2025 AFL Round 9: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 2025 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 2025 AFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium.
Zach Merrett captained the hosts with Andrew McGrath as vice-captain.
Jy Simpkin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brad Scott and the visitors were coached by Alastair Clarkson.
Essendon
Back:
A. McGrath (vice-capt.), B. McKay, J. Ridley
Half-back:
M. Redman, Z. Reid, J. Prior
Centre:
W. Setterfield, Z. Merrett (capt.), A. Perkins
Half-forward:
J. Gresham, A. Roberts, N. Martin
Forward:
K. Langford, P. Wright, I. Kako
Follower:
T. Goldstein, B. Hobbs, S. Durham
Int.:
N. Caddy, X. Duursma, H. Jones, E. Tsatas
Sub.:
J. Menzie
North Melbourne
Back:
C. Comben, K. Dawson, J. Archer
Half-back:
L. McDonald, C. Daniel, T. Powell
Centre:
Z. Duursma, L. Davies-Uniacke, C. McKercher
Half-forward:
D. Stephens, N. Larkey, H. Sheezel
Forward:
C. Zurhaar, J. Darling, F. Maley
Follower:
T. Xerri, L. Parker, J. Simpkin (capt.)
Int.:
R. Hardeman, J. Konstanty, F. O'Sullivan, W. Phillips
Sub.:
B. Scott
Essendon (9.11.65) defeated North Melbourne (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Perkins (3), N. Caddy (2), B. Hobbs, I. Kako, K. Langford, N. Martin
North Melbourne: N. Larkey (2), J. Simpkin (2), C. Zurhaar (2), Z. Duursma, F. Maley, C. McKercher
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and North Melbourne remained 17th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Thursday 1 May 2025
Time:
7:30 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
35,439
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
9.11.65 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:35 | 29:03 | 31:47 | 27:30 | 2:00:55 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brad Scott
(Essendon),
Alastair Clarkson
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Zach Merrett
(Essendon),
Jy Simpkin
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Andrew McGrath
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Merrett | ESSE | 7 | 3 |
| Tristan Xerri | NMLB | 38 | 2 |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NMLB | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Caddy, Nate | INT | 73% | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Durham, Sam | RO | 79% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Duursma, Xavier | INT | 87% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Goldstein, Todd | RU | 84% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Gresham, Jade | HFFL | 68% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hobbs, Ben | RR | 76% | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Jones, Harry | INT | 59% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Kako, Isaac | FPR | 80% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Langford, Kyle | FPL | 86% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Martin, Nic | HFFR | 86% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | McGrath, Andrew (vc) | BPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | McKay, Ben | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Menzie, Jye | SUB↑ | 47% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Merrett, Zach (c) | C | 83% | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Perkins, Archie | WR | 86% | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Prior, Jaxon | HBFR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Redman, Mason | HBFL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 31 | Reid, Zach | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Ridley, Jordan | BPR↓ | 36% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Roberts, Archie | CHF | 93% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Setterfield, Will | WL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Tsatas, Elijah | INT | 60% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Wright, Peter | FF | 88% | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 11 | 368 | 194 | 174 | 90 | 26 | 68 | 30 | 56 | 30 | 22 | 36 | 41 | |||
J. Menzie replaced J. Ridley.
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Archer, Jackson | BPR↓ | 36% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Comben, Charlie | BPL | 97% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniel, Caleb | CHB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | Darling, Jack | FF | 84% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | C | 89% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Dawson, Kallan | FB | 89% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Duursma, Zane | WL | 65% | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Hardeman, Riley | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Konstanty, Jacob | INT | 62% | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Larkey, Nick | CHF | 94% | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Maley, Finnbar | FPR | 78% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | McDonald, Luke | HBFL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | McKercher, Colby | WR | 84% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | O'Sullivan, Finn | INT | 68% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | RR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Phillips, Will | INT | 60% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | HBFR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Scott, Bailey | SUB↑ | 50% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry | HFFR | 90% | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy (c) | RO | 88% | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Stephens, Dylan | HFFL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 38 | Xerri, Tristan | RU | 85% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Zurhaar, Cameron | FPL | 81% | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 8 | 338 | 185 | 153 | 77 | 41 | 61 | 34 | 62 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 46 | |||
B. Scott replaced J. Archer.
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
| Essendon | Coach: Brad Scott | ||||||||||||||
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| 30 | C. Comben | 42 | K. Dawson | 34 | J. Archer | 17 | T. Goldstein | 30 | N. Caddy | ||||||
| 10 | I. Kako | 20 | P. Wright | 4 | K. Langford | 8 | B. Hobbs | 28 | X. Duursma | ||||||
| FORWARD | 22 | S. Durham | 23 | H. Jones | |||||||||||
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| 11 | L. McDonald | 5 | C. Daniel | 24 | T. Powell |
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| 37 | N. Martin | 21 | A. Roberts | 11 | J. Gresham |
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| 7 | Z. Duursma | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 10 | C. McKercher |
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| 16 | A. Perkins | 7 | Z. Merrett (c) | 12 | W. Setterfield | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 38 | T. Xerri | 17 | R. Hardeman | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 26 | L. Parker | 41 | J. Konstanty | |||||||||||
| 15 | D. Stephens | 20 | N. Larkey | 3 | H. Sheezel | 12 | J. Simpkin (c) | 2 | F. O'Sullivan | ||||||
| 25 | J. Prior | 31 | Z. Reid | 27 | M. Redman |
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| 44 | C. Zurhaar | 28 | J. Darling | 39 | F. Maley |
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| 14 | J. Ridley | 32 | B. McKay | 1 | A. McGrath (vc) |
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| North Melbourne | Coach: Alastair Clarkson | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | ESSE | Archie Perkins goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:51 |
| ESSE | Kyle Langford goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:07 | |
| ESSE | Archie Perkins goal | 3.0.18 | - | 0.0.0 | 07:03 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar goal | 3.0.18 | - | 1.0.6 | 10:49 | |
| ESSE | Nate Caddy behind | 3.1.19 | - | 1.0.6 | 15:00 | |
| NMLB | Finnbar Maley goal | 3.1.19 | - | 2.0.12 | 17:08 | |
| ESSE | Nic Martin goal | 4.1.25 | - | 2.0.12 | 19:50 | |
| NMLB | Jacob Konstanty behind | 4.1.25 | - | 2.1.13 | 21:26 | |
| ESSE | Ben Hobbs goal | 5.1.31 | - | 2.1.13 | 25:19 | |
| ESSE | Nate Caddy goal | 6.1.37 | - | 2.1.13 | 27:50 | |
| NMLB | Finnbar Maley behind | 6.1.37 | - | 2.2.14 | 29:36 | |
| NMLB | Zane Duursma behind | 6.1.37 | - | 2.3.15 | 32:28 | |
| Q2 | ESSE | Ben Hobbs behind | 6.2.38 | - | 2.3.15 | 04:14 |
| ESSE | Peter Wright behind | 6.3.39 | - | 2.3.15 | 06:07 | |
| NMLB | Jy Simpkin goal | 6.3.39 | - | 3.3.21 | 06:50 | |
| NMLB | Zane Duursma behind | 6.3.39 | - | 3.4.22 | 11:25 | |
| ESSE | Ben Hobbs behind | 6.4.40 | - | 3.4.22 | 22:53 | |
| ESSE | Archie Perkins goal | 7.4.46 | - | 3.4.22 | 25:37 | |
| ESSE | Jade Gresham behind | 7.5.47 | - | 3.4.22 | 28:16 | |
| Q3 | NMLB | Rushed behind | 7.5.47 | - | 3.5.23 | 01:25 |
| ESSE | Zach Merrett behind | 7.6.48 | - | 3.5.23 | 01:55 | |
| ESSE | Nate Caddy behind | 7.7.49 | - | 3.5.23 | 06:09 | |
| NMLB | Colby McKercher goal | 7.7.49 | - | 4.5.29 | 07:44 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 7.7.49 | - | 5.5.35 | 11:00 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 7.7.49 | - | 6.5.41 | 15:38 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 7.7.49 | - | 6.6.42 | 17:26 | |
| NMLB | Jy Simpkin goal | 7.7.49 | - | 7.6.48 | 20:43 | |
| ESSE | Nate Caddy goal | 8.7.55 | - | 7.6.48 | 23:37 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar goal | 8.7.55 | - | 8.6.54 | 26:26 | |
| Q4 | NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar behind | 8.7.55 | - | 8.7.55 | 02:26 |
| ESSE | Nate Caddy behind | 8.8.56 | - | 8.7.55 | 03:54 | |
| ESSE | Isaac Kako goal | 9.8.62 | - | 8.7.55 | 04:43 | |
| ESSE | Peter Wright behind | 9.9.63 | - | 8.7.55 | 07:57 | |
| ESSE | Rushed behind | 9.10.64 | - | 8.7.55 | 19:59 | |
| NMLB | Zane Duursma goal | 9.10.64 | - | 9.7.61 | 20:29 | |
| ESSE | Archie Perkins behind | 9.11.65 | - | 9.7.61 | 23:07 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 9.11.65 | - | 9.8.62 | 25:54 | |