Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 5-Apr-2025 7:35 PM (6:35 PM)·Docklands·31,955 att.
North Melbourne
8.4 (52)
vs
Sydney
18.9 (117)
Sydney won by 65

Sydney defeated North Melbourne 117–52, by 65 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Sydney outscored North Melbourne 45–8; North Melbourne led disposals 393–341 while Sydney edged inside-50s 56–37.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne2.0 (12)5.1 (31)6.3 (39)8.4 (52)8.4 (52)
Sydney5.3 (33)8.5 (53)15.8 (98)18.9 (117)18.9 (117)

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
Harry Sheezel
North Melbourne
34 disposals, 3 tackles, 3 clearances
KICK 76
2
Riley Bice
Sydney
26 disposals, 2 tackles, 7 I50s
KICK 75
3
Luke Parker
North Melbourne
27 disposals, 2 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 69
4
Will Hayward
Sydney
15 disposals, 4 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 65
5
James Rowbottom
Sydney
20 disposals, 6 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 62
6
Luke Davies-Uniacke
North Melbourne
25 disposals, 5 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 62

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 Sheezel19153493—1—2393—9276
#26 Luke Parker111627382——3594—7569
#9 Luke Davies-Uniacke14112565———5474—8162
#24 Tom Powell10122265———16113—8061
#38 Tristan Xerri6121823——2327144—7959
#25 Paul Curtis9514652——2—5——7955
#5 Caleb Daniel15102552———1163—8548
#12 Jy Simpkin1392244———2134—8146
#11 Luke McDonald1081871———1—4——8442
#4 Aidan Corr1261853—————42—8742
#10 Colby McKercher13922411——4—21—8141
#13 Darcy Tucker1372081———1—12—8437
#15 Dylan Stephens8101871———2131—8037
#19 Griffin Logue941372—————1——7433
#44 Cameron Zurhaar93128—1——5—24—8933
#30 Charlie Comben5101531—————72—8731
#41 Jacob Konstanty881641—2—1—74—6830
#20 Nick Larkey4593—2—1—132—8629
#8 Bailey Scott75124————2—12—7921
#28 Jack Darling33631———1165—8216
Riley Hardeman4610—————1—4——3216
#46 Robert Hansen6175————1——1—7515
Matt Whitlock641031—————35—5812

Sydney — 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
#26 Riley Bice20626152———7—63—8575
#9 Will Hayward123156341—4—4238765
#8 James Rowbottom1282036———4710517662
#44 Jake Lloyd19524122—1—3—63—7960
#4 Brodie Grundy8122014——2126134—7659
#13 Oliver Florent1261812—1——4262—9059
#5 Isaac Heeney1451943———569227758
#36 Joel Amartey718524111152—7749
#17 James Jordon881653—1—436——9347
#34 Matt Roberts13720611——1112—9243
#33 Caiden Cleary751236—2—225——7942
#40 Tom Hanily67135121———52—6840
#16 Braeden Campbell114154211—5—23—8339
#15 Sam Wicks1221423———2353—7937
#30 Tom McCartin102129————1—42—9536
#24 Dane Rampe1031363————131—7836
#22 Nick Blakey1131451———1—51—8135
#19 Peter Ladhams7714411—7—123—7035
Angus Sheldrick8412311——5256—2428
#2 Hayden McLean448311—22—4——7627
Chad Warner64102—2——1243—5926
#37 Corey Warner831122—1—2132—8526
#29 Joel Hamling52732—————21—9024