2024 AFL Season Round 6: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 2024 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round six of the 2024 season of the Australian Football League.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at GMHBA 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 visitors.
The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Alastair Clarkson.
Geelong (21.13.139) defeated North Melbourne (10.4.64).
Match Details
Season:
2024 AFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 14 April 2024
Time:
1:00 PM
Venue:
GMHBA Stadium
Attendance:
31,194
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
21.13.139 - 10.4.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 13 | (139) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | (64) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 51 | GEEL by 60 | GEEL by 75 | GEEL by 75 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 28:39 | 33:04 | 30:02 | 34:55 | 2:06:40 | |||||||||||
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: unknownCoach: Chris Scott
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Alastair Clarkson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Cameron | GEEL | 5 | 3 |
| Tanner Bruhn | GEEL | 4 | 2 |
| Brad Close | GEEL | 45 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Cameron | GEEL | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Bowes | GEEL | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Close | GEEL | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Gryan Miers | GEEL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Tom Stewart | GEEL | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Harry Sheezel | NMLB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Holmes | GEEL | 9 | 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 |
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| 30 | Atkins, Tom | WR | 72% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Blicavs, Mark | RO↓ | 63% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Bowes, Jack | RR | 75% | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Bruhn, Tanner | C | 66% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Cameron, Jeremy | FPL | 95% | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Clark, Jhye | SUB↑ | 23% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Close, Brad | HFFL | 81% | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | De Koning, Sam | FB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Dempsey, Oliver | INT | 84% | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Duncan, Mitch | INT | 75% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Guthrie, Zach | HBFL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Henry, Jack | CHB | 95% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Henry, Ollie | FPR | 88% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Holmes, Max | HBFR | 83% | 2 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 32 | Miers, Gryan | HFFR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 33 | Neale, Shannon | FF | 88% | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | O'Connor, Mark | INT | 75% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | O'Sullivan, Connor | BPR | 87% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Parfitt, Brandan | INT | 68% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Stanley, Rhys | RU | 78% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Stengle, Tyson | CHF | 84% | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | Stewart, Tom | BPL | 83% | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | Tuohy, Zach | WL | 80% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 21 | 13 | 342 | 196 | 146 | 88 | 28 | 51 | 38 | 45 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 60 | |||
J. Clark replaced M. Blicavs.
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Comben, Charlie | BPL | 92% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Corr, Aidan | FB | 88% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Curtis, Paul | FPL | 82% | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | C | 85% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 41 | Drury, Blake | INT | 85% | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Duursma, Zane | HFFL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Fisher, Zac | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Ford, Eddie | HFFR | 79% | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Greenwood, Hugh | INT | 72% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Larkey, Nick | FF | 92% | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lazzaro, Charlie | SUB↑ | 60% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | McDonald, Luke | HBFR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | McKercher, Colby | INT↓ | 11% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Nyuon, Bigoa | BPR | 92% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | CHF | 83% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Scott, Bailey | WR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Sellers, Tyler | FPR | 74% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry | HBFL | 89% | 1 | 0 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy | RO | 89% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Stephens, Dylan | RR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Tucker, Darcy | WL | 76% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Wardlaw, George | CHB | 71% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Xerri, Tristan | RU | 80% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 4 | 378 | 233 | 145 | 129 | 41 | 68 | 31 | 55 | 17 | 14 | 39 | 45 | |||
C. Lazzaro replaced C. McKercher.
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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| 30 | C. Comben | 4 | A. Corr | 28 | B. Nyuon | 1 | R. Stanley | 28 | O. Dempsey | ||||||
| 36 | O. Henry | 33 | S. Neale | 5 | J. Cameron | 12 | J. Bowes | 22 | M. Duncan | ||||||
| FORWARD | 46 | M. Blicavs | 42 | M. O'Connor | |||||||||||
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| 3 | H. Sheezel | 6 | G. Wardlaw | 11 | L. McDonald |
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| 32 | G. Miers | 18 | T. Stengle | 45 | B. Close |
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| 13 | D. Tucker | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 8 | B. Scott |
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| 30 | T. Atkins | 4 | T. Bruhn | 2 | Z. Tuohy | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 38 | T. Xerri | 41 | B. Drury | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 15 | D. Stephens | 16 | Z. Fisher | |||||||||||
| 7 | Z. Duursma | 24 | T. Powell | 40 | E. Ford | 12 | J. Simpkin | 1 | H. Greenwood | ||||||
| 9 | M. Holmes | 38 | J. Henry | 39 | Z. Guthrie |
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| 25 | P. Curtis | 20 | N. Larkey | 36 | T. Sellers |
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| 14 | C. O'Sullivan | 16 | S. De Koning | 44 | T. Stewart |
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| North Melbourne | Coach: Alastair Clarkson | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GEEL | Rushed behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:18 |
| GEEL | Mark Blicavs goal | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 06:14 | |
| GEEL | Tyson Stengle goal | 2.1.13 | - | 0.0.0 | 08:16 | |
| GEEL | Ollie Henry behind | 2.2.14 | - | 0.0.0 | 10:06 | |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale goal | 3.2.20 | - | 0.0.0 | 12:13 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 3.2.20 | - | 0.1.1 | 15:31 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 3.2.20 | - | 1.1.7 | 17:14 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 4.2.26 | - | 1.1.7 | 18:50 | |
| NMLB | Eddie Ford goal | 4.2.26 | - | 2.1.13 | 22:26 | |
| NMLB | Blake Drury goal | 4.2.26 | - | 3.1.19 | 24:52 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close goal | 5.2.32 | - | 3.1.19 | 28:34 | |
| Q2 | GEEL | Jack Bowes behind | 5.3.33 | - | 3.1.19 | 01:24 |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 6.3.39 | - | 3.1.19 | 02:55 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 7.3.45 | - | 3.1.19 | 06:53 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 8.3.51 | - | 3.1.19 | 10:48 | |
| GEEL | Tom Stewart behind | 8.4.52 | - | 3.1.19 | 13:07 | |
| GEEL | Max Holmes goal | 9.4.58 | - | 3.1.19 | 14:13 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey behind | 9.5.59 | - | 3.1.19 | 15:47 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 9.5.59 | - | 3.2.20 | 17:41 | |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale goal | 10.5.65 | - | 3.2.20 | 21:42 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 10.5.65 | - | 4.2.26 | 25:05 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 10.5.65 | - | 4.3.27 | 26:52 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close goal | 11.5.71 | - | 4.3.27 | 29:05 | |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale behind | 11.6.72 | - | 4.3.27 | 30:50 | |
| GEEL | Max Holmes goal | 12.6.78 | - | 4.3.27 | 31:54 | |
| Q3 | NMLB | Luke Davies-Uniacke goal | 12.6.78 | - | 5.3.33 | 02:44 |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 12.7.79 | - | 5.3.33 | 05:26 | |
| GEEL | Ollie Henry goal | 13.7.85 | - | 5.3.33 | 06:38 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 13.8.86 | - | 5.3.33 | 15:17 | |
| GEEL | Mark O'Connor goal | 14.8.92 | - | 5.3.33 | 19:57 | |
| NMLB | Eddie Ford goal | 14.8.92 | - | 6.3.39 | 22:14 | |
| GEEL | Tanner Bruhn behind | 14.9.93 | - | 6.3.39 | 23:31 | |
| GEEL | Tyson Stengle behind | 14.10.94 | - | 6.3.39 | 26:15 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 14.10.94 | - | 6.4.40 | 27:51 | |
| GEEL | Tyson Stengle goal | 15.10.100 | - | 6.4.40 | 30:00 | |
| Q4 | NMLB | Blake Drury goal | 15.10.100 | - | 7.4.46 | 01:20 |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 16.10.106 | - | 7.4.46 | 04:10 | |
| GEEL | Oliver Dempsey goal | 17.10.112 | - | 7.4.46 | 05:55 | |
| GEEL | Connor O'Sullivan behind | 17.11.113 | - | 7.4.46 | 09:20 | |
| GEEL | Shannon Neale goal | 18.11.119 | - | 7.4.46 | 10:42 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close goal | 19.11.125 | - | 7.4.46 | 12:50 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 19.11.125 | - | 8.4.52 | 14:58 | |
| GEEL | Brad Close goal | 20.11.131 | - | 8.4.52 | 17:42 | |
| GEEL | Mark O'Connor behind | 20.12.132 | - | 8.4.52 | 20:14 | |
| GEEL | Jeremy Cameron goal | 21.12.138 | - | 8.4.52 | 22:24 | |
| NMLB | Eddie Ford goal | 21.12.138 | - | 9.4.58 | 24:55 | |
| GEEL | Mitch Duncan behind | 21.13.139 | - | 9.4.58 | 29:07 | |
| NMLB | Harry Sheezel goal | 21.13.139 | - | 10.4.64 | 30:57 | |