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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 21
Hawthorn14.1599
North Melbourne12.1183
UTAS Stadium · Sat, 1:35 PM · Attendance 9,420 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 1.3 | 6.10 | 9.14 | 14.15 | 99 |
| North Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 12.11 | 83 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Hawthorn
N. Watson 5, M. Chol 2, J. Gunston 2, J. Impey 1, J. Ward 1, W. Day 1, J. Battle 1, H. Morrison 1
North Melbourne
C. Trembath 3, H. Sheezel 2, P. Curtis 2, N. Larkey 2, C. McKercher 1, D. Stephens 1, Z. Banch 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
HAW · NMFC
Head to head
Team Statistics
| HAW | Stat | NMFC |
|---|---|---|
| 371 | Disposals | 377 |
| 217 | Kicks | 200 |
| 154 | Handballs | 177 |
| 106 | Marks | 98 |
| 16 | Marks Inside 50 | 14 |
| 50 | Tackles | 59 |
| 36 | Hitouts | 34 |
| 33 | Clearances | 35 |
| 61 | Inside 50s | 40 |
| 110 | Contested Possessions | 110 |
| 250 | Uncontested Possessions | 253 |
| 31 | One Percenters | 35 |
| 16 | Frees For | 15 |
| 15 | Frees Against | 16 |
| 14 | Goals | 12 |
| 15 | Behinds | 11 |
The full box score
Players
Hawthorn
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Newcombe | 3 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Impey | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | - |
| B. Hardwick | 15 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Mackenzie | 28 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 |
| J. Ward | 25 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| M. Chol | 18 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| W. Day | 12 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Battle | 24 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Ginnivan | 33 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 |
| C. Macdonald | 9 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 |
| M. DAmbrosio | 16 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Sicily | 6 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Macdonald | 42 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| L. Meek | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| D. Moore | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
| J. Weddle | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Barrass | 37 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - |
| N. Watson | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| J. Gunston | 19 | 9 | 9 | - | 7 | - | 2 | 5 |
| F. Maginness | 20 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Schubert | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 |
| H. Morrison | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| O. Greeves | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
North Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Parker | 26 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| C. Daniel | 5 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Davies-Uniacke | 9 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| H. Sheezel | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| J. Simpkin | 12 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Goater | 31 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - |
| C. McKercher | 10 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Zurhaar | 44 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Xerri | 38 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | - |
| F. OSullivan | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| T. Blamires | 39 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| P. Curtis | 25 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Stephens | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Darling | 27 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 |
| G. Logue | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Larkey | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | 2 | - |
| C. Trembath | 47 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | - |
| C. Spargo | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - |
| B. Scott | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| C. Comben | 30 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| A. Corr | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Z. Banch | 45 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| W. Dawson | 18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |