Match Recap
Round 20·Sat, 18-Jul-2026 4:15 PM·Docklands·25,025 att.
North Melbourne
11.10 (76)
vs
Melbourne
13.14 (92)
Melbourne won by 16

Melbourne defeated North Melbourne 92–76, by 16 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored North Melbourne 30–11; North Melbourne won the disposals count 396–373.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne6.1 (37)7.2 (44)8.7 (55)11.10 (76)11.10 (76)
Melbourne4.1 (25)6.4 (40)10.10 (70)13.14 (92)13.14 (92)

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
Tom Sparrow
Melbourne
33 disposals, 1 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 94
2
Harry Sheezel
North Melbourne
33 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 78
3
Kysaiah Pickett
Melbourne
29 disposals, 1 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 74
4
Jake Bowey
Melbourne
29 disposals, 2 tackles, 3 clearances
KICK 63
5
Max Gawn
Melbourne
23 disposals, 3 clearances, 1 I50s
KICK 63
6
Luke Davies-Uniacke
North Melbourne
28 disposals, 3 tackles, 5 clearances
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
#3 Harry Sheezel161733651——5291—8778
#9 Luke Davies-Uniacke13152823———858——8563
#12 Jy Simpkin13122582—2—7264—7960
#38 Tristan Xerri61319411—1519155—7859
#2 Finn OSullivan11122345—1—2398—8452
#5 Caleb Daniel14132761———2261—7952
#25 Paul Curtis111126231—2131—8449
#37 Cooper Harvey16122851———3—52—7447
#8 Bailey Scott8101865———3141—7545
#47 Cooper Trembath5510261—81373—7344
#10 Colby McKercher13132642———2151—7844
#15 Dylan Stephens1261861———2252—7843
#44 Cameron Zurhaar1061643———1—22—8138
#20 Nick Larkey641072—2—1—32—9136
#27 Jack Darling729712——3—12—7635
#13 Charlie Spargo8311222——3—31—7535
#26 Luke Parker1472111———1—31—8434
#17 Riley Hardeman104144————3242—6730
#30 Charlie Comben65117————1—43—8630
#4 Aidan Corr841233———1—2——8429
#31 Josh Goater72951—2—2132—6228
#35 Matt Whitlock4594111—1—22—7025
#11 Luke McDonald5274———————1—6914

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
#32 Tom Sparrow2013336611—510177—8194
#36 Kysaiah Pickett1712297112—7492—8174
#17 Jake Bowey2092952————341—8763
#11 Max Gawn914238——12113113—8463
#24 Trent Rivers16102673———3—4——7759
#12 Koltyn Tholstrup1482261—1—22101—9358
#21 Matthew Jefferson55105141———5——9252
#4 Harvey Langford714214—1——35102—7950
#9 Jack Steele7162382———312——8449
#31 Bayley Fritsch123159————5—2——8443
#15 Ed Langdon1462042———2131—9142
#37 Kade Chandler661245—1—114——8242
#2 Jacob van Rooyen7188—2212—21—8940
#22 Blake Howes7111832———2—71—8640
#8 Jake Lever791651———3—32—10035
#6 Caleb Windsor7714—1———326——7329
#27 Max Heath24612119—241—4128
#14 Changkuoth Jiath751231———2142—6126
#30 Harry Sharp6392212———1——8324
#47 Joel Fitzgerald45925———2—14—5519
#33 Latrelle Pickett4371—2———121—6819
#18 Jake Melksham43731———4—12—7617
#10 Daniel Turner31421—————1——5311