Match Summary

Best On Ground

Essendon

Zach MerrettZ Merrett38 disposals
1 goal

Mason RedmanM Redman32 disposals
1 goal

Jake StringerJ Stringer5 goals

North Melbourne

Jy SimpkinJ Simpkin41 disposals

Jaidyn StephensonJ Stephenson34 disposals

Cameron ZurhaarC Zurhaar4 goals

Team Stats

Essendon

North Melbourne

Disposals

MATCH

403

374

371.3

2023 AVG.

4455

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

356.7

2023 AVG.

4280

2023 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

107

122

129.5

2023 AVG.

1554

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

131.3

2023 AVG.

1575

2023 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

244

192

220.9

2023 AVG.

2651

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

204.1

2023 AVG.

2449

2023 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

159

182

150.3

2023 AVG.

1804

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

152.6

2023 AVG.

1831

2023 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

19

13

15.1

2023 AVG.

181

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

17.7

2023 AVG.

212

2023 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

22

42

34

2023 AVG.

408

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

36.8

2023 AVG.

442

2023 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

6

20

12.3

2023 AVG.

148

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

12.2

2023 AVG.

146

2023 TOTAL

Stoppages

MATCH

16

22

21.7

2023 AVG.

260

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

24.7

2023 AVG.

296

2023 TOTAL

Inside50s

MATCH

60

51

51

2023 AVG.

612

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

47.8

2023 AVG.

574

2023 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

136

85

101.7

2023 AVG.

1220

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

89.8

2023 AVG.

1077

2023 TOTAL

Marks Inside50s

MATCH

13

7

11.8

2023 AVG.

141

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

9.4

2023 AVG.

113

2023 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

13

7

10.5

2023 AVG.

126

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

9.6

2023 AVG.

115

2023 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

58

42

54.1

2023 AVG.

649

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

53.5

2023 AVG.

642

2023 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

41

26

37.6

2023 AVG.

451

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

37.7

2023 AVG.

452

2023 TOTAL

Player Stats

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Archie Perkins	7	2	9	5	0	0	0	1	0	1
Ben Hobbs	9	8	17	3	0	0	1	3	0	1
B. Zerk-Thatcher	10	4	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dyson Heppell	14	14	28	10	0	1	1	3	0	0
Harrison Jones	4	3	7	4	0	0	0	2	2	0
Jake Kelly	14	5	19	9	0	1	2	2	0	0
Jake Stringer	12	2	14	3	0	2	1	7	5	3
James Stewart	7	6	13	7	0	0	1	0	3	0
Jayden Laverde	17	6	23	12	0	3	0	2	0	0
Jordan Ridley	15	5	20	4	0	0	0	4	0	0
Jye Caldwell	3	10	13	2	0	1	1	2	0	0
Jye Menzie	5	5	10	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kyle Langford	12	9	21	10	0	0	1	5	2	0
Mason Redman	25	7	32	10	0	1	1	4	1	0
Massimo D'Ambrosio	6	7	13	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Matt Guelfi	8	5	13	2	0	1	1	0	1	0
Nic Martin	3	14	17	3	0	0	0	4	0	0
Nick Hind	20	4	24	9	0	0	1	0	0	0
Peter Wright	9	4	13	8	6	0	1	0	2	2
Sam Draper	4	4	8	1	35	1	0	1	0	1
Sam Durham	8	10	18	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Snelling	7	12	19	4	0	1	1	6	0	0
Zach Merrett	25	13	38	6	0	6	0	10	1	1

North Melbourne

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Aiden Bonar	7	3	10	4	0	0	0	3	0	0
Bailey Scott	11	8	19	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Ben McKay	1	6	7	1	0	2	0	1	0	0
C. Coleman-Jones	7	8	15	5	4	0	1	0	1	0
Cameron Zurhaar	12	6	18	7	0	1	2	0	4	0
Charlie Lazzaro	3	7	10	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Curtis Taylor	12	3	15	3	0	0	2	2	0	0
Hugh Greenwood	5	12	17	5	0	1	1	4	0	1
Jack Ziebell	4	12	16	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Jackson Archer	2	4	6	0	0	1	0	6	0	0
Jaidyn Stephenson	19	15	34	5	0	1	1	3	0	0
J. Horne-Francis	11	10	21	9	0	1	2	1	0	0
Jed Anderson	10	10	20	6	0	2	1	3	1	2
Josh Walker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jy Simpkin	19	22	41	2	0	1	1	5	0	1
Kallan Dawson	9	4	13	6	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kayne Turner	9	7	16	5	0	0	0	2	1	0
L. Davies-Uniacke	10	13	23	2	0	0	2	3	0	0
Luke McDonald	17	4	21	8	0	0	3	1	0	0
Nick Larkey	5	2	7	4	0	0	1	0	0	3
Phoenix Spicer	3	4	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Todd Goldstein	7	11	18	3	22	1	2	2	1	0
Tom Powell	9	11	20	4	0	0	0	2	0	0

Team Line-Ups

Essendon

North Melbourne

IN Archie Perkins, James Stewart, Jye Menzie, Massimo D'Ambrosio OUT Andrew McGrath (HS Protocol), Andrew Phillips (Managed), Brayden Ham (Medi-Sub), Dylan Shiel (Injured)

IN Jackson Archer, Josh Walker, Kallan Dawson, Kayne Turner, Nick Larkey OUT Aaron Hall, Aidan Corr, Flynn Perez, Lachie Young, Paul Curtis

FB 29 Jake Kelly 15 Jayden Laverde 30 B. Zerk-Thatcher FF 2 Jaidyn Stephenson 44 Cameron Zurhaar 7 Jack Ziebell HB 27 Mason Redman 14 Jordan Ridley 19 Nick Hind HF 28 Kayne Turner 20 Nick Larkey 35 Charlie Lazzaro C 22 Sam Durham 6 Jye Caldwell 21 Dyson Heppell C 5 Curtis Taylor 12 Jy Simpkin 8 Bailey Scott HF 35 Matt Guelfi 37 Nic Martin 4 Kyle Langford HB 18 Hugh Greenwood 11 Luke McDonald 36 Phoenix Spicer FF 20 Peter Wright 25 Jake Stringer 23 Harrison Jones FB 16 Aiden Bonar 23 Ben McKay 42 Kallan Dawson

FOLLOWERS
2	Sam Draper
7	Zach Merrett
16	Archie Perkins

INTERCHANGE
42	Massimo D'Ambrosio
8	Ben Hobbs
11	Will Snelling
17	James Stewart

EMERGENCIES
47	Jye Menzie
34	Andrew Phillips
24	Nick Bryan
9	Dylan Shiel

FOLLOWERS
22	Todd Goldstein
9	L. Davies-Uniacke
18	J. Horne-Francis

INTERCHANGE
34	Jackson Archer
24	Tom Powell
17	Jed Anderson
21	C. Coleman-Jones

EMERGENCIES
19	Josh Walker
1	Jack Mahony
17	Lachie Young
31	Josh Goater

Essendon
IN	A. Perkins, J. Stewart, J. Menzie, M. D'Ambrosio
OUT	A. McGrath, A. Phillips, B. Ham, D. Shiel
B J. Kelly, J. Laverde, B. Zerk-Thatcher HB M. Redman, J. Ridley, N. Hind C S. Durham, J. Caldwell, D. Heppell HF M. Guelfi, N. Martin, K. Langford F P. Wright, J. Stringer, H. Jones FOL S. Draper, Z. Merrett, A. Perkins I/C M. D'Ambrosio, B. Hobbs, W. Snelling, J. Stewart EMG J. Menzie, A. Phillips, N. Bryan
North Melbourne
IN	J. Archer, J. Walker, K. Dawson, K. Turner, N. Larkey
OUT	A. Hall (HS Protocol), A. Corr (HS Protocol), F. Perez (Suspension), L. Young (HS Protocol), P. Curtis (HS Protocol)
B A. Bonar, B. McKay, K. Dawson HB H. Greenwood, L. McDonald, P. Spicer C C. Taylor, J. Simpkin, B. Scott HF K. Turner, N. Larkey, C. Lazzaro F J. Stephenson, C. Zurhaar, J. Ziebell FOL T. Goldstein, L. Davies-Uniacke, J. Horne-Francis I/C J. Archer, T. Powell, J. Anderson, C. Coleman-Jones EMG J. Walker, J. Mahony, L. Young

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
24/7/22	Collingwood	L 80 - 76
17/7/22	Gold Coast	W 103 - 55
10/7/22	Brisbane	W 90 - 100
2/7/22	Sydney	W 95 - 86
24/6/22	West Coast	L 107 - 97

North Melbourne

DATE	OPP	RESULT
23/7/22	Hawthorn	L 75 - 121
16/7/22	Richmond	W 92 - 88
9/7/22	Collingwood	L 88 - 81
2/7/22	Geelong	L 144 - 32
26/6/22	Adelaide	L 58 - 115