2021 AFL Season Round 5: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 2021 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round five of the 2021 season of the Australian Football League.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium.
Joel Selwood captained the hosts.
Jack Ziebell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by David Noble.
Geelong (10.17.77) defeated North Melbourne (7.5.47).
Match Details
Season:
2021 AFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 18 April 2021
Time:
4:40 PM
Venue:
GMHBA Stadium
Attendance:
21,282
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
10.17.77 - 7.5.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | (47) |
| Margin | NMLB by 10 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:48 | 31:08 | 30:18 | 28:54 | 2:01:08 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Geelong) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (North Melbourne) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Joel SelwoodCoach: Chris Scott
North Melbourne
Captain: Jack ZiebellCoach: David Noble
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
R. Findlay (#23)D. Harris (#24)
J. Howorth (#17)
E: J. Broadbent (#20)
Goal Umpires
S. PlumridgeS. Williams
E: D. Wilson
Boundary Umpires
J. FurmanB. MacDonald
J. Scully
M. Tomkins
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandan Parfitt | GEEL | 3 | 3 |
| Ben Cunnington | NMLB | 10 | 2 |
| Tom Stewart | GEEL | 44 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandan Parfitt | GEEL | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Cunnington | NMLB | 10 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 0 |
| Tom Stewart | GEEL | 44 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 0 |
| Sam Menegola | GEEL | 27 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 |
| Lachie Henderson | GEEL | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jy Simpkin | NMLB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac Smith | GEEL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Atkins, Tom | HBFL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Bews, Jed | INT | 72% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Blicavs, Mark | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Clark, Jordan | SUB | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Close, Brad | FPR | 81% | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | Dahlhaus, Luke | INT | 75% | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Dangerfield, Patrick | C | 74% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | De Koning, Sam | CHF | 81% | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Duncan, Mitch | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 29 | Guthrie, Cameron | RR | 71% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Tom | FF | 96% | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Henderson, Lachie | BPL | 100% | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | Henry, Jack | BPR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Kolodjashnij, Jake | CHB | 88% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Menegola, Sam | INT | 77% | 2 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | Miers, Gryan | HFFL | 83% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Parfitt, Brandan | HFFR | 83% | 0 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Rohan, Gary | FPL | 77% | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Selwood, Joel (c) | RO | 80% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Smith, Isaac | WL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 1 | Stanley, Rhys | RU | 74% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 44 | Stewart, Tom | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Tuohy, Zach | WR | 76% | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 17 | 441 | 229 | 212 | 98 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 60 | 23 | 20 | 36 | 64 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 18 | Atley, Shaun | HBFR | 98% | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Bonar, Aiden | BPR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Bosenavulagi, Atu | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Campbell, Tom | FF | 79% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Cunnington, Ben | RR | 85% | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Goldstein, Todd | RU | 93% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 43 | Hall, Aaron | HBFL↓ | 23% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Hayden, Kyron | INT | 76% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Larkey, Nick | CHF | 87% | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Lazzaro, Charlie | INT | 66% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Mahony, Jack | HFFR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | McKay, Ben | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Phillips, Will | FPR | 71% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | HFFL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Scott, Bailey | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy | C | 85% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Stephenson, Jaidyn | WL | 81% | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Taylor, Curtis | SUB↑ | 54% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Thomas, Tarryn | FPL | 77% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Turner, Kayne | RO | 82% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Walker, Josh | CHB | 91% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Young, Lachie | WR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Ziebell, Jack (c) | BPL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 7 | 5 | 321 | 199 | 122 | 89 | 45 | 53 | 26 | 67 | 20 | 23 | 52 | 43 | |||
C. Taylor replaced A. Hall.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Geelong | Coach: Chris Scott | ||||||||||||||
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| 7 | J. Ziebell (c) | 23 | B. McKay | 16 | A. Bonar | 1 | R. Stanley | 24 | J. Bews | ||||||
| 45 | B. Close | 26 | T. Hawkins | 23 | G. Rohan | 29 | C. Guthrie | 40 | L. Dahlhaus | ||||||
| FORWARD | 14 | J. Selwood (c) | 22 | M. Duncan | |||||||||||
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| 43 | A. Hall | 19 | J. Walker | 18 | S. Atley |
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| 2 | J. Stephenson | 12 | J. Simpkin | 17 | L. Young |
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| 2 | Z. Tuohy | 35 | P. Dangerfield | 7 | I. Smith | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 22 | T. Goldstein | 15 | A. Bosenavulagi | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 10 | B. Cunnington | 37 | K. Hayden | |||||||||||
| 24 | T. Powell | 20 | N. Larkey | 1 | J. Mahony | 28 | K. Turner | 35 | C. Lazzaro | ||||||
| 44 | T. Stewart | 8 | J. Kolodjashnij | 30 | T. Atkins |
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| 26 | T. Thomas | 42 | T. Campbell | 29 | W. Phillips |
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| 38 | J. Henry | 46 | M. Blicavs | 25 | L. Henderson |
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| North Melbourne | Coach: David Noble | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GEEL | Sam De Koning behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:35 |
| NMLB | Aaron Hall goal | 0.1.1 | - | 1.0.6 | 03:46 | |
| GEEL | Sam Menegola behind | 0.2.2 | - | 1.0.6 | 05:20 | |
| NMLB | Tarryn Thomas goal | 0.2.2 | - | 2.0.12 | 10:13 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins behind | 0.3.3 | - | 2.0.12 | 15:27 | |
| NMLB | Shaun Atley behind | 0.3.3 | - | 2.1.13 | 20:17 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close goal | 1.3.9 | - | 2.1.13 | 22:25 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 1.3.9 | - | 3.1.19 | 25:20 | |
| Q2 | GEEL | Zach Tuohy goal | 2.3.15 | - | 3.1.19 | 03:01 |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 2.4.16 | - | 3.1.19 | 06:11 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 2.4.16 | - | 3.2.20 | 08:04 | |
| GEEL | Jed Bews goal | 3.4.22 | - | 3.2.20 | 12:52 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 3.5.23 | - | 3.2.20 | 17:15 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 3.5.23 | - | 3.3.21 | 19:28 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close behind | 3.6.24 | - | 3.3.21 | 22:41 | |
| GEEL | Zach Tuohy behind | 3.7.25 | - | 3.3.21 | 26:19 | |
| GEEL | Brandan Parfitt behind | 3.8.26 | - | 3.3.21 | 27:55 | |
| GEEL | Luke Dahlhaus behind | 3.9.27 | - | 3.3.21 | 29:38 | |
| Q3 | NMLB | Ben Cunnington behind | 3.9.27 | - | 3.4.22 | 01:00 |
| GEEL | Luke Dahlhaus behind | 3.10.28 | - | 3.4.22 | 02:24 | |
| GEEL | Sam De Koning behind | 3.11.29 | - | 3.4.22 | 04:05 | |
| GEEL | Luke Dahlhaus goal | 4.11.35 | - | 3.4.22 | 04:54 | |
| NMLB | Ben Cunnington goal | 4.11.35 | - | 4.4.28 | 07:03 | |
| GEEL | Sam Menegola goal | 5.11.41 | - | 4.4.28 | 10:26 | |
| GEEL | Sam Menegola goal | 6.11.47 | - | 4.4.28 | 16:07 | |
| NMLB | Jaidyn Stephenson goal | 6.11.47 | - | 5.4.34 | 18:00 | |
| GEEL | Gary Rohan goal | 7.11.53 | - | 5.4.34 | 25:55 | |
| GEEL | Gary Rohan behind | 7.12.54 | - | 5.4.34 | 27:54 | |
| Q4 | GEEL | Gary Rohan goal | 8.12.60 | - | 5.4.34 | 02:24 |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 8.12.60 | - | 6.4.40 | 04:25 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close behind | 8.13.61 | - | 6.4.40 | 08:27 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 8.14.62 | - | 6.4.40 | 09:28 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 9.14.68 | - | 6.4.40 | 10:41 | |
| GEEL | Gryan Miers goal | 10.14.74 | - | 6.4.40 | 14:42 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins behind | 10.15.75 | - | 6.4.40 | 16:27 | |
| GEEL | Lachie Henderson behind | 10.16.76 | - | 6.4.40 | 19:04 | |
| NMLB | Jaidyn Stephenson behind | 10.16.76 | - | 6.5.41 | 20:12 | |
| NMLB | Jaidyn Stephenson goal | 10.16.76 | - | 7.5.47 | 21:40 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins behind | 10.17.77 | - | 7.5.47 | 28:26 | |