1Q 19:0625-13
RushedBehind
1Q 17:1819-13
Colby McKercherBehind
1Q 16:2419-12
Tristan XerriGoal
1Q 12:1918-12
Cameron ZurhaarGoal
1Q 9:2712-12
Logan McDonaldGoal
1Q 8:026-12
Isaac HeeneyGoal
1Q 5:446-6
Jack DarlingGoal
1Q 3:496-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
NTH	6.2	2.6	4.1	2.4	97
SYD	5.1	4.0	6.3	1.5	105

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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North MelbourneSydney

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

3 tied leaders

Isaac HeeneySYD

Behinds

2 tied leaders

Jack DarlingNTH

SuperCoach

131

Luke Davies-UniackeNTH

Tackles

Harry SheezelNTH

Team Stats

NTHSYD

Scoring / Attack

14Goals16

13Behinds9

30Shots At Goal26

67Inside 50s51

7Goal Assists12

115Score Involvements93

10Marks Inside 5013

2Behinds Rushed2

Possession

403Disposals347

230Kicks162

173Handballs185

133Contested Possessions132

264Uncontested Possessions213

6,238Metres Gained6,049

84Ground Ball Gets82

Clearance / Contest

33Clearances30

13Centre Clearances14

20Stoppage Clearances16

52Tackles60

26Hitouts33

10Hitouts To Advantage15

267Pressure Acts272

11Contested Marks6

Other

161Effective Kicks99

5Marks on the Lead6

9Tackles Inside 5011

222AFL Player Rating Points224

7Kick-ins Played On11

85Defensive 50 Possessions94

126Defensive Midfield Possessions105

134Attacking Midfield Possessions98

52Attacking 50 Possessions48

107Marks59

23Frees For20

20Frees Against22

34Rebound 50s52

54Clangers62

32One Percenters44

6Bounces22

1,709Supercoach Points1,593

1,649Dream Team Points1,363

73Turnovers74

38Hitout To Advantage Rate46

20Spoils28

75Intercepts73

15Intercept Marks13

9Kick Ins13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: NTH 19 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: SYD 30 pts
Lead Changes: 5
Score Ties: 4

How the match finished

Sydney beat North Melbourne by 8 points, 105–97.

Sydney took a 13-point lead into the last quarter. North Melbourne cut that back to 8 by the final siren, scoring 16 points to 11 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