2026 AFL Season Round 6: North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 2026 between North Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions during round six of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted the Brisbane Lions at Barossa Park.
Nick Larkey captained the hosts with Harry Sheezel as vice-captain.
With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews, Josh Dunkley and Hugh McCluggage, 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 (9.12.66) were defeated by the Brisbane Lions (13.14.92).
Match Details
Season:
2026 AFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Saturday 11 April 2026
Time:
12:05 PM
Venue:
Barossa Park
Attendance:
10,613
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Brisbane Lions
Score:
9.12.66 - 13.14.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 4 | BRIL by 16 | BRIL by 26 | BRIL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:28 | 29:26 | 31:24 | 31:32 | 2:04:50 | |||||||||||
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 (Brisbane Lions) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Nick LarkeyVice-Captain: Harry Sheezel
Coach: Alastair Clarkson
Brisbane Lions
Captain: unknownCoach: Chris Fagan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachie Neale | BRIL | 9 | 3 |
| Luke Parker | NMLB | 26 | 2 |
| Luke Davies-Uniacke | NMLB | 9 | 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 |
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| 45 | Banch, Zac | FPR | 58% | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Blamires, Tom | HBFR | 78% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Coleman-Jones, Callum | RU | 61% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Comben, Charlie | BPR | 96% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Corr, Aidan | BPL | 74% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Curtis, Paul | HFFL | 85% | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Daniel, Caleb | CHB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Darling, Jack | INT | 60% | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Davies-Uniacke, Luke | RR | 87% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Duursma, Zane | INT | 54% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Larkey, Nick (c) | FF | 95% | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Logue, Griffin | FB | 82% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | McDonald, Luke | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | McKercher, Colby | HBFL | 93% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | HFFR | 93% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Powell, Tom | C | 83% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Sheezel, Harry (vc) | RO | 82% | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Simpkin, Jy | WL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Spargo, Charlie | INT | 61% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Stephens, Dylan | WR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | Trembath, Cooper | CHF | 83% | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Wardlaw, George | INT | 56% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | Zurhaar, Cameron | FPL | 77% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 12 | 350 | 200 | 150 | 83 | 31 | 59 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 44 | |||
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allen, Oscar | CHF | 77% | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | FB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | WL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | C | 87% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | BPL | 90% | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 79% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Coleman, Keidean | INT | 82% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Draper, Sam | RU | 69% | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | CHB | 88% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | INT | 59% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Gallop, Ty | FPR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 88% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Lohmann, Kai | HFFR | 83% | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | McCarthy, Lincoln | INT | 79% | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | INT | 56% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FPL | 84% | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 88% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FF | 80% | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 38 | Reville, Bruce | INT | 77% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | HBFL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | HBFR | 30% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 13 | 14 | 309 | 201 | 108 | 80 | 49 | 62 | 41 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 33 | 58 | |||
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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| 33 | Z. Bailey | 31 | H. Andrews | 35 | R. Lester | 21 | C. Coleman-Jones | 27 | J. Darling | ||||||
| 45 | Z. Banch | 20 | N. Larkey (c) | 44 | C. Zurhaar | 9 | L. Davies-Uniacke | 7 | Z. Duursma | ||||||
| FORWARD | 3 | H. Sheezel (vc) | 11 | L. McDonald | |||||||||||
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| 44 | D. Wilmot | 3 | J. Fletcher | 15 | D. Zorko |
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| 26 | L. Parker | 47 | C. Trembath | 25 | P. Curtis |
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| 10 | L. Ashcroft | 8 | W. Ashcroft | 7 | J. Berry |
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| 15 | D. Stephens | 24 | T. Powell | 12 | J. Simpkin | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 2 | S. Draper | 18 | K. Coleman | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | J. Dunkley | 32 | D. Fort | |||||||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 4 | O. Allen | 1 | K. Lohmann | 9 | L. Neale | 11 | L. McCarthy | ||||||
| 39 | T. Blamires | 5 | C. Daniel | 10 | C. McKercher |
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| 13 | L. Morris | 16 | C. Rayner | 22 | T. Gallop |
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| 30 | C. Comben | 19 | G. Logue | 4 | A. Corr |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BRIL | Oscar Allen goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 01:36 |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.1.7 | 02:51 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.1.7 | 04:15 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.2.8 | 05:25 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.3.9 | 06:08 | |
| BRIL | Keidean Coleman goal | 0.1.1 | - | 2.3.15 | 10:10 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 0.2.2 | - | 2.3.15 | 16:41 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Trembath goal | 1.2.8 | - | 2.3.15 | 17:58 | |
| NMLB | Jack Darling goal | 2.2.14 | - | 2.3.15 | 19:47 | |
| NMLB | Zac Banch goal | 3.2.20 | - | 2.3.15 | 22:13 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.3.15 | 25:45 | |
| NMLB | Paul Curtis goal | 4.3.27 | - | 2.3.15 | 29:18 | |
| Q2 | BRIL | Oscar Allen behind | 4.3.27 | - | 2.4.16 | 02:14 |
| BRIL | Oscar Allen goal | 4.3.27 | - | 3.4.22 | 06:32 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 4.4.28 | - | 3.4.22 | 08:41 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 4.4.28 | - | 3.5.23 | 10:12 | |
| NMLB | Tom Blamires goal | 5.4.34 | - | 3.5.23 | 13:49 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron goal | 5.4.34 | - | 4.5.29 | 15:23 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey behind | 5.5.35 | - | 4.5.29 | 18:26 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Trembath behind | 5.6.36 | - | 4.5.29 | 19:54 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 5.6.36 | - | 4.6.30 | 23:46 | |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy behind | 5.6.36 | - | 4.7.31 | 25:08 | |
| BRIL | Bruce Reville behind | 5.6.36 | - | 4.8.32 | 26:36 | |
| Q3 | NMLB | Paul Curtis behind | 5.7.37 | - | 4.8.32 | 00:29 |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 5.7.37 | - | 5.8.38 | 03:22 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann goal | 5.7.37 | - | 6.8.44 | 05:05 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 5.7.37 | - | 6.9.45 | 07:43 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 5.7.37 | - | 6.10.46 | 10:07 | |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage behind | 5.7.37 | - | 6.11.47 | 11:53 | |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy goal | 5.7.37 | - | 7.11.53 | 15:43 | |
| NMLB | Luke Davies-Uniacke goal | 6.7.43 | - | 7.11.53 | 18:12 | |
| BRIL | Sam Draper goal | 6.7.43 | - | 8.11.59 | 21:36 | |
| BRIL | Kai Lohmann behind | 6.7.43 | - | 8.12.60 | 23:31 | |
| BRIL | Oscar Allen goal | 6.7.43 | - | 9.12.66 | 25:19 | |
| NMLB | Cooper Trembath goal | 7.7.49 | - | 9.12.66 | 28:53 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey behind | 7.8.50 | - | 9.12.66 | 30:56 | |
| Q4 | NMLB | Tom Powell goal | 8.8.56 | - | 9.12.66 | 03:12 |
| BRIL | Lincoln McCarthy goal | 8.8.56 | - | 10.12.72 | 04:29 | |
| NMLB | Nick Larkey goal | 9.8.62 | - | 10.12.72 | 06:25 | |
| NMLB | Zane Duursma behind | 9.9.63 | - | 10.12.72 | 09:38 | |
| NMLB | Zac Banch behind | 9.10.64 | - | 10.12.72 | 12:47 | |
| BRIL | Oscar Allen behind | 9.10.64 | - | 10.13.73 | 14:26 | |
| BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 9.10.64 | - | 10.14.74 | 17:19 | |
| NMLB | Harry Sheezel behind | 9.11.65 | - | 10.14.74 | 19:02 | |
| BRIL | Sam Draper goal | 9.11.65 | - | 11.14.80 | 20:44 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 9.11.65 | - | 12.14.86 | 22:04 | |
| NMLB | Jack Darling behind | 9.12.66 | - | 12.14.86 | 28:01 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 9.12.66 | - | 13.14.92 | 30:35 | |