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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 17
Port Adelaide10.1373
North Melbourne7.1052
Adelaide Oval · Sun, 4:40 PM · Attendance 33,105 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 10.13 | 73 |
| North Melbourne | 1.3 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 52 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Port Adelaide
M. Georgiades 3, J. Whitlock 3, J. Horne-Francis 1, J. Mead 1, J. Sweet 1, C. Durdin 1
North Melbourne
J. Darling 2, H. Sheezel 1, L. Davies-Uniacke 1, C. McKercher 1, J. Simpkin 1, N. Larkey 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
PORT · NMFC
Head to head
Team Statistics
| PORT | Stat | NMFC |
|---|---|---|
| 295 | Disposals | 380 |
| 216 | Kicks | 208 |
| 79 | Handballs | 172 |
| 93 | Marks | 94 |
| 12 | Marks Inside 50 | 10 |
| 54 | Tackles | 49 |
| 35 | Hitouts | 23 |
| 35 | Clearances | 29 |
| 57 | Inside 50s | 42 |
| 123 | Contested Possessions | 132 |
| 157 | Uncontested Possessions | 239 |
| 47 | One Percenters | 41 |
| 38 | Frees For | 33 |
| 33 | Frees Against | 38 |
| 10 | Goals | 7 |
| 13 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Port Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Butters | 9 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| D. Byrne-Jones | 33 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Horne-Francis | 18 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| O. Wines | 16 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | - | 2 |
| J. Burgoyne | 7 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Evans | 22 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| L. Jones | 34 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Bergman | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Lai | 43 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Richards | 35 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 |
| A. Aliir | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - |
| W. Drew | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Lukosius | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Mead | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Georgiades | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| J. Sweet | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Whitlock | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - |
| B. Zerk-Thatcher | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| C. Durdin | 44 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| M. Zadow | 39 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Berry | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| D. Visentini | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| X. Bamert | 46 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
North Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Sheezel | 3 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - |
| L. Davies-Uniacke | 9 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| C. McKercher | 10 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Parker | 26 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Harvey | 37 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Blamires | 39 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - |
| C. Comben | 30 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Daniel | 5 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| D. Stephens | 15 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| F. OSullivan | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Goater | 31 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 11 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| A. Corr | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - |
| J. Simpkin | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| C. Spargo | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| G. Wardlaw | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | - | - |
| T. Xerri | 38 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Trembath | 47 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Zurhaar | 44 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| N. Larkey | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 |
| J. Darling | 27 | 7 | 7 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Konstanty | 41 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Dawson | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |