2025 AFL Round 20: Sydney v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 2025 between Sydney and North Melbourne during round 20 of the 2025 AFL season.
Sydney hosted North Melbourne at SCG.
Callum Mills captained the hosts.
Jy Simpkin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dean Cox and the visitors were coached by Alastair Clarkson.
Sydney
Back:
L. Melican, D. Rampe, H. Cunningham
Half-back:
C. Mills (capt.), N. Blakey, S. Wicks
Centre:
M. Roberts, C. Warner, J. Lloyd
Half-forward:
J. Rowbottom, W. Hayward, J. Jordon
Forward:
B. Campbell, H. McLean, J. McInerney
Follower:
B. Grundy, I. Heeney, E. Gulden
Int.:
R. Bice, J. Buller, J. Hamling, A. Sheldrick
Sub.:
P. Ladhams
North Melbourne
Back:
C. Comben, T. Pink, G. Logue
Half-back:
R. Hardeman, C. Daniel, F. O'Sullivan
Centre:
C. Harvey, L. Davies-Uniacke, C. McKercher
Half-forward:
T. Powell, W. Dawson, J. Simpkin (capt.)
Forward:
P. Curtis, J. Darling, C. Zurhaar
Follower:
C. Coleman-Jones, L. Parker, H. Sheezel
Int.:
J. Konstanty, W. Phillips, D. Stephens, B. Teakle
Sub.:
Z. Banch
Sydney (12.12.84) defeated North Melbourne (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Sydney: I. Heeney (5), J. Buller (2), B. Campbell, E. Gulden, J. McInerney, H. McLean, C. Warner
North Melbourne: C. Harvey (2), J. Darling, C. McKercher, H. Sheezel, J. Simpkin, B. Teakle
As a result of this match, Sydney remained 10th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 17th on the ladder (down from 16th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Sydney
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 July 2025
Time:
4:15 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
31,909
Match Results
Outcome:
Sydney
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
12.12.84 - 7.11.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sydney | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | SYDN by 6 | SYDN by 18 | SYDN by 12 | SYDN by 31 | SYDN by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 31:02 | 33:20 | 32:07 | 32:00 | 2:08:29 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dean Cox
(Sydney),
Alastair Clarkson
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Callum Mills
(Sydney),
Jy Simpkin
(North Melbourne)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Heeney | SYDN | 5 | 3 |
| Chad Warner | SYDN | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Blakey | SYDN | 22 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 26 | Bice, Riley | INT↓ | 52% | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Blakey, Nick | CHB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 39 | Buller, Jack | INT | 68% | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Campbell, Braeden | FPL | 83% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Cunningham, Harry | BPR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Grundy, Brodie | RU | 74% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Gulden, Errol | RO | 88% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Hamling, Joel | INT | 87% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Hayward, Will | CHF | 86% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Heeney, Isaac | RR | 81% | 5 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Jordon, James | HFFR | 77% | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Ladhams, Peter | SUB↑ | 25% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Lloyd, Jake | WR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | McInerney, Justin | FPR | 82% | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | McLean, Hayden | FF | 83% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Melican, Lewis | BPL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Mills, Callum (c) | HBFL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Rampe, Dane | FB | 75% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Roberts, Matt | WL | 84% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Rowbottom, James | HFFL | 81% | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Sheldrick, Angus | INT | 68% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Warner, Chad | C | 84% | 1 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Wicks, Sam | HBFR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 12 | 12 | 371 | 222 | 149 | 114 | 80 | 61 | 52 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 37 | 50 | |||
P. Ladhams replaced R. Bice.
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Banch, Zac | SUB↑ | 57% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Coleman-Jones, Callum | RU↓ | 16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Comben, Charlie | BPL | 89% | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Curtis, Paul | FPL | 75% | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniel, Caleb | CHB | 80% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Darling, Jack | FF | 80% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | C | 84% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Dawson, Wil | CHF | 85% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Hardeman, Riley | HBFL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | Harvey, Cooper | WL | 64% | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Konstanty, Jacob | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Logue, Griffin | BPR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | McKercher, Colby | WR | 89% | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | O'Sullivan, Finn | HBFR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | RR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Phillips, Will | INT | 66% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Pink, Toby | FB | 98% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | HFFL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry | RO | 87% | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy (c) | HFFR | 88% | 1 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | Stephens, Dylan | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Teakle, Brynn | INT | 70% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Zurhaar, Cameron | FPR | 83% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 7 | 11 | 325 | 180 | 145 | 86 | 10 | 69 | 37 | 57 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 46 | |||
Z. Banch replaced C. Coleman-Jones.
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
| Sydney | Coach: Dean Cox | ||||||||||||||
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| 30 | C. Comben | 32 | T. Pink | 19 | G. Logue | 4 | B. Grundy | 26 | R. Bice | ||||||
| 27 | J. McInerney | 2 | H. McLean | 16 | B. Campbell | 5 | I. Heeney | 39 | J. Buller | ||||||
| FORWARD | 21 | E. Gulden | 29 | J. Hamling | |||||||||||
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| 17 | R. Hardeman | 5 | C. Daniel | 2 | F. O'Sullivan |
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| 17 | J. Jordon | 9 | W. Hayward | 8 | J. Rowbottom |
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| 37 | C. Harvey | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 10 | C. McKercher |
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| 44 | J. Lloyd | 1 | C. Warner | 34 | M. Roberts | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 21 | C. Coleman-Jones | 41 | J. Konstanty | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 26 | L. Parker | 29 | W. Phillips | |||||||||||
| 24 | T. Powell | 18 | W. Dawson | 12 | J. Simpkin (c) | 3 | H. Sheezel | 15 | D. Stephens | ||||||
| 15 | S. Wicks | 22 | N. Blakey | 14 | C. Mills (c) |
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| 25 | P. Curtis | 28 | J. Darling | 44 | C. Zurhaar |
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| North Melbourne | Coach: Alastair Clarkson | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | SYDN | Hayden McLean goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:55 |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 05:48 | |
| NMLB | Brynn Teakle goal | 2.0.12 | - | 1.0.6 | 07:41 | |
| SYDN | Jack Buller goal | 3.0.18 | - | 1.0.6 | 09:28 | |
| SYDN | James Jordon behind | 3.1.19 | - | 1.0.6 | 12:50 | |
| SYDN | Will Hayward behind | 3.2.20 | - | 1.0.6 | 15:27 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 3.2.20 | - | 1.1.7 | 17:25 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Harvey goal | 3.2.20 | - | 2.1.13 | 18:37 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.1.13 | 21:17 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.2.14 | 28:46 | |
| NMLB | Charlie Comben behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.3.15 | 30:58 | |
| Q2 | NMLB | Jack Darling goal | 3.3.21 | - | 3.3.21 | 02:19 |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 3.3.21 | - | 3.4.22 | 03:27 | |
| SYDN | James Jordon behind | 3.4.22 | - | 3.4.22 | 06:18 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 4.4.28 | - | 3.4.22 | 09:28 | |
| SYDN | Errol Gulden goal | 5.4.34 | - | 3.4.22 | 10:59 | |
| NMLB | Harry Sheezel goal | 5.4.34 | - | 4.4.28 | 17:18 | |
| SYDN | Jack Buller goal | 6.4.40 | - | 4.4.28 | 19:32 | |
| NMLB | Cameron Zurhaar behind | 6.4.40 | - | 4.5.29 | 22:20 | |
| SYDN | Riley Bice behind | 6.5.41 | - | 4.5.29 | 26:58 | |
| SYDN | Justin McInerney goal | 7.5.47 | - | 4.5.29 | 30:12 | |
| Q3 | NMLB | Rushed behind | 7.5.47 | - | 4.6.30 | 00:25 |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney behind | 7.6.48 | - | 4.6.30 | 04:44 | |
| SYDN | Justin McInerney behind | 7.7.49 | - | 4.6.30 | 11:56 | |
| NMLB | Jy Simpkin goal | 7.7.49 | - | 5.6.36 | 13:07 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner behind | 7.8.50 | - | 5.6.36 | 17:03 | |
| SYDN | James Rowbottom behind | 7.9.51 | - | 5.6.36 | 19:07 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 7.9.51 | - | 5.7.37 | 22:01 | |
| NMLB | Harry Sheezel behind | 7.9.51 | - | 5.8.38 | 23:22 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 7.9.51 | - | 5.9.39 | 27:41 | |
| Q4 | SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 8.9.57 | - | 5.9.39 | 00:34 |
| SYDN | James Rowbottom behind | 8.10.58 | - | 5.9.39 | 04:09 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner goal | 9.10.64 | - | 5.9.39 | 05:04 | |
| SYDN | Braeden Campbell goal | 10.10.70 | - | 5.9.39 | 10:36 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 11.10.76 | - | 5.9.39 | 13:51 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Harvey goal | 11.10.76 | - | 6.9.45 | 15:38 | |
| NMLB | Charlie Comben behind | 11.10.76 | - | 6.10.46 | 19:33 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner behind | 11.11.77 | - | 6.10.46 | 21:10 | |
| NMLB | Colby McKercher goal | 11.11.77 | - | 7.10.52 | 22:32 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 12.11.83 | - | 7.10.52 | 24:26 | |
| SYDN | Matt Roberts behind | 12.12.84 | - | 7.10.52 | 27:44 | |
| NMLB | Harry Sheezel behind | 12.12.84 | - | 7.11.53 | 29:09 | |