2025 AFL Round 25: North Melbourne v Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 2025 between North Melbourne and Adelaide during round 25 of the 2025 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Adelaide at Marvel Stadium.
Jy Simpkin captained the hosts.
Jordan Dawson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alastair Clarkson and the visitors were coached by Matthew Nicks.
North Melbourne
Back:
C. Comben, T. Pink, G. Logue
Half-back:
T. Powell, C. Daniel, F. O'Sullivan
Centre:
A. Corr, L. Davies-Uniacke, C. McKercher
Half-forward:
P. Curtis, C. Trembath, J. Simpkin (capt.)
Forward:
B. Scott, J. Darling, J. Konstanty
Follower:
T. Xerri, H. Sheezel, G. Wardlaw
Int.:
Z. Banch, L. Parker, G. Payne, D. Stephens
Sub.:
C. Harvey
Adelaide
Back:
J. Worrell, M. Keane, H. Bond
Half-back:
W. Milera, N. Murray, R. Laird
Centre:
I. Cumming, J. Dawson (capt.), D. Curtin
Half-forward:
B. Keays, R. Thilthorpe, A. Neal-Bullen
Forward:
Z. Taylor, T. Walker, D. Fogarty
Follower:
R. O'Brien, S. Berry, J. Soligo
Int.:
B. Dowling, S. Draper, M. Hinge, J. Peatling
Sub.:
B. Smith
North Melbourne (15.10.100) were defeated by Adelaide (17.11.113).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Curtis (3), C. Trembath (3), D. Stephens (2), Z. Banch, J. Darling, L. Davies-Uniacke, C. Harvey, L. Parker, T. Powell, B. Scott
Adelaide: B. Keays (3), J. Peatling (3), R. Thilthorpe (3), B. Dowling (2), D. Fogarty, R. Laird, A. Neal-Bullen, B. Smith, Z. Taylor, T. Walker
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 16th on the ladder and Adelaide remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 25
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 23 August 2025
Time:
1:20 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
17,494
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Adelaide
Score:
15.10.100 - 17.11.113
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Adelaide | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Margin | ADEL by 6 | ADEL by 11 | ADEL by 25 | ADEL by 13 | ADEL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 33:39 | 33:43 | 30:18 | 34:48 | 2:12:28 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alastair Clarkson
(North Melbourne),
Matthew Nicks
(Adelaide)
Captains:
Jy Simpkin
(North Melbourne),
Jordan Dawson
(Adelaide)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NMLB | 9 | 3 |
| Harry Sheezel | NMLB | 3 | 2 |
| Riley Thilthorpe | ADEL | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 45 | Banch, Zac | INT | 65% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Comben, Charlie | BPL | 95% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Corr, Aidan | WL | 76% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Curtis, Paul | HFFL | 82% | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniel, Caleb | CHB | 86% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Darling, Jack | FF | 90% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | C | 88% | 1 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Harvey, Cooper | SUB↑ | 30% | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Konstanty, Jacob | FPR | 55% | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Logue, Griffin | BPR | 92% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | McKercher, Colby | WR | 88% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | O'Sullivan, Finn | HBFR | 92% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | INT | 73% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Payne, Geordie | INT↓ | 40% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Pink, Toby | FB | 88% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | HBFL | 75% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Scott, Bailey | FPL | 81% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry | RR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy (c) | HFFR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Stephens, Dylan | INT | 82% | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Trembath, Cooper | CHF | 80% | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Wardlaw, George | RO | 75% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 38 | Xerri, Tristan | RU | 89% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 15 | 10 | 374 | 214 | 160 | 94 | 36 | 61 | 48 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 30 | 52 | |||
C. Harvey replaced G. Payne.
Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Berry, Sam | RR | 77% | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | Bond, Hugh | BPR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Cumming, Isaac | WL | 75% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Curtin, Dan | WR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Dawson, Jordan (c) | C | 87% | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 31 | Dowling, Billy | INT | 76% | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Draper, Sid | INT↓ | 46% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Fogarty, Darcy | FPR | 76% | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Hinge, Mitch | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Keane, Mark | FB | 84% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Keays, Ben | HFFL | 92% | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Laird, Rory | HBFR | 84% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Milera, Wayne | HBFL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Murray, Nick | CHB | 91% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Neal-Bullen, Alex | HFFR | 76% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | O'Brien, Reilly | RU | 82% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Peatling, James | INT | 72% | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Smith, Brodie | SUB↑ | 26% | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Soligo, Jake | RO | 84% | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Taylor, Zac | FPL | 75% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Thilthorpe, Riley | CHF | 88% | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Walker, Taylor | FF | 85% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Worrell, Josh | BPL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 17 | 11 | 311 | 173 | 138 | 81 | 33 | 62 | 27 | 59 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 48 | |||
B. Smith replaced S. Draper.
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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| 24 | J. Worrell | 48 | M. Keane | 40 | H. Bond | 38 | T. Xerri | 45 | Z. Banch | ||||||
| 41 | J. Konstanty | 28 | J. Darling | 8 | B. Scott | 3 | H. Sheezel | 26 | L. Parker | ||||||
| FORWARD | 6 | G. Wardlaw | 23 | G. Payne | |||||||||||
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| 30 | W. Milera | 9 | N. Murray | 29 | R. Laird |
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| 12 | J. Simpkin (c) | 47 | C. Trembath | 25 | P. Curtis |
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| 44 | I. Cumming | 12 | J. Dawson (c) | 6 | D. Curtin |
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| 10 | C. McKercher | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 4 | A. Corr | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 43 | R. O'Brien | 31 | B. Dowling | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 3 | S. Berry | 34 | S. Draper | |||||||||||
| 2 | B. Keays | 7 | R. Thilthorpe | 28 | A. Neal-Bullen | 14 | J. Soligo | 20 | M. Hinge | ||||||
| 2 | F. O'Sullivan | 5 | C. Daniel | 24 | T. Powell |
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| 19 | Z. Taylor | 13 | T. Walker | 32 | D. Fogarty |
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| 19 | G. Logue | 32 | T. Pink | 30 | C. Comben |
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| Adelaide | Coach: Matthew Nicks | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | NMLB | Jacob Konstanty behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:38 |
| ADEL | Ben Keays goal | 0.1.1 | - | 1.0.6 | 01:25 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 0.2.2 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:04 | |
| ADEL | Ben Keays behind | 0.2.2 | - | 1.1.7 | 05:08 | |
| ADEL | Riley Thilthorpe goal | 0.2.2 | - | 2.1.13 | 06:58 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 1.2.8 | - | 2.1.13 | 09:17 | |
| ADEL | Ben Keays behind | 1.2.8 | - | 2.2.14 | 10:36 | |
| ADEL | Ben Keays goal | 1.2.8 | - | 3.2.20 | 12:40 | |
| NMLB | Bailey Scott goal | 2.2.14 | - | 3.2.20 | 14:34 | |
| ADEL | Darcy Fogarty goal | 2.2.14 | - | 4.2.26 | 18:24 | |
| NMLB | Dylan Stephens goal | 3.2.20 | - | 4.2.26 | 23:29 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Trembath behind | 3.3.21 | - | 4.2.26 | 26:48 | |
| ADEL | Rushed behind | 3.3.21 | - | 4.3.27 | 33:00 | |
| Q2 | ADEL | Riley Thilthorpe goal | 3.3.21 | - | 5.3.33 | 02:21 |
| NMLB | Jacob Konstanty behind | 3.4.22 | - | 5.3.33 | 03:31 | |
| ADEL | Darcy Fogarty behind | 3.4.22 | - | 5.4.34 | 04:45 | |
| ADEL | Rory Laird goal | 3.4.22 | - | 6.4.40 | 07:17 | |
| ADEL | Billy Dowling goal | 3.4.22 | - | 7.4.46 | 09:33 | |
| ADEL | Billy Dowling goal | 3.4.22 | - | 8.4.52 | 13:34 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Trembath goal | 4.4.28 | - | 8.4.52 | 17:32 | |
| NMLB | Charlie Comben behind | 4.5.29 | - | 8.4.52 | 21:37 | |
| NMLB | Dylan Stephens goal | 5.5.35 | - | 8.4.52 | 23:58 | |
| ADEL | Taylor Walker goal | 5.5.35 | - | 9.4.58 | 26:02 | |
| NMLB | Zac Banch goal | 6.5.41 | - | 9.4.58 | 28:29 | |
| NMLB | George Wardlaw behind | 6.6.42 | - | 9.4.58 | 29:54 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 7.6.48 | - | 9.4.58 | 30:43 | |
| ADEL | Sam Berry behind | 7.6.48 | - | 9.5.59 | 33:38 | |
| Q3 | ADEL | Jordan Dawson behind | 7.6.48 | - | 9.6.60 | 03:02 |
| ADEL | James Peatling goal | 7.6.48 | - | 10.6.66 | 04:45 | |
| ADEL | James Peatling goal | 7.6.48 | - | 11.6.72 | 07:55 | |
| NMLB | Luke Parker goal | 8.6.54 | - | 11.6.72 | 10:43 | |
| ADEL | Riley Thilthorpe behind | 8.6.54 | - | 11.7.73 | 12:40 | |
| ADEL | Riley Thilthorpe behind | 8.6.54 | - | 11.8.74 | 14:04 | |
| ADEL | Ben Keays goal | 8.6.54 | - | 12.8.80 | 17:22 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Trembath goal | 9.6.60 | - | 12.8.80 | 20:52 | |
| ADEL | Zac Taylor goal | 9.6.60 | - | 13.8.86 | 22:13 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 10.6.66 | - | 13.8.86 | 23:41 | |
| ADEL | Alex Neal-Bullen goal | 10.6.66 | - | 14.8.92 | 25:47 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Harvey behind | 10.7.67 | - | 14.8.92 | 27:57 | |
| Q4 | ADEL | Brodie Smith goal | 10.7.67 | - | 15.8.98 | 02:01 |
| ADEL | Rushed behind | 10.7.67 | - | 15.9.99 | 04:01 | |
| NMLB | Jacob Konstanty behind | 10.8.68 | - | 15.9.99 | 05:59 | |
| ADEL | Riley Thilthorpe goal | 10.8.68 | - | 16.9.105 | 08:18 | |
| NMLB | Tom Powell goal | 11.8.74 | - | 16.9.105 | 12:20 | |
| NMLB | Luke Davies-Uniacke goal | 12.8.80 | - | 16.9.105 | 14:13 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Harvey goal | 13.8.86 | - | 16.9.105 | 16:10 | |
| NMLB | Jack Darling goal | 14.8.92 | - | 16.9.105 | 18:05 | |
| ADEL | James Peatling goal | 14.8.92 | - | 17.9.111 | 20:05 | |
| ADEL | James Peatling behind | 14.8.92 | - | 17.10.112 | 21:38 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 14.9.93 | - | 17.10.112 | 23:57 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Trembath behind | 14.10.94 | - | 17.10.112 | 28:25 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Trembath goal | 15.10.100 | - | 17.10.112 | 32:03 | |
| ADEL | Jake Soligo behind | 15.10.100 | - | 17.11.113 | 33:15 | |