Essendon v North Melbourne, Round 12 2023
2023 AFLRound 12
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS | 6.2 38 | 6.6 42 | 12.7 79 | 16.9 105 |
| NTH | 3.0 18 | 6.4 40 | 10.8 68 | 15.9 99 |
Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 8
Recap
Essendon come back to edge North
Essendon 16.9 (105) beat North 15.9 (99) at Marvel Stadium in Round 12, a 6-point win. The lead changed 8 times.
Essendon led at every change.
Kyle Langford kicked four goals for Essendon and Matt Guelfi two; Cameron Zurhaar kicked four for North.
Zach Merrett led the way with 34 disposals, two goals, 8 clearances and 11 marks.
A run of four straight goals in the third quarter turned a 17-point deficit into a 7-point lead.
Essendon took 118 marks to 87.
In context
- Essendon have now beaten North 9 times in a row.
- North’s 10th loss in a row.
- A career-high 11 marks for Zach Merrett (previous best 10).
- A career-high 9 tackles for Phoenix Spicer (previous best 6).
Best on ground
Essendon · #7 · 87% game time
- 34
- D
- 2
- G
- 11
- M
- 6
- T
8 clearances · 7 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 155
Brownlow votes2023 count
Score worm
Essendon aheadNorth aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Essendon lead by 20Q1 16:19
- Essendon down by 17Q3 6:54
- 6 goals in a row to NorthQ2 6:23 – Q3 6:54
- 4 goals in a row to EssendonQ3 10:37 – 17:59
- J. Stephenson levels it at 99Q4 28:05
- M. D'Ambrosio kicks the match-winnerQ4 30:06
EssendonGoals
- K. Langford 4
- M. Guelfi 2
- N. Martin 2
- Z. Merrett 2
- A. Perkins 2
- J. Stringer 1.2
- S. Draper 1.1
- J. Menzie 1.1
- M. D'Ambrosio 1
NorthGoals
- C. Zurhaar 4.1
- N. Larkey 2.3
- C. Coleman-Jones 2.1
- B. Scott 1.1
- J. Stephenson 1.1
- T. Goldstein 1
- L. McDonald 1
- W. Phillips 1
- T. Thomas 1
- D. Tucker 1
- Field umpires
- Ray Chamberlain, Tom Bryce, Brent Wallace, Alex Whetton
EssendonFinal team
Interchange
- 11Snelling
- 16Perkins
- 19Hind
- 34Phillips
- 42D'AmbrosioSub
In
- +Andrew Phillips
- +Dylan Shiel
Out
- −Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti · Omitted
- −Nick Bryan · Omitted
North MelbourneFinal team
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Essendon took 118 marks to 87.
ESSAttackNTH
- Inside 50s 50
- Scoring shots 15.924
- Accuracy 63%
59
2516.9
64%
The ball
- Disposals 352
- Contested possessions 140
- Clearances 40
- Marks 87
- Tackles 61
- Free kicks 16
- Biggest lead 17
365
129
38
118
62
16
20
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Essendon16.9105
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Z. Merrett | 34 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 155 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 0 | |
| 37N. Martin | 21 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 111 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6J. Caldwell | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 107 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| 35M. Guelfi | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14J. Ridley | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16A. PerkinsInt | 18 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 87 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4K. Langford | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2S. Draper | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 71 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 21D. Heppell | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8B. Hobbs | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27M. Redman | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19N. HindInt | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1A. McGrath | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25J. Stringer | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 34A. PhillipsInt | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
| 47J. Menzie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22S. Durham | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15J. Laverde | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11W. SnellingInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30B. Zerk-Thatcher | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9D. Shiel | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42M. D'AmbrosioSub | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10S. Weideman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 365 | 16 | 7 | 118 | 62 | 38 | 1681 | 229 | 136 | 59 | 49 |
North Melbourne15.999
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29W. PhillipsInt | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 90 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11L. McDonald | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 93 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44C. Zurhaar | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23B. McKay | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22T. Goldstein | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 32 | |
| 13D. Tucker | 24 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26T. Thomas | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 43A. Hall | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 14L. ShielsInt | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8B. Scott | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20N. Larkey | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21C. Coleman-Jones | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 27M. BergmanInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3H. Sheezel | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6G. Wardlaw | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7J. Ziebell | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19G. Logue | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2J. Stephenson | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 18H. Greenwood | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36P. SpicerInt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 40E. Ford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24T. PowellSub | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12J. Simpkin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 352 | 15 | 8 | 87 | 61 | 40 | 1516 | 205 | 147 | 50 | 36 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterESS 6.2 (38) · NTH 3.0 (18)
- 1:11BehindJ. MenzieESS0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
- 3:57GoalK. LangfordESS1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
- 6:54GoalA. PerkinsESS2.1 (13) – 0.0 (0)
- 8:50RushedEssendonESS2.2 (14) – 0.0 (0)
- 9:54GoalB. ScottNTH2.2 (14) – 1.0 (6)
- 14:37GoalN. MartinESS3.2 (20) – 1.0 (6)
- 16:19GoalZ. MerrettESS4.2 (26) – 1.0 (6)
- 20:34GoalN. LarkeyNTH4.2 (26) – 2.0 (12)
- 25:28GoalT. GoldsteinNTH4.2 (26) – 3.0 (18)
- 28:28GoalZ. MerrettESS5.2 (32) – 3.0 (18)
- 31:44GoalK. LangfordESS6.2 (38) – 3.0 (18)
Second quarterESS 0.4 (4) · NTH 3.4 (22)
- 0:53BehindC. Coleman-JonesNTH6.2 (38) – 3.1 (19)
- 2:13BehindN. LarkeyNTH6.2 (38) – 3.2 (20)
- 3:09BehindJ. RidleyESS6.3 (39) – 3.2 (20)
- 6:23GoalC. Coleman-JonesNTH6.3 (39) – 4.2 (26)
- 9:12BehindN. LarkeyNTH6.3 (39) – 4.3 (27)
- 11:33RushedNorthNTH6.3 (39) – 4.4 (28)
- 18:24GoalN. LarkeyNTH6.3 (39) – 5.4 (34)
- 19:45BehindJ. StringerESS6.4 (40) – 5.4 (34)
- 22:08BehindS. DraperESS6.5 (41) – 5.4 (34)
- 22:56GoalL. McDonaldNTH6.5 (41) – 6.4 (40)
- 26:35BehindB. HobbsESS6.6 (42) – 6.4 (40)
Third quarterESS 6.1 (37) · NTH 4.4 (28)
- 0:51GoalC. ZurhaarNTHLead change6.6 (42) – 7.4 (46)
- 3:09BehindN. LarkeyNTH6.6 (42) – 7.5 (47)
- 3:58GoalW. PhillipsNTH6.6 (42) – 8.5 (53)
- 6:54GoalT. ThomasNTH6.6 (42) – 9.5 (59)
- 10:37GoalA. PerkinsESS7.6 (48) – 9.5 (59)
- 13:27GoalJ. StringerESS8.6 (54) – 9.5 (59)
- 15:07GoalM. GuelfiESSLead change9.6 (60) – 9.5 (59)
- 16:17BehindB. ScottNTHLevel9.6 (60) – 9.6 (60)
- 17:59GoalK. LangfordESS10.6 (66) – 9.6 (60)
- 20:06BehindJ. StringerESS10.7 (67) – 9.6 (60)
- 21:51GoalD. TuckerNTH10.7 (67) – 10.6 (66)
- 23:26BehindC. ZurhaarNTHLevel10.7 (67) – 10.7 (67)
- 24:16BehindJ. StephensonNTHLead change10.7 (67) – 10.8 (68)
- 27:18GoalJ. MenzieESSLead change11.7 (73) – 10.8 (68)
- 31:17GoalN. MartinESS12.7 (79) – 10.8 (68)
Last quarterESS 4.2 (26) · NTH 5.1 (31)
- 2:09GoalC. ZurhaarNTH12.7 (79) – 11.8 (74)
- 6:48GoalC. Coleman-JonesNTHLead change12.7 (79) – 12.8 (80)
- 12:19GoalM. GuelfiESSLead change13.7 (85) – 12.8 (80)
- 13:38GoalC. ZurhaarNTHLead change13.7 (85) – 13.8 (86)
- 15:38RushedEssendonESSLevel13.8 (86) – 13.8 (86)
- 18:18GoalC. ZurhaarNTH13.8 (86) – 14.8 (92)
- 22:29BehindA. PhillipsESS13.9 (87) – 14.8 (92)
- 23:05GoalS. DraperESSLead change14.9 (93) – 14.8 (92)
- 24:25BehindH. SheezelNTHLevel14.9 (93) – 14.9 (93)
- 25:44GoalK. LangfordESS15.9 (99) – 14.9 (93)
- 28:05GoalJ. StephensonNTHLevel15.9 (99) – 15.9 (99)
- 30:06GoalM. D'AmbrosioESS16.9 (105) – 15.9 (99)