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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 4
North Melbourne14.1296
Carlton13.886
Marvel Stadium · Fri, 3:15 PM · Attendance 45,919 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3.3 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 14.12 | 96 |
| Carlton | 3.4 | 6.4 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 86 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
North Melbourne
C. Trembath 3, Z. Duursma 3, N. Larkey 2, P. Curtis 2, H. Sheezel 1, J. Simpkin 1, J. Darling 1, C. Zurhaar 1
Carlton
B. Kemp 3, H. McKay 2, M. Pittonet 2, M. McGovern 2, N. Newman 1, S. Walsh 1, E. Hollands 1, J. Smith 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
NMFC · CARL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| NMFC | Stat | CARL |
|---|---|---|
| 352 | Disposals | 339 |
| 211 | Kicks | 219 |
| 141 | Handballs | 120 |
| 90 | Marks | 114 |
| 14 | Marks Inside 50 | 7 |
| 66 | Tackles | 59 |
| 22 | Hitouts | 41 |
| 31 | Clearances | 35 |
| 56 | Inside 50s | 48 |
| 125 | Contested Possessions | 115 |
| 219 | Uncontested Possessions | 220 |
| 41 | One Percenters | 38 |
| 25 | Frees For | 23 |
| 23 | Frees Against | 25 |
| 14 | Goals | 13 |
| 12 | Behinds | 8 |
The full box score
Players
North Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Daniel | 5 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| D. Stephens | 15 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| C. McKercher | 10 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Sheezel | 3 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| L. Davies-Uniacke | 9 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| F. OSullivan | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Parker | 26 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 11 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Powell | 24 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 |
| J. Simpkin | 12 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| G. Wardlaw | 6 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 11 | - | - |
| T. Blamires | 39 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| N. Larkey | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| C. Trembath | 47 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Z. Banch | 45 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 |
| C. Coleman-Jones | 21 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - |
| P. Curtis | 25 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Darling | 27 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| C. Comben | 30 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Z. Duursma | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| C. Zurhaar | 44 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Corr | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Pink | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Carlton
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Hewett | 29 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| B. Ainsworth | 12 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 |
| P. Cripps | 9 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| O. Hollands | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | - | - |
| O. Florent | 14 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - |
| A. Cerra | 5 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| N. Newman | 24 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - |
| S. Walsh | 18 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| E. Hollands | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - |
| F. Evans | 44 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Smith | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Boyd | 37 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| M. Carroll | 32 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - |
| L. Cowan | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| H. McKay | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| W. Derksen | 47 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Kemp | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Pittonet | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| J. Weitering | 23 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - |
| M. McGovern | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| L. Young | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Hayward | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Byrne | 39 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - |