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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 1
North Melbourne17.11113
Port Adelaide9.1367
Marvel Stadium · Sun, 1:10 PM · Attendance 23,318 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.10 | 17.11 | 113 |
| Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 9.13 | 67 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
North Melbourne
N. Larkey 4, C. Trembath 3, C. Zurhaar 2, D. Stephens 1, L. Parker 1, C. Comben 1, J. Simpkin 1, J. Darling 1, C. McKercher 1, P. Curtis 1, Z. Duursma 1
Port Adelaide
M. Georgiades 3, C. Durdin 2, J. Whitlock 2, M. Bergman 1, D. Byrne-Jones 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
NMFC · PORT
Head to head
Team Statistics
| NMFC | Stat | PORT |
|---|---|---|
| 370 | Disposals | 287 |
| 232 | Kicks | 186 |
| 138 | Handballs | 101 |
| 119 | Marks | 74 |
| 13 | Marks Inside 50 | 9 |
| 58 | Tackles | 52 |
| 21 | Hitouts | 37 |
| 40 | Clearances | 29 |
| 51 | Inside 50s | 47 |
| 132 | Contested Possessions | 112 |
| 239 | Uncontested Possessions | 164 |
| 33 | One Percenters | 43 |
| 22 | Frees For | 22 |
| 22 | Frees Against | 22 |
| 17 | Goals | 9 |
| 11 | Behinds | 13 |
The full box score
Players
North Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Sheezel | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| D. Stephens | 15 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Davies-Uniacke | 9 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 |
| L. Parker | 26 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - |
| T. Blamires | 39 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Daniel | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 11 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Powell | 24 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| T. Xerri | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 10 | - | - |
| C. Comben | 30 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Simpkin | 12 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| F. OSullivan | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| T. Pink | 32 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| G. Logue | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - |
| J. Darling | 27 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
| C. McKercher | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| C. Zurhaar | 44 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| L. Dovaston | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Trembath | 47 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| P. Curtis | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| N. Larkey | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
| J. Konstanty | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Z. Duursma | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
Port Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Rozee | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| Z. Butters | 9 | 23 | 14 | 9 | - | 7 | - | 2 |
| W. Drew | 28 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Burgoyne | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| K. Farrell | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Evans | 22 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Aliir | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Marshall | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - |
| J. Richards | 35 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| E. Mackinlay | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | - | 3 | - | - |
| J. Wehr | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Horne-Francis | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| M. Bergman | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Berry | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Watkins | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Jones | 34 | 9 | 9 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Georgiades | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| E. Ratugolea | 27 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| O. Lord | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| D. Byrne-Jones | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Durdin | 44 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Visentini | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| J. Whitlock | 17 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |