North Melbourne v Essendon – Round 16 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 16Sun, 28 June, 3:15 pm AEST

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7965

10.199.11

North by 14

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
NTH	2.6 18	5.9 39	8.15 63	10.19 79
ESS	2.2 14	4.6 30	5.8 38	9.11 65

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 4

Recap

North 10.19 (79) beat Essendon 9.11 (65) at Marvel Stadium in Round 16, a 14-point win.

North led at every change.

Jacob Konstanty kicked two goals for North and Jack Darling two; Nate Caddy kicked two for Essendon.

Harry Sheezel led the way with 43 disposals, 8 tackles and 12 marks.

A run of five straight goals across the second and third quarters turned a 4-point deficit into a 30-point lead.

North won the inside-50 count 51–40 and laid 51 tackles to 35.

Best on ground

More from Round 16

North Melbourne10.1979

Essendon9.1165

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

1:14GoalL. Davies-UniackeNTH1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
2:48BehindN. LarkeyNTH1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
4:12GoalS. DurhamESS1.1 (7) – 1.0 (6)
7:43BehindN. LarkeyNTH1.2 (8) – 1.0 (6)
12:47BehindC. TrembathNTH1.3 (9) – 1.0 (6)
14:27GoalB. McKayESSLead change1.3 (9) – 2.0 (12)
16:15BehindB. McKayESS1.3 (9) – 2.1 (13)
17:09BehindD. ParishESS1.3 (9) – 2.2 (14)
19:12BehindD. StephensNTH1.4 (10) – 2.2 (14)
22:21BehindG. WardlawNTH1.5 (11) – 2.2 (14)
24:08GoalJ. SimpkinNTHLead change2.5 (17) – 2.2 (14)
28:12BehindZ. DuursmaNTH2.6 (18) – 2.2 (14)

5:14GoalJ. KonstantyNTH3.6 (24) – 2.2 (14)
7:48BehindN. LarkeyNTH3.7 (25) – 2.2 (14)
8:49GoalS. DurhamESS3.7 (25) – 3.2 (20)
10:27GoalS. RobeyESSLead change3.7 (25) – 4.2 (26)
14:17BehindA. PerkinsESS3.7 (25) – 4.3 (27)
15:22RushedEssendonESS3.7 (25) – 4.4 (28)
16:20BehindA. PerkinsESS3.7 (25) – 4.5 (29)
17:33GoalJ. KonstantyNTHLead change4.7 (31) – 4.5 (29)
21:20GoalJ. DarlingNTH5.7 (37) – 4.5 (29)
26:48BehindD. StephensNTH5.8 (38) – 4.5 (29)
28:46BehindN. CaddyESS5.8 (38) – 4.6 (30)
30:44RushedNorthNTH5.9 (39) – 4.6 (30)

2:00GoalJ. DarlingNTH6.9 (45) – 4.6 (30)
4:40BehindJ. SimpkinNTH6.10 (46) – 4.6 (30)
5:53GoalC. TrembathNTH7.10 (52) – 4.6 (30)
9:54GoalC. SpargoNTH8.10 (58) – 4.6 (30)
11:54BehindN. LarkeyNTH8.11 (59) – 4.6 (30)
15:51BehindW. DawsonNTH8.12 (60) – 4.6 (30)
17:34GoalH. El AchkarESS8.12 (60) – 5.6 (36)
18:48RushedNorthNTH8.13 (61) – 5.6 (36)
21:55RushedEssendonESS8.13 (61) – 5.7 (37)
23:06BehindC. TrembathNTH8.14 (62) – 5.7 (37)
24:54RushedNorthNTH8.15 (63) – 5.7 (37)
27:00BehindA. PerkinsESS8.15 (63) – 5.8 (38)