2023 AFL Season Round 1: North Melbourne v West Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 18 March 2023 between North Melbourne and West Coast during round one of the 2023 season of the Australian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted West Coast at Marvel Stadium.
Luke Shuey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alastair Clarkson and the visitors were coached by Adam Simpson.
North Melbourne (12.15.87) defeated West Coast (12.10.82).
Match Details
Season:
2023 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
West Coast
Date:
Saturday 18 March 2023
Time:
1:45 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
21,274
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
West Coast
Score:
12.15.87 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| West Coast | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | NMLB by 1 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:32 | 30:57 | 32:38 | 31:22 | 2:07:29 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (North Melbourne) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (West Coast) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Alastair Clarkson
West Coast
Captain: Luke ShueyCoach: Adam Simpson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NMLB | 9 | 3 |
| Nick Larkey | NMLB | 20 | 2 |
| Harry Sheezel | NMLB | 3 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NMLB | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Larkey | NMLB | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Sheezel | NMLB | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy McGovern | WCST | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Shuey | WCST | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Comben | NMLB | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 27 | Bergman, Miller | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Bonar, Aiden | BPR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Comben, Charlie | CHF | 81% | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Cunnington, Ben | C | 75% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Curtis, Paul | HFFR | 78% | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | RR | 87% | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | Goater, Josh | HBFL | 81% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Greenwood, Hugh | INT | 76% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Larkey, Nick | FF | 95% | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Logue, Griffin | FB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | McDonald, Luke | BPL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Phillips, Will | SUB↑ | 53% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | INT | 78% | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Scott, Bailey | HBFR | 84% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry | FPL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 14 | Shiels, Liam | WL | 84% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy | WR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Stephenson, Jaidyn | INT | 66% | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Taylor, Curtis | FPR | 84% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Turner, Kayne | RO | 69% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Xerri, Tristan | RU↓ | 15% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ziebell, Jack | CHB | 84% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 44 | Zurhaar, Cameron | HFFL | 81% | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 15 | 382 | 208 | 174 | 77 | 32 | 69 | 41 | 54 | 24 | 20 | 34 | 49 | |||
W. Phillips replaced T. Xerri.
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Allen, Oscar | FF | 89% | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Barrass, Tom | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Chesser, Campbell | WR | 69% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Cole, Tom | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Cripps, Jamie | HFFR | 88% | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Darling, Jack | CHF | 85% | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Duggan, Liam | HBFL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Gaff, Andrew | WL | 88% | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Ginbey, Reuben | INT | 72% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Hunt, Jayden | HBFR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Hurn, Shannon | BPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 40 | Jamieson, Callum | FPR↓ | 50% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jones, Jamaine | HFFL | 87% | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kelly, Tim | C | 78% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Long, Noah | INT | 67% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | McGovern, Jeremy | CHB | 87% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | O'Neill, Xavier | RR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Petruccelle, Jack | SUB↑ | 32% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Ryan, Liam | FPL | 83% | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Sheed, Dom | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Shuey, Luke (c) | RO | 74% | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 32 | Williams, Bailey | RU | 80% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Witherden, Alex | BPR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 10 | 342 | 198 | 144 | 97 | 49 | 72 | 26 | 55 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 46 | |||
J. Petruccelle replaced C. Jamieson.
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
| North Melbourne | Coach: Alastair Clarkson | ||||||||||||||
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| 25 | S. Hurn | 37 | T. Barrass | 23 | A. Witherden | 38 | T. Xerri | 27 | M. Bergman | ||||||
| 5 | C. Taylor | 20 | N. Larkey | 3 | H. Sheezel | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 18 | H. Greenwood | ||||||
| FORWARD | 28 | K. Turner | 24 | T. Powell | |||||||||||
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| 14 | L. Duggan | 20 | J. McGovern | 5 | J. Hunt |
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| 25 | P. Curtis | 30 | C. Comben | 44 | C. Zurhaar |
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| 3 | A. Gaff | 11 | T. Kelly | 18 | C. Chesser |
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| 12 | J. Simpkin | 10 | B. Cunnington | 14 | L. Shiels | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 32 | B. Williams | 28 | T. Cole | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 24 | X. O'Neill | 7 | R. Ginbey | |||||||||||
| 31 | J. Jones | 27 | J. Darling | 15 | J. Cripps | 13 | L. Shuey (c) | 44 | N. Long | ||||||
| 8 | B. Scott | 7 | J. Ziebell | 31 | J. Goater |
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| 1 | L. Ryan | 12 | O. Allen | 40 | C. Jamieson |
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| 16 | A. Bonar | 19 | G. Logue | 11 | L. McDonald |
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| West Coast | Coach: Adam Simpson | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:27 |
| NMLB | Liam Shiels behind | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 06:47 | |
| WCST | Jamaine Jones goal | 1.1.7 | - | 1.0.6 | 07:44 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 1.2.8 | - | 1.0.6 | 10:10 | |
| WCST | Oscar Allen goal | 1.2.8 | - | 2.0.12 | 11:39 | |
| WCST | Oscar Allen behind | 1.2.8 | - | 2.1.13 | 13:01 | |
| WCST | Jamie Cripps behind | 1.2.8 | - | 2.2.14 | 14:49 | |
| WCST | Jack Darling goal | 1.2.8 | - | 3.2.20 | 18:15 | |
| NMLB | Luke Davies-Uniacke goal | 2.2.14 | - | 3.2.20 | 21:14 | |
| NMLB | Ben Cunnington behind | 2.3.15 | - | 3.2.20 | 27:30 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar goal | 3.3.21 | - | 3.2.20 | 28:32 | |
| WCST | Luke Shuey behind | 3.3.21 | - | 3.3.21 | 29:34 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 3.4.22 | - | 3.3.21 | 30:36 | |
| Q2 | NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 4.4.28 | - | 3.3.21 | 00:53 |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 5.4.34 | - | 3.3.21 | 02:30 | |
| NMLB | Josh Goater behind | 5.5.35 | - | 3.3.21 | 09:45 | |
| NMLB | Jaidyn Stephenson behind | 5.6.36 | - | 3.3.21 | 15:42 | |
| WCST | Jack Darling behind | 5.6.36 | - | 3.4.22 | 18:28 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 6.6.42 | - | 3.4.22 | 19:58 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 6.7.43 | - | 3.4.22 | 21:49 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 7.7.49 | - | 3.4.22 | 23:47 | |
| WCST | Jamaine Jones goal | 7.7.49 | - | 4.4.28 | 26:05 | |
| Q3 | NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 8.7.55 | - | 4.4.28 | 01:24 |
| NMLB | Charlie Comben goal | 9.7.61 | - | 4.4.28 | 06:28 | |
| WCST | Tim Kelly goal | 9.7.61 | - | 5.4.34 | 07:45 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 10.7.67 | - | 5.4.34 | 10:33 | |
| NMLB | Tom Powell behind | 10.8.68 | - | 5.4.34 | 11:53 | |
| WCST | Reuben Ginbey behind | 10.8.68 | - | 5.5.35 | 13:48 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 10.9.69 | - | 5.5.35 | 17:44 | |
| WCST | Jamie Cripps goal | 10.9.69 | - | 6.5.41 | 19:02 | |
| WCST | Jack Darling behind | 10.9.69 | - | 6.6.42 | 20:56 | |
| WCST | Liam Ryan goal | 10.9.69 | - | 7.6.48 | 21:31 | |
| WCST | Oscar Allen goal | 10.9.69 | - | 8.6.54 | 25:53 | |
| Q4 | WCST | Liam Ryan goal | 10.9.69 | - | 9.6.60 | 00:40 |
| NMLB | Luke Davies-Uniacke behind | 10.10.70 | - | 9.6.60 | 02:04 | |
| WCST | Jack Darling behind | 10.10.70 | - | 9.7.61 | 06:10 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar goal | 11.10.76 | - | 9.7.61 | 09:08 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 12.10.82 | - | 9.7.61 | 10:21 | |
| WCST | Jamie Cripps behind | 12.10.82 | - | 9.8.62 | 12:03 | |
| WCST | Liam Ryan goal | 12.10.82 | - | 10.8.68 | 13:29 | |
| WCST | Noah Long goal | 12.10.82 | - | 11.8.74 | 14:46 | |
| NMLB | Bailey Scott behind | 12.11.83 | - | 11.8.74 | 16:07 | |
| NMLB | Charlie Comben behind | 12.12.84 | - | 11.8.74 | 17:42 | |
| NMLB | Will Phillips behind | 12.13.85 | - | 11.8.74 | 19:49 | |
| WCST | Oscar Allen behind | 12.13.85 | - | 11.9.75 | 22:02 | |
| WCST | Andrew Gaff behind | 12.13.85 | - | 11.10.76 | 24:43 | |
| WCST | Luke Shuey goal | 12.13.85 | - | 12.10.82 | 26:18 | |
| NMLB | Curtis Taylor behind | 12.14.86 | - | 12.10.82 | 28:43 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 12.15.87 | - | 12.10.82 | 29:43 | |