Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne – Round 1 2025 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2025 AFLRound 1Sat, 15 Mar, 7:35 pm AEDT

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17.1114.13

Bulldogs by 16

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
WBD	5.3 33	8.5 53	12.7 79	17.11 113
NTH	1.4 10	6.7 43	10.12 72	14.13 97

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 0

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 17.11 (113) beat North 14.13 (97) at Marvel Stadium in Round 1, a 16-point win.

Bulldogs led at every change.

Aaron Naughton kicked three goals for Bulldogs and Laitham Vandermeer three; Nick Larkey kicked five for North.

Bailey Dale led the way with 29 disposals and two goals.

A run of four straight goals across the first and second quarters stretched the lead from 5 to 27.

North laid 75 tackles to 52 but couldn’t convert it.

More from Round 1

Western Bulldogs17.11113

North Melbourne14.1397

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

2:55BehindT. EnglishWBD0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
4:09GoalE. RichardsWBD1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
5:43GoalS. DarcyWBD2.1 (13) – 0.0 (0)
11:18GoalN. LarkeyNTH2.1 (13) – 1.0 (6)
15:28BehindC. ZurhaarNTH2.1 (13) – 1.1 (7)
18:19BehindN. LarkeyNTH2.1 (13) – 1.2 (8)
19:21GoalL. VandermeerWBD3.1 (19) – 1.2 (8)
22:04GoalB. DaleWBD4.1 (25) – 1.2 (8)
23:43BehindT. LiberatoreWBD4.2 (26) – 1.2 (8)
25:30GoalA. NaughtonWBD5.2 (32) – 1.2 (8)
27:23BehindJ. DolanWBD5.3 (33) – 1.2 (8)
31:45BehindC. ZurhaarNTH5.3 (33) – 1.3 (9)
32:18RushedNorthNTH5.3 (33) – 1.4 (10)

0:56BehindT. PowellNTH5.3 (33) – 1.5 (11)
2:45GoalS. DavidsonWBD6.3 (39) – 1.5 (11)
6:10RushedNorthNTH6.3 (39) – 1.6 (12)
8:24GoalN. LarkeyNTH6.3 (39) – 2.6 (18)
9:45GoalJ. SimpkinNTH6.3 (39) – 3.6 (24)
11:41BehindR. WestWBD6.4 (40) – 3.6 (24)
18:22GoalN. LarkeyNTH6.4 (40) – 4.6 (30)
22:06GoalJ. DarlingNTH6.4 (40) – 5.6 (36)
25:09GoalJ. HarmesWBD7.4 (46) – 5.6 (36)
27:06BehindL. VandermeerWBD7.5 (47) – 5.6 (36)
28:19GoalL. VandermeerWBD8.5 (53) – 5.6 (36)
31:20BehindH. SheezelNTH8.5 (53) – 5.7 (37)
32:58GoalC. ZurhaarNTH8.5 (53) – 6.7 (43)

1:49GoalL. VandermeerWBD9.5 (59) – 6.7 (43)
3:35BehindC. ZurhaarNTH9.5 (59) – 6.8 (44)
4:10GoalB. DaleWBD10.5 (65) – 6.8 (44)
7:36GoalN. LarkeyNTH10.5 (65) – 7.8 (50)
9:37GoalA. NaughtonWBD11.5 (71) – 7.8 (50)
11:06GoalL. Davies-UniackeNTH11.5 (71) – 8.8 (56)
15:16GoalB. ScottNTH11.5 (71) – 9.8 (62)
16:50BehindJ. SimpkinNTH11.5 (71) – 9.9 (63)
19:55GoalR. SandersWBD12.5 (77) – 9.9 (63)
21:50BehindS. DarcyWBD12.6 (78) – 9.9 (63)
22:57RushedNorthNTH12.6 (78) – 9.10 (64)
25:44BehindH. SheezelNTH12.6 (78) – 9.11 (65)
26:32BehindC. ZurhaarNTH12.6 (78) – 9.12 (66)
27:05RushedBulldogsWBD12.7 (79) – 9.12 (66)
29:33GoalN. LarkeyNTH12.7 (79) – 10.12 (72)