Match Recap
Round 21·Sun, 6-Aug-2023 1:10 PM·Bellerive Oval·8,034 att.
North Melbourne
10.11 (71)
vs
Melbourne
15.13 (103)
Melbourne won by 32

Melbourne defeated North Melbourne 103–71, by 32 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored North Melbourne 39–7; Melbourne won disposals 404–352 and contested possessions 148–118.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne5.5 (35)8.8 (56)9.9 (63)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)
Melbourne1.3 (9)8.4 (52)14.7 (91)15.13 (103)15.13 (103)

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
Lachie Hunter
Melbourne
33 disposals, 3 tackles, 5 clearances
KICK 81
2
Christian Petracca
Melbourne
27 disposals, 2 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 79
3
Jack Ziebell
North Melbourne
32 disposals, 3 tackles, 1 I50s
KICK 74
4
Tarryn Thomas
North Melbourne
23 disposals, 8 tackles, 10 clearances
KICK 71
5
Jack Viney
Melbourne
26 disposals, 2 tackles, 10 clearances
KICK 69
6
Jy Simpkin
North Melbourne
28 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 67

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
#7 Jack Ziebell26632123———1—35—8174
#26 Tarryn Thomas71623—8———710141—8371
#12 Jy Simpkin161228251——5472—8967
#9 Luke Davies-Uniacke9182725—1—18173—8167
#8 Bailey Scott1615314211—516518661
#22 Todd Goldstein69154—2—2431112—7558
#5 Curtis Taylor13518341——4164—8852
Luke McDonald1341793———4123—8851
#28 Kayne Turner691516———4491—7448
#29 Will Phillips1161737—1—1122—6846
#38 Tristan Xerri21012—3——21149——8445
#4 Aidan Corr731042—————33—8833
#31 Josh Goater851361—————3——7833
#3 Harry Sheezel1051541———2—22—8032
#40 Eddie Ford3710223————54—7832
#20 Nick Larkey6394—1222—33—10029
#34 Jackson Archer831143—————32—8229
#13 Darcy Tucker671343———1234—8129
#23 Ben McKay471132———1—52—9728
#2 Jaidyn Stephenson641021—2—1122—7319
Robert Hansen31412—1—1111—3811
#25 Paul Curtis6172—12—1——4—7411
#35 Charlie Lazzaro—4411—————21—336

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
#12 Lachie Hunter12213373———5515129281
#5 Christian Petracca918274523—56162—7879
#7 Jack Viney15112622———1010125—7169
#10 Angus Brayshaw10273742———5613237567
#11 Max Gawn1161752——303184—8261
#30 Alex Neal-Bullen98173531—2—23—7952
#37 Kade Chandler8816523——3—31—7949
#17 Jake Bowey1341764———3—61—7649
#2 Jacob van Rooyen651133227—131—8248
#23 James Jordon9152421———5483—7848
#3 Christian Salem1672333———3—63—8247
#4 James Harmes9112026———5387—7444
#24 Trent Rivers1271961———3151—8043
#1 Steven May1221461———2—32—9643
#36 Kysaiah Pickett104143—3——3143—8443
#32 Tom Sparrow8111953—1—4154—7540
#15 Ed Langdon891731———3273—9339
#8 Jake Lever94134————1—42—9333
#29 Joel Smith61724———1—43—8833
#18 Jake Melksham62835—1—2—41—8331
#41 Judd McVee58131——————51—7922
Harry Petty3363—2————22—5520
Michael Hibberd246—1———1—5——2915