2023 AFL Round 12: Essendon v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 2023 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 12 of the 2023 AFL season. Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium. Zach Merrett captained the hosts with Andrew McGrath as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Brad Scott and the visitors were coached by Brett Ratten.

Essendon
Back: D. Heppell, B. Zerk-Thatcher, J. Laverde
Half-back: M. Redman, J. Ridley, A. McGrath (vice-capt.)
Centre: D. Shiel, Z. Merrett (capt.), S. Durham
Half-forward: N. Martin, S. Weideman, M. Guelfi
Forward: J. Stringer, K. Langford, J. Menzie
Follower: S. Draper, B. Hobbs, J. Caldwell
Int.: N. Hind, A. Perkins, A. Phillips, W. Snelling
Sub.: M. D'Ambrosio

North Melbourne
Back: J. Ziebell, G. Logue, B. McKay
Half-back: L. McDonald, D. Tucker, A. Hall
Centre: T. Thomas, H. Sheezel, B. Scott
Half-forward: E. Ford, J. Simpkin, J. Stephenson
Forward: C. Zurhaar, N. Larkey, C. Coleman-Jones
Follower: T. Goldstein, H. Greenwood, G. Wardlaw
Int.: M. Bergman, W. Phillips, L. Shiels, P. Spicer
Sub.: T. Powell

Essendon (16.9.105) defeated North Melbourne (15.9.99).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Langford (4), M. Guelfi (2), N. Martin (2), Z. Merrett (2), A. Perkins (2), M. D'Ambrosio, S. Draper, J. Menzie, J. Stringer
North Melbourne: C. Zurhaar (4), C. Coleman-Jones (2), N. Larkey (2), T. Goldstein, L. McDonald, W. Phillips, B. Scott, J. Stephenson, T. Thomas, D. Tucker

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and North Melbourne remained 17th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2023 AFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v North Melbourne
Date: Sunday 4 June 2023
Time: 4:40 PM
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 40,488

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. North Melbourne
Score: 16.9.105 - 15.9.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 2 6 . 6 12 . 7 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
North Melbourne 3 . 0 6 . 4 10 . 8 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
Margin ESSE by 20 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration 33:09 27:20 32:45 33:58 2:07:12

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brad Scott (Essendon), Brett Ratten (North Melbourne)
Captains: Zach Merrett (Essendon), unknown (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Andrew McGrath (Essendon), unknown (North Melbourne)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Zach Merrett ESSE 7 3
Cameron Zurhaar NMLB 44 2
George Wardlaw NMLB 6 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Zach Merrett ESSE 7 9 1 1 0 0 0
Jordan Ridley ESSE 14 9 1 1 0 0 0
Ben McKay NMLB 23 6 0 0 2 0 0
Nic Martin ESSE 37 3 0 0 0 1 1
Will Phillips NMLB 29 3 0 0 0 1 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
6 Caldwell, Jye RO 84% 0 0 27 21 6 9 0 1 5 3 1 0 3 8
42 D'Ambrosio, Massimo SUB↑ 27% 1 0 6 6 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0
2 Draper, Sam RU 70% 1 1 11 7 4 3 24 1 5 1 1 1 0 3
22 Durham, Sam WR 87% 0 0 15 6 9 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 3
35 Guelfi, Matt HFFR 75% 2 0 14 7 7 5 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2
21 Heppell, Dyson BPL 87% 0 0 20 14 6 7 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 2
19 Hind, Nick INT 82% 0 0 21 16 5 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 5
8 Hobbs, Ben RR 74% 0 1 21 13 8 5 0 5 5 4 1 2 1 3
4 Langford, Kyle FF 92% 4 0 14 10 4 8 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 2
15 Laverde, Jayden BPR 89% 0 0 11 7 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2
37 Martin, Nic HFFL 92% 2 0 21 14 7 7 0 5 4 1 2 0 1 4
1 McGrath, Andrew (vc) HBFR 84% 0 0 19 14 5 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 3
47 Menzie, Jye FPR 68% 1 1 10 6 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Merrett, Zach (c) C 87% 2 0 34 19 15 11 0 6 8 5 2 1 3 7
16 Perkins, Archie INT 71% 2 0 18 11 7 8 0 1 4 2 0 0 3 2
34 Phillips, Andrew INT 68% 0 1 8 3 5 2 25 4 2 1 1 1 0 1
27 Redman, Mason HBFL 83% 0 0 19 15 4 6 0 3 0 2 0 1 3 3
14 Ridley, Jordan CHB 90% 0 1 21 15 6 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
9 Shiel, Dylan WL↓ 50% 0 0 10 2 8 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Snelling, Will INT 82% 0 0 12 4 8 2 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 0
25 Stringer, Jake FPL 87% 1 2 17 10 7 3 0 6 3 7 0 2 0 4
10 Weideman, Sam CHF 90% 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1
30 Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon FB 86% 0 0 12 6 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 16 9 365 229 136 118 49 62 38 51 16 16 34 59

M. D'Ambrosio replaced D. Shiel.

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
27 Bergman, Miller INT 73% 0 0 18 8 10 5 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1
21 Coleman-Jones, Callum FPR 78% 2 1 11 8 3 6 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 1
40 Ford, Eddie HFFL 80% 0 0 9 7 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
22 Goldstein, Todd RU 86% 1 0 11 6 5 2 32 2 6 2 1 1 1 2
18 Greenwood, Hugh RR 41% 0 0 10 2 8 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0
43 Hall, Aaron HBFR 83% 0 0 27 21 6 4 0 2 0 4 1 0 3 5
20 Larkey, Nick FF 97% 2 3 12 9 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
19 Logue, Griffin FB 100% 0 0 13 4 9 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 6 0
11 McDonald, Luke HBFL 88% 1 0 18 11 7 5 0 6 1 0 1 0 4 2
23 McKay, Ben BPR 96% 0 0 18 11 7 10 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
29 Phillips, Will INT 75% 1 0 27 9 18 0 0 6 8 1 0 1 2 5
24 Powell, Tom SUB↑ 63% 0 0 8 1 7 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
8 Scott, Bailey WR 91% 1 1 19 12 7 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 4
3 Sheezel, Harry C 82% 0 1 21 13 8 2 0 1 5 3 1 1 4 4
14 Shiels, Liam INT 84% 0 0 19 9 10 4 0 5 3 0 1 0 2 3
12 Simpkin, Jy CHF↓ 22% 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
36 Spicer, Phoenix INT 74% 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 9 0 2 1 0 0 1
2 Stephenson, Jaidyn HFFR 86% 1 1 12 10 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 4
26 Thomas, Tarryn WL 79% 1 0 17 12 5 2 0 6 2 2 3 1 2 5
13 Tucker, Darcy CHB 82% 1 0 24 14 10 7 0 1 2 4 0 1 3 3
6 Wardlaw, George RO 70% 0 0 17 8 9 0 0 6 7 5 2 2 2 0
7 Ziebell, Jack BPL 83% 0 0 18 16 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 2
44 Zurhaar, Cameron FPL 88% 4 1 12 10 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 15 9 352 205 147 87 36 61 40 48 16 16 42 50

T. Powell replaced J. Simpkin.

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 J. Ziebell 19 G. Logue 23 B. McKay 2 S. Draper 19 N. Hind
47 J. Menzie 4 K. Langford 25 J. Stringer 8 B. Hobbs 16 A. Perkins
FORWARD 6 J. Caldwell 34 A. Phillips
HALF-BACK

11 W. Snelling
11 L. McDonald 13 D. Tucker 43 A. Hall

42 M. D'Ambrosio
35 M. Guelfi 10 S. Weideman 37 N. Martin



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



26 T. Thomas 3 H. Sheezel 8 B. Scott



22 S. Durham 7 Z. Merrett (c) 9 D. Shiel FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 22 T. Goldstein 27 M. Bergman
HALF-FORWARD 18 H. Greenwood 29 W. Phillips
40 E. Ford 12 J. Simpkin 2 J. Stephenson 6 G. Wardlaw 14 L. Shiels
1 A. McGrath (vc) 14 J. Ridley 27 M. Redman

36 P. Spicer
HALF-BACK

24 T. Powell
FORWARD



44 C. Zurhaar 20 N. Larkey 21 C. Coleman-Jones



15 J. Laverde 30 B. Zerk-Thatcher 21 D. Heppell



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Brett Ratten

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ESSE Jye Menzie behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 01:11
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 03:57
ESSE Archie Perkins goal 2.1.13 - 0.0.0 06:54
ESSE Rushed behind 2.2.14 - 0.0.0 08:50
NMLB Bailey Scott goal 2.2.14 - 1.0.6 09:54
ESSE Nic Martin goal 3.2.20 - 1.0.6 14:37
ESSE Zach Merrett goal 4.2.26 - 1.0.6 16:19
NMLB Nick Larkey goal 4.2.26 - 2.0.12 20:34
NMLB Todd Goldstein goal 4.2.26 - 3.0.18 25:28
ESSE Zach Merrett goal 5.2.32 - 3.0.18 28:28
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 6.2.38 - 3.0.18 31:44
Q2 NMLB Callum Coleman-Jones behind 6.2.38 - 3.1.19 00:53
NMLB Nick Larkey behind 6.2.38 - 3.2.20 02:13
ESSE Jordan Ridley behind 6.3.39 - 3.2.20 03:09
NMLB Callum Coleman-Jones goal 6.3.39 - 4.2.26 06:23
NMLB Nick Larkey behind 6.3.39 - 4.3.27 09:12
NMLB Rushed behind 6.3.39 - 4.4.28 11:33
NMLB Nick Larkey goal 6.3.39 - 5.4.34 18:24
ESSE Jake Stringer behind 6.4.40 - 5.4.34 19:45
ESSE Sam Draper behind 6.5.41 - 5.4.34 22:08
NMLB Luke McDonald goal 6.5.41 - 6.4.40 22:56
ESSE Ben Hobbs behind 6.6.42 - 6.4.40 26:35
Q3 NMLB Cameron Zurhaar goal 6.6.42 - 7.4.46 00:51
NMLB Nick Larkey behind 6.6.42 - 7.5.47 03:09
NMLB Will Phillips goal 6.6.42 - 8.5.53 03:58
NMLB Tarryn Thomas goal 6.6.42 - 9.5.59 06:54
ESSE Archie Perkins goal 7.6.48 - 9.5.59 10:37
ESSE Jake Stringer goal 8.6.54 - 9.5.59 13:27
ESSE Matt Guelfi goal 9.6.60 - 9.5.59 15:07
NMLB Bailey Scott behind 9.6.60 - 9.6.60 16:17
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 10.6.66 - 9.6.60 17:59
ESSE Jake Stringer behind 10.7.67 - 9.6.60 20:06
NMLB Darcy Tucker goal 10.7.67 - 10.6.66 21:51
NMLB Cameron Zurhaar behind 10.7.67 - 10.7.67 23:26
NMLB Jaidyn Stephenson behind 10.7.67 - 10.8.68 24:16
ESSE Jye Menzie goal 11.7.73 - 10.8.68 27:18
ESSE Nic Martin goal 12.7.79 - 10.8.68 31:17
Q4 NMLB Cameron Zurhaar goal 12.7.79 - 11.8.74 02:09
NMLB Callum Coleman-Jones goal 12.7.79 - 12.8.80 06:48
ESSE Matt Guelfi goal 13.7.85 - 12.8.80 12:19
NMLB Cameron Zurhaar goal 13.7.85 - 13.8.86 13:38
ESSE Rushed behind 13.8.86 - 13.8.86 15:38
NMLB Cameron Zurhaar goal 13.8.86 - 14.8.92 18:18
ESSE Andrew Phillips behind 13.9.87 - 14.8.92 22:29
ESSE Sam Draper goal 14.9.93 - 14.8.92 23:05
NMLB Harry Sheezel behind 14.9.93 - 14.9.93 24:25
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 15.9.99 - 14.9.93 25:44
NMLB Jaidyn Stephenson goal 15.9.99 - 15.9.99 28:05
ESSE Massimo D'Ambrosio goal 16.9.105 - 15.9.99 30:06