This is the match report for the match played on 26 March 2016 between North Melbourne and Adelaide during round 1 of the 2016 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.
Andrew Swallow captained the hosts.
Taylor Walker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brad Scott and the visitors were coached by Don Pyke.
North Melbourne
Back:
M. Firrito, R. Tarrant, S. Wright
Half-back:
S. Atley, S. Thompson, J. Macmillan
Centre:
L. McDonald, D. Wells, N. Dal Santo
Half-forward:
A. Swallow (capt.), J. Waite, B. Brown
Forward:
J. Anderson, D. Petrie, L. Thomas
Follower:
T. Goldstein, B. Cunnington, J. Ziebell
Int.:
T. Garner, S. Gibson, B. Harvey, S. Higgins
Adelaide
Back:
R. Laird, D. Talia, K. Cheney
Half-back:
P. Seedsman, J. Lever, L. Brown
Centre:
B. Crouch, R. Sloane, B. Smith
Half-forward:
R. Atkins, T. Walker (capt.), W. Milera
Forward:
E. Betts, J. Jenkins, T. Lynch
Follower:
S. Jacobs, S. Thompson, R. Douglas
Int.:
M. Crouch, D. MacKay, M. McGovern, N. van Berlo
North Melbourne (16.11.107) defeated Adelaide (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Harvey (3), J. Waite (3), B. Brown (2), T. Garner (2), D. Petrie (2), N. Dal Santo, T. Goldstein, S. Higgins, L. Thomas
Adelaide: J. Jenkins (5), T. Walker (2), E. Betts, M. Crouch, R. Douglas, S. Jacobs, T. Lynch, D. MacKay, P. Seedsman
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder and Adelaide were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2016 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 26 March 2016
Time:
7:25 PM
Venue:
Etihad Stadium
Attendance:
25,485
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Adelaide
Score:
16.11.107 - 14.13.97
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brad Scott
(North Melbourne),
Don Pyke
(Adelaide)
Captains:
Andrew Swallow
(North Melbourne),
Taylor Walker
(Adelaide)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
3
|
Anderson, Jed
|
FPL
|
26%
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
18
|
Atley, Shaun
|
HBFL
|
84%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
10
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
|
50
|
Brown, Ben
|
HFFR
|
83%
|
2
|
0
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
10
|
Cunnington, Ben
|
RR
|
79%
|
0
|
1
|
27
|
7
|
20
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
15
|
Dal Santo, Nick
|
WR
|
80%
|
1
|
1
|
21
|
12
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
|
11
|
Firrito, Michael
|
BPL
|
90%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
10
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
|
27
|
Garner, Taylor
|
INT
|
71%
|
2
|
0
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
43
|
Gibson, Sam
|
INT
|
83%
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
11
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
|
22
|
Goldstein, Todd
|
RU
|
92%
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
4
|
44
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
29
|
Harvey, Brent
|
INT
|
84%
|
3
|
0
|
16
|
12
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
Higgins, Shaun
|
INT
|
86%
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
8
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
|
34
|
Macmillan, Jamie
|
HBFR
|
81%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
|
21
|
McDonald, Luke
|
WL
|
89%
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
20
|
Petrie, Drew
|
FF
|
94%
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
|
9
|
Swallow, Andrew
(c)
|
HFFL
|
77%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
|
25
|
Tarrant, Robbie
|
FB
|
91%
|
0
|
1
|
24
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
|
12
|
Thomas, Lindsay
|
FPR
|
76%
|
1
|
2
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
16
|
Thompson, Scott
|
CHB
|
88%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
30
|
Waite, Jarrad
|
CHF
|
98%
|
3
|
1
|
20
|
14
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
8
|
Wells, Daniel
|
C
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
14
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
|
19
|
Wright, Sam
|
BPR
|
91%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
|
7
|
Ziebell, Jack
|
RO
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
16
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
|
Rushed
|
3
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
16
|
11
|
361
|
214
|
147
|
91
|
47
|
82
|
42
|
43
|
18
|
22
|
38
|
56
|
Adelaide
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
21
|
Atkins, Rory
|
HFFL
|
77%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
9
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
|
18
|
Betts, Eddie
|
FPL
|
91%
|
1
|
3
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
16
|
Brown, Luke
|
HBFR
|
83%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
25
|
Cheney, Kyle
|
BPR
|
84%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
2
|
Crouch, Brad
|
WL
|
77%
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
44
|
Crouch, Matt
|
INT
|
67%
|
1
|
0
|
23
|
14
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
|
26
|
Douglas, Richard
|
RO
|
76%
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
14
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
|
24
|
Jacobs, Sam
|
RU
|
93%
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
35
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
4
|
Jenkins, Josh
|
FF
|
90%
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
29
|
Laird, Rory
|
BPL
|
82%
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
14
|
10
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
6
|
Lever, Jake
|
CHB
|
94%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
|
27
|
Lynch, Tom
|
FPR
|
88%
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
10
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
14
|
MacKay, David
|
INT
|
68%
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
41
|
McGovern, Mitch
|
INT
|
74%
|
0
|
3
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
30
|
Milera, Wayne
|
HFFR
|
70%
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
11
|
Seedsman, Paul
|
HBFL
|
76%
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
9
|
Sloane, Rory
|
C
|
76%
|
0
|
1
|
19
|
5
|
14
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
33
|
Smith, Brodie
|
WR
|
85%
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
16
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
|
12
|
Talia, Daniel
|
FB
|
95%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
|
5
|
Thompson, Scott
|
RR
|
89%
|
0
|
1
|
30
|
15
|
15
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
|
7
|
van Berlo, Nathan
|
INT
|
77%
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
13
|
Walker, Taylor
(c)
|
CHF
|
88%
|
2
|
3
|
18
|
13
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
14
|
13
|
342
|
203
|
139
|
75
|
44
|
63
|
44
|
47
|
22
|
18
|
39
|
57
|
Legend
ToG%:
Time-on-Ground Percentage,
GL:
Goals,
BH:
Behinds,
DI:
Disposals,
KI:
Kicks,
HB:
Handballs,
MK:
Marks,
HO:
Hitouts,
TA:
Tackles,
CL:
Clearances,
CR:
Clangers,
FF:
Free Kicks For,
FA:
Free Kicks Against,
RF:
Rebounds Inside 50,
IF:
Inside 50s