2025 AFL Season Round 15: North Melbourne v Fremantle
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 2025 between North Melbourne and Fremantle during round fifteen of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League.
North Melbourne "hosted" Fremantle at Optus Stadium.
Jy Simpkin captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Alastair Clarkson and the visitors were coached by Justin Longmuir.
North Melbourne (10.7.67) were defeated by Fremantle (10.13.73).
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fremantle
Date:
Saturday 14 June 2025
Time:
5:35 PM
Venue:
Optus Stadium
Attendance:
31,408
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fremantle
Score:
10.7.67 - 10.13.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Fremantle | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | NMLB by 2 | FREM by 21 | FREM by 22 | FREM by 6 | FREM by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 31:55 | 30:57 | 30:37 | 32:59 | 2:06:28 | |||||||||||
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: Jy SimpkinCoach: Alastair Clarkson
Fremantle
Captain: unknownCoach: Justin Longmuir
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Serong | FREM | 3 | 3 |
| Andrew Brayshaw | FREM | 8 | 2 |
| Harry Sheezel | NMLB | 3 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Curtis, Paul | FPL | 80% | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniel, Caleb | CHB | 83% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Darling, Jack | FF | 77% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | C | 87% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 42 | Dawson, Kallan | BPL↓ | 57% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Fisher, Zac | INT | 71% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Hansen, Robert | SUB↑ | 30% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Hardeman, Riley | INT | 72% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Konstanty, Jacob | INT | 62% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Larkey, Nick | CHF | 96% | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Logue, Griffin | BPR | 94% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | McDonald, Luke | HBFR | 94% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | McKercher, Colby | HFFR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | O'Sullivan, Finn | HBFL | 75% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | RR | 80% | 2 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 32 | Pink, Toby | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | HFFL | 80% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry | RO | 83% | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy (c) | WR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Stephens, Dylan | WL | 83% | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Wardlaw, George | INT | 61% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 38 | Xerri, Tristan | RU | 88% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Zurhaar, Cameron | FPR | 77% | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 7 | 373 | 221 | 152 | 72 | 37 | 77 | 41 | 74 | 23 | 25 | 37 | 60 | |||
R. Hansen replaced K. Dawson.
Fremantle
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Amiss, Jye | FPR | 86% | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Banfield, Bailey | INT | 75% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Bolton, Shai | C | 85% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Brayshaw, Andrew | RO | 85% | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Chapman, Heath | HBFL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Clark, Jordan | HBFR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 36 | Cox, Brennan | BPR | 96% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Darcy, Sean | INT | 61% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Draper, Josh | FB | 74% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Erasmus, Neil | INT↓ | 44% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Frederick, Michael | HFFL | 81% | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Fyfe, Nat | SUB↑ | 28% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Jackson, Luke | RU | 85% | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Johnson, Matthew | WR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Reid, Murphy | HFFR | 81% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ryan, Luke | BPL | 95% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Serong, Caleb | RR | 87% | 1 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Sharp, Jeremy | WL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | Switkowski, Sam | CHF | 66% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 35 | Treacy, Josh | FF | 88% | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | Voss, Patrick | FPL | 86% | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Wagner, Corey | INT | 70% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Worner, Karl | CHB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 13 | 348 | 198 | 150 | 73 | 40 | 66 | 37 | 65 | 25 | 23 | 49 | 48 | |||
N. Fyfe replaced N. Erasmus.
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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| 13 | L. Ryan | 37 | J. Draper | 36 | B. Cox | 38 | T. Xerri | 16 | Z. Fisher | ||||||
| 44 | C. Zurhaar | 28 | J. Darling | 25 | P. Curtis | 26 | L. Parker | 17 | R. Hardeman | ||||||
| FORWARD | 3 | H. Sheezel | 41 | J. Konstanty | |||||||||||
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| 5 | H. Chapman | 23 | K. Worner | 6 | J. Clark |
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| 10 | C. McKercher | 20 | N. Larkey | 24 | T. Powell |
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| 14 | J. Sharp | 15 | S. Bolton | 44 | M. Johnson |
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| 12 | J. Simpkin (c) | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 15 | D. Stephens | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 9 | L. Jackson | 41 | B. Banfield | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 3 | C. Serong | 4 | S. Darcy | |||||||||||
| 32 | M. Frederick | 39 | S. Switkowski | 16 | M. Reid | 8 | A. Brayshaw | 28 | N. Erasmus | ||||||
| 11 | L. McDonald | 5 | C. Daniel | 2 | F. O'Sullivan |
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| 20 | P. Voss | 35 | J. Treacy | 24 | J. Amiss |
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| 19 | G. Logue | 32 | T. Pink | 42 | K. Dawson |
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| Fremantle | Coach: Justin Longmuir | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | FREM | Patrick Voss behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.1.1 | 01:04 |
| FREM | Michael Frederick behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.2.2 | 09:52 | |
| NMLB | Luke Davies-Uniacke goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.2.2 | 11:33 | |
| NMLB | Zac Fisher goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.2.2 | 13:51 | |
| FREM | Patrick Voss goal | 2.0.12 | - | 1.2.8 | 16:59 | |
| NMLB | Harry Sheezel goal | 3.0.18 | - | 1.2.8 | 19:33 | |
| FREM | Shai Bolton goal | 3.0.18 | - | 2.2.14 | 21:08 | |
| FREM | Jye Amiss behind | 3.0.18 | - | 2.3.15 | 25:13 | |
| FREM | Rushed behind | 3.0.18 | - | 2.4.16 | 26:13 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 3.1.19 | - | 2.4.16 | 29:09 | |
| FREM | Josh Treacy behind | 3.1.19 | - | 2.5.17 | 31:51 | |
| Q2 | FREM | Josh Treacy behind | 3.1.19 | - | 2.6.18 | 04:02 |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 4.1.25 | - | 2.6.18 | 05:57 | |
| FREM | Luke Jackson goal | 4.1.25 | - | 3.6.24 | 09:07 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 4.2.26 | - | 3.6.24 | 17:05 | |
| FREM | Murphy Reid goal | 4.2.26 | - | 4.6.30 | 20:21 | |
| FREM | Patrick Voss goal | 4.2.26 | - | 5.6.36 | 21:44 | |
| FREM | Corey Wagner goal | 4.2.26 | - | 6.6.42 | 22:44 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 4.3.27 | - | 6.6.42 | 24:13 | |
| FREM | Patrick Voss goal | 4.3.27 | - | 7.6.48 | 25:00 | |
| Q3 | NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar behind | 4.4.28 | - | 7.6.48 | 00:48 |
| FREM | Rushed behind | 4.4.28 | - | 7.7.49 | 07:11 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 4.5.29 | - | 7.7.49 | 10:58 | |
| FREM | Rushed behind | 4.5.29 | - | 7.8.50 | 14:53 | |
| FREM | Rushed behind | 4.5.29 | - | 7.9.51 | 18:34 | |
| FREM | Sam Switkowski goal | 4.5.29 | - | 8.9.57 | 22:44 | |
| NMLB | Luke Parker goal | 5.5.35 | - | 8.9.57 | 24:52 | |
| FREM | Caleb Serong goal | 5.5.35 | - | 9.9.63 | 28:16 | |
| NMLB | Jack Darling goal | 6.5.41 | - | 9.9.63 | 30:33 | |
| Q4 | FREM | Andrew Brayshaw behind | 6.5.41 | - | 9.10.64 | 00:27 |
| NMLB | Jacob Konstanty goal | 7.5.47 | - | 9.10.64 | 02:35 | |
| FREM | Jye Amiss behind | 7.5.47 | - | 9.11.65 | 04:13 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 8.5.53 | - | 9.11.65 | 06:00 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 9.5.59 | - | 9.11.65 | 09:02 | |
| FREM | Rushed behind | 9.5.59 | - | 9.12.66 | 10:16 | |
| NMLB | Luke Parker goal | 10.5.65 | - | 9.12.66 | 10:52 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 10.6.66 | - | 9.12.66 | 19:12 | |
| FREM | Patrick Voss behind | 10.6.66 | - | 9.13.67 | 21:33 | |
| FREM | Luke Jackson goal | 10.6.66 | - | 10.13.73 | 26:58 | |
| NMLB | Dylan Stephens behind | 10.7.67 | - | 10.13.73 | 29:29 | |