2025 AFL Round 10: North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 2025 between North Melbourne and Brisbane Lions during round 10 of the 2025 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Brisbane Lions at Ninja Stadium.
Jy Simpkin captained the hosts.
With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alastair Clarkson and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.
North Melbourne
Back:
C. Comben, T. Pink, L. McDonald
Half-back:
A. Corr, C. Daniel, C. McKercher
Centre:
F. O'Sullivan, L. Davies-Uniacke, J. Simpkin (capt.)
Half-forward:
H. Sheezel, N. Larkey, F. Maley
Forward:
D. Stephens, J. Darling, C. Zurhaar
Follower:
T. Xerri, T. Powell, G. Wardlaw
Int.:
Z. Duursma, R. Hardeman, J. Konstanty, L. Parker
Sub.:
B. Scott
Brisbane Lions
Back:
D. Zorko, J. Payne, R. Lester
Half-back:
N. Answerth, H. Andrews, J. Fletcher
Centre:
L. Ashcroft, Z. Bailey, J. Berry
Half-forward:
C. Cameron, E. Hipwood, H. McCluggage
Forward:
C. Rayner, D. Fort, C. Ah Chee
Follower:
O. McInerney, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.:
W. Ashcroft, K. Lohmann, L. Morris, D. Wilmot
Sub.:
D. Gardiner
North Melbourne (10.11.71) drew with Brisbane Lions (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Darling (2), C. Zurhaar (2), J. Konstanty, N. Larkey, C. McKercher, L. Parker, D. Stephens, G. Wardlaw
Brisbane Lions: E. Hipwood (3), C. Rayner (3), C. Ah Chee, L. Ashcroft, Z. Bailey, C. Cameron
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 17th on the ladder and Brisbane Lions were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Sunday 11 May 2025
Time:
4:40 PM
Venue:
Ninja Stadium
Attendance:
7,395
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
drew with
Brisbane Lions
Score:
10.11.71 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | BRIL by 9 | BRIL by 20 | BRIL by 9 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:21 | 31:09 | 31:27 | 31:43 | 2:04:40 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alastair Clarkson
(North Melbourne),
Chris Fagan
(Brisbane Lions)
Captains:
Jy Simpkin
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Brisbane Lions)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Rayner | BRIL | 16 | 3 |
| Hugh McCluggage | BRIL | 6 | 2 |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NMLB | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Comben, Charlie | BPL | 95% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Corr, Aidan | HBFL | 91% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniel, Caleb | CHB | 76% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Darling, Jack | FF | 78% | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | C | 83% | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Duursma, Zane | INT | 67% | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Hardeman, Riley | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Konstanty, Jacob | INT | 67% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Larkey, Nick | CHF | 95% | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Maley, Finnbar | HFFR↓ | 50% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | McDonald, Luke | BPR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | McKercher, Colby | HBFR | 85% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | O'Sullivan, Finn | WL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | INT | 80% | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Pink, Toby | FB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | RR | 72% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Scott, Bailey | SUB↑ | 30% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry | HFFL | 90% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy (c) | WR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Stephens, Dylan | FPL | 87% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Wardlaw, George | RO | 73% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Xerri, Tristan | RU | 89% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Zurhaar, Cameron | FPR | 81% | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 11 | 336 | 195 | 141 | 71 | 38 | 57 | 47 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 40 | 51 | |||
B. Scott replaced F. Maley.
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | FPR | 82% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 98% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Answerth, Noah | HBFL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | WL | 78% | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 82% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | C | 88% | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR↓ | 9% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 86% | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | HBFR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | FF | 76% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | SUB↑ | 53% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 83% | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | INT | 81% | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | HFFR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | RU | 75% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | INT | 77% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 80% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Payne, Jack | FB | 98% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 82% | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 83% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 11 | 360 | 212 | 148 | 94 | 41 | 66 | 32 | 54 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 51 | |||
D. Gardiner replaced J. Berry.
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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| 15 | D. Zorko | 40 | J. Payne | 35 | R. Lester | 38 | T. Xerri | 7 | Z. Duursma | ||||||
| 44 | C. Zurhaar | 28 | J. Darling | 15 | D. Stephens | 24 | T. Powell | 17 | R. Hardeman | ||||||
| FORWARD | 6 | G. Wardlaw | 41 | J. Konstanty | |||||||||||
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| 43 | N. Answerth | 31 | H. Andrews | 3 | J. Fletcher |
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| 39 | F. Maley | 20 | N. Larkey | 3 | H. Sheezel |
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| 10 | L. Ashcroft | 33 | Z. Bailey | 7 | J. Berry |
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| 12 | J. Simpkin (c) | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 2 | F. O'Sullivan | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 46 | O. McInerney | 8 | W. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | J. Dunkley | 1 | K. Lohmann | |||||||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 30 | E. Hipwood | 6 | H. McCluggage | 9 | L. Neale | 13 | L. Morris | ||||||
| 10 | C. McKercher | 5 | C. Daniel | 4 | A. Corr |
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| 16 | C. Rayner | 32 | D. Fort | 4 | C. Ah Chee |
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| 11 | L. McDonald | 32 | T. Pink | 30 | C. Comben |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BRIL | Levi Ashcroft goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 00:25 |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.1.7 | 02:09 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.1.7 | 05:18 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 1.0.6 | - | 1.2.8 | 11:48 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 1.0.6 | - | 1.3.9 | 15:21 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 1.0.6 | - | 2.3.15 | 18:15 | |
| Q2 | NMLB | Colby McKercher goal | 2.0.12 | - | 2.3.15 | 01:30 |
| NMLB | George Wardlaw goal | 3.0.18 | - | 2.3.15 | 03:04 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 3.0.18 | - | 2.4.16 | 07:10 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 3.0.18 | - | 3.4.22 | 09:29 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 3.0.18 | - | 4.4.28 | 12:01 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 3.0.18 | - | 5.4.34 | 17:56 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 3.1.19 | - | 5.4.34 | 19:14 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 3.1.19 | - | 6.4.40 | 22:50 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar behind | 3.2.20 | - | 6.4.40 | 27:06 | |
| Q3 | NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar goal | 4.2.26 | - | 6.4.40 | 03:06 |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 4.2.26 | - | 6.5.41 | 04:49 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 4.2.26 | - | 6.6.42 | 08:12 | |
| NMLB | George Wardlaw behind | 4.3.27 | - | 6.6.42 | 12:28 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 4.3.27 | - | 6.7.43 | 14:49 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 4.3.27 | - | 6.8.44 | 16:11 | |
| BRIL | Levi Ashcroft behind | 4.3.27 | - | 6.9.45 | 17:40 | |
| NMLB | Dylan Stephens goal | 5.3.33 | - | 6.9.45 | 18:38 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 6.3.39 | - | 6.9.45 | 20:33 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey behind | 6.4.40 | - | 6.9.45 | 22:41 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 6.4.40 | - | 7.9.51 | 24:13 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 6.5.41 | - | 7.9.51 | 26:35 | |
| NMLB | Luke Parker behind | 6.6.42 | - | 7.9.51 | 27:52 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 6.6.42 | - | 7.10.52 | 00:23 |
| NMLB | Jack Darling goal | 7.6.48 | - | 7.10.52 | 05:29 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 7.6.48 | - | 8.10.58 | 07:18 | |
| NMLB | Zane Duursma behind | 7.7.49 | - | 8.10.58 | 09:29 | |
| NMLB | Jack Darling behind | 7.8.50 | - | 8.10.58 | 10:24 | |
| NMLB | Luke Parker goal | 8.8.56 | - | 8.10.58 | 11:31 | |
| NMLB | Jacob Konstanty goal | 9.8.62 | - | 8.10.58 | 15:31 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 9.8.62 | - | 9.10.64 | 19:12 | |
| NMLB | Luke Davies-Uniacke behind | 9.9.63 | - | 9.10.64 | 20:23 | |
| NMLB | Jack Darling behind | 9.10.64 | - | 9.10.64 | 21:24 | |
| NMLB | Jack Darling goal | 10.10.70 | - | 9.10.64 | 22:10 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 10.10.70 | - | 10.10.70 | 24:02 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood behind | 10.10.70 | - | 10.11.71 | 27:32 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar behind | 10.11.71 | - | 10.11.71 | 29:39 | |