MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 18, 2021
NORTH MELBOURNE
V
ESSENDON
EssendonESS WIN BY 18
11.8
74
74
FT
13.14
92
92
Metricon Stadium
Sunday 18 July | 2:35AM
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- Player Stats
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Match Summary
Score Breakdown
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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4.4 28 |
6.4 40 |
7.8 50 |
11.8 74 |
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3.0 18 |
4.6 30 |
8.10 58 |
13.14 92 |
Best On Ground
Team Stats

North Melbourne

Essendon
Disposals
MATCH
343
358
355.9
2025 AVG.
6406
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
378.2
2025 AVG.
6429
2025 TOTAL
Contested Possessions
MATCH
105
111
129.6
2025 AVG.
2333
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
128.3
2025 AVG.
2181
2025 TOTAL
Kicks
MATCH
216
189
200.3
2025 AVG.
3606
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
207.6
2025 AVG.
3530
2025 TOTAL
Handballs
MATCH
127
169
155.6
2025 AVG.
2800
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
170.5
2025 AVG.
2899
2025 TOTAL
Frees For
MATCH
24
11
18.4
2025 AVG.
332
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
20.1
2025 AVG.
342
2025 TOTAL
Clearances
MATCH
29
39
40.5
2025 AVG.
729
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
35.4
2025 AVG.
601
2025 TOTAL
Centre Clearances
MATCH
16
12
12.5
2025 AVG.
225
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
10.6
2025 AVG.
181
2025 TOTAL
Stoppage Clearances
MATCH
13
27
28
2025 AVG.
504
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
24.7
2025 AVG.
420
2025 TOTAL
Inside 50
MATCH
49
52
45.9
2025 AVG.
826
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
47.5
2025 AVG.
807
2025 TOTAL
Marks
MATCH
111
87
80.7
2025 AVG.
1452
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
89.1
2025 AVG.
1514
2025 TOTAL
Marks Inside 50
MATCH
11
12
10
2025 AVG.
180
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
10.2
2025 AVG.
174
2025 TOTAL
Contested Marks
MATCH
7
6
8.1
2025 AVG.
146
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
8.9
2025 AVG.
151
2025 TOTAL
Tackles
MATCH
51
41
60.1
2025 AVG.
1081
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
58.3
2025 AVG.
991
2025 TOTAL
Hit Outs
MATCH
41
30
36.4
2025 AVG.
656
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
39.4
2025 AVG.
669
2025 TOTAL
Player Stats

North Melbourne
Player | K | H | D | M | G | B |
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Aaron Hall | 28 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Atu Bosenavulagi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bailey Scott | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Ben McKay | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Zurhaar | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Charlie Lazzaro | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Curtis Taylor | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Jack Mahony | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Jack Ziebell | 19 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Jaidyn Stephenson | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Josh Walker | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jy Simpkin | 10 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kayne Turner | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
L. Davies-Uniacke | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Luke McDonald | 15 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Nick Larkey | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Robbie Tarrant | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Shaun Atley | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Tarryn Thomas | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Todd Goldstein | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Trent Dumont | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Tristan Xerri | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Will Phillips | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

Essendon
Player | K | H | D | M | G | B |
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Alec Waterman | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Archie Perkins | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Brayden Ham | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Cale Hooker | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Darcy Parish | 17 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Devon Smith | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dyson Heppell | 17 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Jake Stringer | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
James Stewart | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Jayden Laverde | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Ridley | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mason Redman | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Guelfi | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Nick Hind | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Nikolas Cox | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Wright | 11 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Sam Draper | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Cutler | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Will Snelling | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Zach Merrett | 14 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Team Line-Ups

North Melbourne

Essendon
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17 | Todd Goldstein |
12 | Jy Simpkin |
9 | L. Davies-Uniacke |
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5 | Curtis Taylor |
18 | Shaun Atley |
35 | Charlie Lazzaro |
38 | Tristan Xerri |
15 | Atu Bosenavulagi |
FOLLOWERS ![]() |
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2 | Sam Draper |
3 | Darcy Parish |
11 | Will Snelling |
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5 | Devon Smith |
12 | Tom Cutler |
35 | Matt Guelfi |
45 | Alec Waterman |
8 | Martin Gleeson |
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IN | A. Bosenavulagi | ||||||||||||||
OUT | B. Cunnington | ||||||||||||||
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IN | D. Heppell, . | ||||||||||||||
OUT | H. Jones, K. Langford | ||||||||||||||
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Preview
Ladder Position
Previous 5 Games

North Melbourne
DATE | OPP | RESULT |
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12/7/21 | West Coast | W 60 - 70 |
4/7/21 | Bulldogs | L 108 - 79 |
26/6/21 | Gold Coast | W 72 - 63 |
19/6/21 | Brisbane | L 45 - 68 |
13/6/21 | GWS | D 94 - 94 |

Essendon
DATE | OPP | RESULT |
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9/7/21 | Adelaide | W 84 - 21 |
2/7/21 | Geelong | L 98 - 57 |
26/6/21 | Melbourne | L 57 - 68 |
20/6/21 | Hawthorn | W 73 - 86 |
5/6/21 | Richmond | L 84 - 123 |