2024 AFL Season Round 3: North Melbourne v Fremantle
This is the match report for the match played on 23 March 2024 between North Melbourne and Fremantle during round three of the 2024 season of the Australian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Fremantle at Marvel Stadium.
With the presence of multiple North Melbourne co-captains, namely Luke McDonald and Jy Simpkin, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts.
Alex Pearce captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alastair Clarkson and the visitors were coached by Justin Longmuir.
North Melbourne (11.10.76) were defeated by Fremantle (15.12.102).
Match Details
Season:
2024 AFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fremantle
Date:
Saturday 23 March 2024
Time:
1:45 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
17,589
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fremantle
Score:
11.10.76 - 15.12.102
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Fremantle | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 17 | FREM by 23 | FREM by 26 | FREM by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:13 | 30:07 | 30:50 | 30:53 | 2:02:03 | |||||||||||
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 (Fremantle) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Alastair Clarkson
Fremantle
Captain: Alex PearceCoach: Justin Longmuir
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Serong | FREM | 3 | 3 |
| Harry Sheezel | NMLB | 3 | 2 |
| Andrew Brayshaw | FREM | 8 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Jackson | FREM | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Serong | FREM | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NMLB | 9 | 5 | ? | 0 | ? | ? | 0 |
| Tom Powell | NMLB | 24 | 5 | ? | 0 | ? | ? | 0 |
| Andrew Brayshaw | FREM | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Sheezel | NMLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tristan Xerri | NMLB | 38 | 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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| 21 | Coleman-Jones, Callum | INT | 69% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Corr, Aidan | FB | 86% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Curtis, Paul | CHF | 79% | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | C | 85% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 42 | Dawson, Kallan | BPR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Duursma, Zane | FPR | 85% | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Fisher, Zac | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Ford, Eddie | SUB↑ | 25% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Larkey, Nick | FF | 100% | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Lazzaro, Charlie | HFFR↓ | 65% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | McDonald, Luke | BPL | 71% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | McKercher, Colby | WR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Pink, Toby | CHB | 84% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | RR | 85% | 2 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Scott, Bailey | HBFR | 80% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry | HBFL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy | RO | 86% | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Stephens, Dylan | WL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Stephenson, Jaidyn | FPL | 81% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Tucker, Darcy | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Wardlaw, George | INT | 71% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Xerri, Tristan | RU | 84% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Zurhaar, Cameron | HFFL | 84% | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 10 | 361 | 194 | 167 | 93 | 36 | 42 | 38 | 45 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 57 | |||
E. Ford replaced C. Lazzaro.
Fremantle
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aish, James | BPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Amiss, Jye | FF | 91% | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Banfield, Bailey | INT | 84% | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Brayshaw, Andrew | WR | 74% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Clark, Jordan | BPR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 37 | Draper, Josh | HBFR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Emmett, Tom | FPL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Frederick, Michael | INT | 76% | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Fyfe, Nat | C↓ | 56% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Hughes, Ethan | CHB | 81% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Jackson, Luke | RU | 85% | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Johnson, Matthew | WL | 74% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | O'Meara, Jaeger | SUB↑ | 22% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Pearce, Alex (c) | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Ryan, Luke | HBFL | 95% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Serong, Caleb | RR | 85% | 0 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Sharp, Jeremy | INT | 75% | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Switkowski, Sam | HFFR | 76% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Taberner, Matt | HFFL | 84% | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Treacy, Josh | CHF | 79% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Walker, Brandon | INT | 70% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Walters, Michael | FPR | 80% | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Young, Hayden | RO | 77% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 15 | 12 | 353 | 206 | 147 | 94 | 25 | 59 | 34 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 45 | |||
J. O'Meara replaced N. Fyfe.
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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| 11 | J. Aish | 25 | A. Pearce (c) | 6 | J. Clark | 38 | T. Xerri | 21 | C. Coleman-Jones | ||||||
| 7 | Z. Duursma | 20 | N. Larkey | 2 | J. Stephenson | 24 | T. Powell | 16 | Z. Fisher | ||||||
| FORWARD | 12 | J. Simpkin | 13 | D. Tucker | |||||||||||
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| 13 | L. Ryan | 15 | E. Hughes | 37 | J. Draper |
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| 35 | C. Lazzaro | 25 | P. Curtis | 44 | C. Zurhaar |
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| 44 | M. Johnson | 7 | N. Fyfe | 8 | A. Brayshaw |
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| 10 | C. McKercher | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 15 | D. Stephens | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 9 | L. Jackson | 41 | B. Banfield | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 3 | C. Serong | 32 | M. Frederick | |||||||||||
| 20 | M. Taberner | 35 | J. Treacy | 39 | S. Switkowski | 26 | H. Young | 14 | J. Sharp | ||||||
| 8 | B. Scott | 32 | T. Pink | 3 | H. Sheezel |
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| 18 | T. Emmett | 24 | J. Amiss | 10 | M. Walters |
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| 42 | K. Dawson | 4 | A. Corr | 11 | L. McDonald |
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| Fremantle | Coach: Justin Longmuir | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:50 |
| FREM | Josh Treacy goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.0.6 | 02:25 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 1.1.7 | - | 1.0.6 | 11:19 | |
| NMLB | Jaidyn Stephenson goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.0.6 | 13:56 | |
| FREM | Matt Taberner behind | 2.1.13 | - | 1.1.7 | 16:20 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar goal | 3.1.19 | - | 1.1.7 | 18:25 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 4.1.25 | - | 1.1.7 | 20:48 | |
| FREM | Michael Walters goal | 4.1.25 | - | 2.1.13 | 30:09 | |
| Q2 | NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 5.1.31 | - | 2.1.13 | 01:35 |
| NMLB | Jy Simpkin goal | 6.1.37 | - | 2.1.13 | 04:15 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar goal | 7.1.43 | - | 2.1.13 | 08:00 | |
| FREM | Michael Frederick goal | 7.1.43 | - | 3.1.19 | 10:11 | |
| NMLB | Tom Powell goal | 8.1.49 | - | 3.1.19 | 11:48 | |
| NMLB | Jy Simpkin behind | 8.2.50 | - | 3.1.19 | 13:29 | |
| NMLB | Zane Duursma behind | 8.3.51 | - | 3.1.19 | 17:16 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey behind | 8.4.52 | - | 3.1.19 | 18:16 | |
| FREM | Jeremy Sharp behind | 8.4.52 | - | 3.2.20 | 18:50 | |
| FREM | Sam Switkowski goal | 8.4.52 | - | 4.2.26 | 20:34 | |
| FREM | Rushed behind | 8.4.52 | - | 4.3.27 | 22:00 | |
| FREM | Jye Amiss behind | 8.4.52 | - | 4.4.28 | 24:20 | |
| FREM | Luke Jackson goal | 8.4.52 | - | 5.4.34 | 25:23 | |
| FREM | Caleb Serong behind | 8.4.52 | - | 5.5.35 | 29:43 | |
| Q3 | FREM | Caleb Serong behind | 8.4.52 | - | 5.6.36 | 04:12 |
| FREM | Matt Taberner goal | 8.4.52 | - | 6.6.42 | 09:02 | |
| FREM | Matt Taberner goal | 8.4.52 | - | 7.6.48 | 10:53 | |
| FREM | Luke Jackson goal | 8.4.52 | - | 8.6.54 | 13:14 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 8.5.53 | - | 8.6.54 | 14:25 | |
| FREM | Jye Amiss behind | 8.5.53 | - | 8.7.55 | 15:31 | |
| FREM | Andrew Brayshaw goal | 8.5.53 | - | 9.7.61 | 16:37 | |
| FREM | Michael Frederick behind | 8.5.53 | - | 9.8.62 | 17:51 | |
| FREM | Michael Frederick goal | 8.5.53 | - | 10.8.68 | 19:02 | |
| FREM | Rushed behind | 8.5.53 | - | 10.9.69 | 20:27 | |
| FREM | Jye Amiss behind | 8.5.53 | - | 10.10.70 | 22:06 | |
| FREM | Bailey Banfield goal | 8.5.53 | - | 11.10.76 | 24:19 | |
| FREM | Nat Fyfe goal | 8.5.53 | - | 12.10.82 | 25:46 | |
| NMLB | George Wardlaw goal | 9.5.59 | - | 12.10.82 | 29:04 | |
| Q4 | NMLB | Rushed behind | 9.6.60 | - | 12.10.82 | 00:18 |
| FREM | Michael Walters behind | 9.6.60 | - | 12.11.83 | 02:36 | |
| NMLB | Eddie Ford behind | 9.7.61 | - | 12.11.83 | 04:21 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 9.8.62 | - | 12.11.83 | 08:11 | |
| FREM | Jye Amiss goal | 9.8.62 | - | 13.11.89 | 09:08 | |
| NMLB | Zane Duursma behind | 9.9.63 | - | 13.11.89 | 11:45 | |
| NMLB | Tom Powell goal | 10.9.69 | - | 13.11.89 | 13:48 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 10.10.70 | - | 13.11.89 | 15:32 | |
| FREM | Bailey Banfield goal | 10.10.70 | - | 14.11.95 | 21:00 | |
| FREM | Jeremy Sharp goal | 10.10.70 | - | 15.11.101 | 24:55 | |
| FREM | Jaeger O'Meara behind | 10.10.70 | - | 15.12.102 | 26:16 | |
| NMLB | Bailey Scott goal | 11.10.76 | - | 15.12.102 | 29:24 | |