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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 6
North Melbourne20.10130
Richmond7.1355
Marvel Stadium · Sun, 1:10 PM · Attendance 36,584 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5.3 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 20.10 | 130 |
| Richmond | 1.7 | 2.12 | 4.12 | 7.13 | 55 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
North Melbourne
P. Curtis 6, C. Trembath 3, N. Larkey 2, Z. Duursma 2, H. Sheezel 1, L. Davies-Uniacke 1, C. McKercher 1, D. Stephens 1, J. Darling 1, T. Powell 1, C. Spargo 1
Richmond
J. Ross 2, S. Campbell 2, S. Lalor 1, N. Balta 1, S. Green 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
NMFC · RICH
Head to head
Team Statistics
| NMFC | Stat | RICH |
|---|---|---|
| 428 | Disposals | 280 |
| 244 | Kicks | 165 |
| 184 | Handballs | 115 |
| 116 | Marks | 82 |
| 19 | Marks Inside 50 | 11 |
| 50 | Tackles | 50 |
| 31 | Hitouts | 31 |
| 38 | Clearances | 30 |
| 58 | Inside 50s | 49 |
| 123 | Contested Possessions | 99 |
| 290 | Uncontested Possessions | 174 |
| 38 | One Percenters | 46 |
| 11 | Frees For | 21 |
| 21 | Frees Against | 11 |
| 20 | Goals | 7 |
| 10 | Behinds | 13 |
The full box score
Players
North Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Sheezel | 3 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Daniel | 5 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - |
| L. Davies-Uniacke | 9 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. McKercher | 10 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| L. Parker | 26 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 11 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| G. Wardlaw | 6 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Simpkin | 12 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| C. Zurhaar | 44 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 4 | - | - |
| T. Blamires | 39 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| D. Stephens | 15 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Darling | 27 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| T. Powell | 24 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Coleman-Jones | 21 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Comben | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Corr | 4 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - |
| P. Curtis | 25 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | - |
| G. Logue | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Spargo | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| C. Trembath | 47 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - |
| N. Larkey | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Dovaston | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Z. Duursma | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
Richmond
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ross | 5 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | - |
| J. Short | 15 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| K. McAuliffe | 28 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | - | 1 |
| S. Lalor | 4 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| D. Prestia | 3 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 |
| N. Broad | 35 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| S. Grlj | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Campbell | 44 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| P. Retschko | 33 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| S. Ryan | 32 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| N. Vlastuin | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| H. Ralphsmith | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| N. Balta | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| T. Sonsie | 40 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 |
| T. Taranto | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| C. Gray | 50 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Green | 48 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| B. Miller | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Faull | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| M. Lefau | 42 | 5 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| M. Rioli | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| L. Fawcett | 43 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Banks | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |