2025 VFL Season Round 19: Port Melbourne v Northern Bullants
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 2025 between Port Melbourne and the Northern Bullants during round nineteen of the 2025 season of the Victorian Football League.
Port Melbourne hosted the Northern Bullants at ETU Stadium.
Harvey Hooper captained the hosts.
Liam Mackie captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brendan McCartney and the visitors were coached by Rohan Welsh.
Port Melbourne (17.13.115) defeated the Northern Bullants (10.11.71).
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Port Melbourne
v
Northern Bullants
Date:
Saturday 2 August 2025
Time:
2:05 PM
Venue:
ETU Stadium
Match Results
Outcome:
Port Melbourne
def.
Northern Bullants
Score:
17.13.115 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Northern Bullants | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | PMLB by 13 | PMLB by 10 | PMLB by 29 | PMLB by 44 | PMLB by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 29:22 | 30:48 | 35:15 | 32:37 | 2:08:02 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Port Melbourne) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Northern Bullants) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Port Melbourne
Captain: Harvey HooperCoach: Brendan McCartney
Northern Bullants
Captain: Liam MackieCoach: Rohan Welsh
Player Statistics
Port Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bedendo, Dominic | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 | Cahill, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 52 | Clarke, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Dreher, Felix | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Farrant, Patrick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 28 | Graham, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Grant, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Green, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Heppell, Dyson | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Hird, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Hooper, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Johnston, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Kuol Mun, Ajang | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Lazzaro, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Manton, Archi | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Miller, Jimmy | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Polkinghorne, Riley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Rankin, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Rosman, Fraser | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Stubbings, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Van Es, James | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Watson, Tobe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 17 | 13 | 407 | 212 | 195 | 97 | 63 | 69 | 38 | 0+ | 19 | 17 | 34 | 55 | |||
Northern Bullants
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Andrew, Deng | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Andronaco, Harrison | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | Barry, Rook | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Coghlan, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Collins, Jaden | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Donegan, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Elliott, Will | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Emery, Kane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Fairlie, Patrick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ? | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Faubel, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Franks, Caleb | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | ? | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Hamilton, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Hilton, Aaron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Jorgensen, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 48 | Kelly, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Kolar, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Mackie, Liam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | McKenzie, Rohan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Scerri, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Schreiber, Kaden | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Sulzberger, Blade | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Velissaris, Jean-Luc | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | Wright, Nathan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 10 | 11 | 327 | 170 | 157 | 57 | 20 | 63 | 42 | 0+ | 17 | 19 | 36 | 45 | |||
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 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | PMLB | Tom Hird behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:39 |
| PMLB | Rushed behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:08 | |
| NBUL | Rushed behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.1.1 | 04:51 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton goal | 1.2.8 | - | 0.1.1 | 05:36 | |
| NBUL | Rushed behind | 1.2.8 | - | 0.2.2 | 06:52 | |
| PMLB | Felix Dreher goal | 2.2.14 | - | 0.2.2 | 08:00 | |
| PMLB | Dominic Bedendo behind | 2.3.15 | - | 0.2.2 | 11:22 | |
| NBUL | Rohan McKenzie behind | 2.3.15 | - | 0.3.3 | 12:35 | |
| NBUL | Rohan McKenzie goal | 2.3.15 | - | 1.3.9 | 15:14 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton goal | 3.3.21 | - | 1.3.9 | 19:07 | |
| PMLB | Ned Cahill behind | 3.4.22 | - | 1.3.9 | 23:56 | |
| PMLB | James Van Es goal | 4.4.28 | - | 1.3.9 | 25:32 | |
| NBUL | John Jorgensen goal | 4.4.28 | - | 2.3.15 | 27:05 | |
| Q2 | NBUL | Harrison Andronaco behind | 4.4.28 | - | 2.4.16 | 02:05 |
| NBUL | Nathan Wright behind | 4.4.28 | - | 2.5.17 | 03:06 | |
| NBUL | Chris Scerri behind | 4.4.28 | - | 2.6.18 | 04:00 | |
| NBUL | Kaden Schreiber goal | 4.4.28 | - | 3.6.24 | 07:29 | |
| PMLB | Harry Stubbings behind | 4.5.29 | - | 3.6.24 | 08:41 | |
| NBUL | Caleb Franks goal | 4.5.29 | - | 4.6.30 | 16:57 | |
| PMLB | Jimmy Miller goal | 5.5.35 | - | 4.6.30 | 18:43 | |
| NBUL | Nathan Wright behind | 5.5.35 | - | 4.7.31 | 24:18 | |
| PMLB | Patrick Farrant goal | 6.5.41 | - | 4.7.31 | 27:40 | |
| Q3 | PMLB | Jimmy Miller goal | 7.5.47 | - | 4.7.31 | 01:40 |
| PMLB | Dominic Bedendo goal | 8.5.53 | - | 4.7.31 | 04:24 | |
| PMLB | Dominic Bedendo goal | 9.5.59 | - | 4.7.31 | 05:25 | |
| NBUL | Jean-Luc Velissaris goal | 9.5.59 | - | 5.7.37 | 10:15 | |
| NBUL | Martin Kelly behind | 9.5.59 | - | 5.8.38 | 12:54 | |
| PMLB | Rushed behind | 9.6.60 | - | 5.8.38 | 15:32 | |
| PMLB | Ajang Kuol Mun goal | 10.6.66 | - | 5.8.38 | 18:47 | |
| PMLB | Roy George goal | 11.6.72 | - | 5.8.38 | 21:02 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton goal | 12.6.78 | - | 5.8.38 | 23:17 | |
| NBUL | John Jorgensen goal | 12.6.78 | - | 6.8.44 | 25:04 | |
| NBUL | Nathan Wright goal | 12.6.78 | - | 7.8.50 | 28:17 | |
| PMLB | Charlie Clarke behind | 12.7.79 | - | 7.8.50 | 29:43 | |
| NBUL | John Jorgensen behind | 12.7.79 | - | 7.9.51 | 31:00 | |
| PMLB | Charlie Clarke behind | 12.8.80 | - | 7.9.51 | 33:39 | |
| Q4 | PMLB | Patrick Farrant behind | 12.9.81 | - | 7.9.51 | 00:40 |
| NBUL | Rohan McKenzie behind | 12.9.81 | - | 7.10.52 | 03:09 | |
| PMLB | Tom Hird goal | 13.9.87 | - | 7.10.52 | 04:01 | |
| PMLB | Rushed behind | 13.10.88 | - | 7.10.52 | 06:48 | |
| PMLB | Felix Dreher behind | 13.11.89 | - | 7.10.52 | 07:49 | |
| PMLB | Ajang Kuol Mun behind | 13.12.90 | - | 7.10.52 | 11:36 | |
| NBUL | Sam Donegan goal | 13.12.90 | - | 8.10.58 | 13:11 | |
| PMLB | Charlie Clarke goal | 14.12.96 | - | 8.10.58 | 15:29 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton behind | 14.13.97 | - | 8.10.58 | 17:51 | |
| NBUL | Nathan Wright goal | 14.13.97 | - | 9.10.64 | 20:27 | |
| PMLB | Charlie Clarke goal | 15.13.103 | - | 9.10.64 | 21:30 | |
| NBUL | Will Elliott goal | 15.13.103 | - | 10.10.70 | 23:44 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton goal | 16.13.109 | - | 10.10.70 | 25:41 | |
| NBUL | Rook Barry behind | 16.13.109 | - | 10.11.71 | 26:47 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton goal | 17.13.115 | - | 10.11.71 | 29:07 | |