Match Recap
Round 24·Sat, 15-Aug-2026 3:45 PM·Docklands·35,529 att.
North Melbourne
17.8 (110)
vs
Geelong
19.11 (125)
Geelong won by 15

Geelong defeated North Melbourne 125–110, by 15 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored North Melbourne 58–13; Geelong won the inside-50s count 65–45.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne7.2 (44)9.3 (57)14.5 (89)17.8 (110)17.8 (110)
Geelong1.0 (6)10.4 (64)13.10 (88)19.11 (125)19.11 (125)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Tristan Xerri
North Melbourne
17 disposals, 11 tackles, 11 clearances
KICK 82
2
Oliver Dempsey
Geelong
24 disposals, 1 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 71
3
Mark Blicavs
Geelong
18 disposals, 3 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 69
4
Bailey Smith
Geelong
34 disposals, 5 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 67
5
Shaun Mannagh
Geelong
20 disposals, 3 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 65
6
Lawson Humphries
Geelong
20 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 63

North Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#38 Tristan Xerri61117111——28211135—7982
#2 Finn OSullivan10152518———57137—7362
#12 Jy Simpkin1313264—2——4895—9462
#44 Cameron Zurhaar1372054———1—62—7658
#20 Nick Larkey7310425——114——8955
#9 Luke Davies-Uniacke8122025—1—27113—9053
#47 Cooper Trembath561152314——5——8649
#45 Zac Banch75121411—326——7647
#27 Jack Darling55104—41———4——7643
#5 Caleb Daniel816244————2152—8643
#39 Tom Blamires12719—4———2183—7441
#3 Harry Sheezel61016111——3693—4041
#6 George Wardlaw1061628———6147—5940
#25 Paul Curtis6511271——3—43—7839
#10 Colby McKercher1361935———1—11—8739
#26 Luke Parker119201————2193—8738
#15 Dylan Stephens1171811———4334—9532
#13 Charlie Spargo591422—1—1—52—7230
#17 Riley Hardeman691513———1—1——7827
#19 Griffin Logue581361—————43—7827
#18 Wil Dawson13413——131141—5625
#4 Aidan Corr83113——————32—8522
#30 Charlie Comben6391————1—22—8821

Geelong — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#28 Oliver Dempsey168249212—9283—9071
#46 Mark Blicavs1171833311745104—8169
#3 Bailey Smith21133435———72106—8667
#7 Shaun Mannagh164206232—8254—8165
#17 Lawson Humphries15520741——225——7863
#4 Tanner Bruhn2082881———3363—8161
#34 Oisin Mullin6111757———4481—9060
#33 Shannon Neale124166222—7146—10051
#11 Mitchell Edwards8210132—231363—6149
#30 Tom Atkins891726———226——7744
#14 Connor OSullivan741155———1—42—9844
#29 James Worpel781527—1—2464—4942
#42 Mark OConnor5510210———1152—8542
#35 Patrick Dangerfield8193—21—2151—6740
#32 Gryan Miers4121624———5271—8640
#44 Tom Stewart163195————1—42—8039
#39 Zach Guthrie1051551———2252—8637
#2 Jay Polkinghorne437323————42—6234
#36 Oliver Henry3471511———3——8132
#45 Brad Close3710—41——1—71—7428
#13 Jhye Clark471141———2141—7123
#38 Jack Henry2464——————1——9318
#21 Oliver Wiltshire134—————1—11—414