Hawthorn v North Melbourne, Round 21 2026
2026 AFLRound 21
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAW | 1.3 9 | 6.10 46 | 9.14 68 | 14.15 99 |
| NTH | 4.2 26 | 7.4 46 | 10.9 69 | 12.11 83 |
UTAS Stadium, LauncestonRain, 14°Lead changes 12
Recap
Hawthorn beat North by 16
Hawthorn 14.15 (99) beat North 12.11 (83) at UTAS Stadium in Round 21, a 16-point win. The lead changed 12 times.
Hawthorn trailed by 1 at three-quarter time, then kicked 5.1 to 2.2 in the last quarter.
Nick Watson kicked five goals for Hawthorn and Jack Gunston two; Cooper Trembath kicked three for North.
Jai Newcombe led the way with 34 disposals and 12 clearances.
Hawthorn won the inside-50 count 61–40.
In context
- Hawthorn have now beaten North 8 times in a row.
- North’s 5th loss in a row.
- AFL debut for Aidan Schubert.
- Milestone: Luke Davies-Uniacke’s 150th game.
Best on ground
Hawthorn · #3 · 83% game time
- 34
- D
- 0
- G
- 6
- M
- 3
- T
12 clearances · 9 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 121
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Hawthorn aheadNorth aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Hawthorn down by 17Q1 28:15
- 4 goals in a row to NorthQ1 11:51 – 28:15
- J. Gunston kicks the match-winnerQ4 0:33
HawthornGoals
- N. Watson 5
- J. Gunston 2.5
- M. Chol 2.2
- J. Battle 1
- W. Day 1
- J. Impey 1
- H. Morrison 1
- J. Ward 1
NorthGoals
- C. Trembath 3
- P. Curtis 2.1
- N. Larkey 2
- H. Sheezel 2
- C. McKercher 1.1
- Z. Banch 1
- D. Stephens 1
- Field umpires
- Hayden Meyer, Peter Bailes, Martin Rodger, Harrison Birch
HawthornFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesB. Ryan, S. Butler, M. Ramsden
In
- +Aidan Schubert
- +Finn Maginness
Out
- −Mitch Lewis · Injured
- −Noah Mraz · Injured
Milestones
- Aidan Schubert · Debut game
First game for the club
- Aidan Schubert · Gawler Central (SA)/Central District (SANFL)
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.
Hawthorn won the inside-50 count 61–40.
HAWAttackNTH
- Inside 50s 40
- Scoring shots 12.1123
- Accuracy 52%
61
2914.15
48%
The ball
- Disposals 377
- Contested possessions 110
- Clearances 35
- Marks 98
- Tackles 59
- Free kicks 15
- Biggest lead 17
371
110
33
106
50
16
17
Disposals
- NewcombeHAW34
- ImpeyHAW30
- Davies-UniackeNTH27
Goals
Marks
Tackles
- XerriNTH8
- MackenzieHAW7
- Davies-UniackeNTH7
Hawthorn14.1599
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3J. Newcombe | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 121 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | |
| 4J. Impey | 30 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5N. Watson | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28C. MackenzieInt | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 99 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 17L. Meek | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 32 | |
| 15B. Hardwick | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18M. Chol | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 9C. MacdonaldInt | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 76 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12W. Day | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25J. Ward | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 78 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 24J. Battle | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6J. Sicily | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16M. D'Ambrosio | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 42B. MacdonaldInt | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23J. Weddle | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 37T. Barrass | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19J. Gunston | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1H. Morrison | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33J. Ginnivan | 19 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8D. Moore | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20F. MaginnessInt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35O. GreevesInt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29A. Schubert | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Team | 371 | 14 | 15 | 106 | 50 | 33 | 1583 | 217 | 154 | 61 | 36 |
North Melbourne12.1183
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3H. Sheezel | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 124 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 38T. Xerri | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 95 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9L. Davies-Uniacke | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 0 | |
| 12J. Simpkin | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25P. Curtis | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 47C. Trembath | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| 26L. ParkerInt | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 102 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5C. Daniel | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20N. Larkey | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31J. GoaterInt | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44C. Zurhaar | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15D. Stephens | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19G. Logue | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2F. O'Sullivan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10C. McKercher | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27J. Darling | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8B. ScottInt | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30C. Comben | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39T. Blamires | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4A. Corr | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18W. DawsonInt | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 45Z. Banch | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13C. SpargoInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team | 377 | 12 | 6 | 98 | 59 | 35 | 1563 | 200 | 177 | 40 | 34 |
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 quarterHAW 1.3 (9) · NTH 4.2 (26)
- 2:13BehindJ. GunstonHAW0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
- 3:48BehindL. MeekHAW0.2 (2) – 0.0 (0)
- 5:54RushedNorthNTH0.2 (2) – 0.1 (1)
- 6:21GoalW. DayHAW1.2 (8) – 0.1 (1)
- 11:51GoalH. SheezelNTH1.2 (8) – 1.1 (7)
- 13:58GoalN. LarkeyNTHLead change1.2 (8) – 2.1 (13)
- 16:36BehindB. ScottNTH1.2 (8) – 2.2 (14)
- 19:29BehindC. MackenzieHAW1.3 (9) – 2.2 (14)
- 23:57GoalC. TrembathNTH1.3 (9) – 3.2 (20)
- 28:15GoalZ. BanchNTH1.3 (9) – 4.2 (26)
Second quarterHAW 5.7 (37) · NTH 3.2 (20)
- 1:21BehindM. CholHAW1.4 (10) – 4.2 (26)
- 2:03GoalN. WatsonHAW2.4 (16) – 4.2 (26)
- 3:08GoalN. WatsonHAW3.4 (22) – 4.2 (26)
- 4:27RushedNorthNTH3.4 (22) – 4.3 (27)
- 8:08BehindC. MacdonaldHAW3.5 (23) – 4.3 (27)
- 9:51GoalN. WatsonHAWLead change4.5 (29) – 4.3 (27)
- 11:51BehindJ. GunstonHAW4.6 (30) – 4.3 (27)
- 13:18BehindB. MacdonaldHAW4.7 (31) – 4.3 (27)
- 13:58BehindP. CurtisNTH4.7 (31) – 4.4 (28)
- 14:50GoalC. McKercherNTHLead change4.7 (31) – 5.4 (34)
- 16:29GoalJ. GunstonHAWLead change5.7 (37) – 5.4 (34)
- 19:01GoalC. TrembathNTHLead change5.7 (37) – 6.4 (40)
- 21:08GoalJ. WardHAWLead change6.7 (43) – 6.4 (40)
- 23:32GoalP. CurtisNTHLead change6.7 (43) – 7.4 (46)
- 26:33BehindJ. GunstonHAW6.8 (44) – 7.4 (46)
- 29:56BehindJ. GinnivanHAW6.9 (45) – 7.4 (46)
- 31:50BehindM. CholHAWLevel6.10 (46) – 7.4 (46)
Third quarterHAW 3.4 (22) · NTH 3.5 (23)
- 0:44RushedNorthNTH6.10 (46) – 7.5 (47)
- 1:37GoalN. WatsonHAWLead change7.10 (52) – 7.5 (47)
- 4:18BehindC. McKercherNTH7.10 (52) – 7.6 (48)
- 6:12GoalP. CurtisNTHLead change7.10 (52) – 8.6 (54)
- 7:49GoalN. WatsonHAWLead change8.10 (58) – 8.6 (54)
- 10:05RushedNorthNTH8.10 (58) – 8.7 (55)
- 11:06BehindJ. GunstonHAW8.11 (59) – 8.7 (55)
- 12:01BehindA. SchubertHAW8.12 (60) – 8.7 (55)
- 13:32BehindA. SchubertHAW8.13 (61) – 8.7 (55)
- 14:58GoalM. CholHAW9.13 (67) – 8.7 (55)
- 16:12RushedNorthNTH9.13 (67) – 8.8 (56)
- 19:58BehindJ. GunstonHAW9.14 (68) – 8.8 (56)
- 22:07BehindW. DawsonNTH9.14 (68) – 8.9 (57)
- 25:11GoalC. TrembathNTH9.14 (68) – 9.9 (63)
- 27:13GoalN. LarkeyNTHLead change9.14 (68) – 10.9 (69)
Last quarterHAW 5.1 (31) · NTH 2.2 (14)
- 0:33GoalJ. GunstonHAWLead change10.14 (74) – 10.9 (69)
- 3:13GoalJ. BattleHAW11.14 (80) – 10.9 (69)
- 6:16GoalJ. ImpeyHAW12.14 (86) – 10.9 (69)
- 13:33GoalD. StephensNTH12.14 (86) – 11.9 (75)
- 17:32BehindJ. GinnivanHAW12.15 (87) – 11.9 (75)
- 18:40BehindJ. DarlingNTH12.15 (87) – 11.10 (76)
- 21:34GoalM. CholHAW13.15 (93) – 11.10 (76)
- 23:24BehindF. O'SullivanNTH13.15 (93) – 11.11 (77)
- 24:52GoalH. SheezelNTH13.15 (93) – 12.11 (83)
- 27:07GoalH. MorrisonHAW14.15 (99) – 12.11 (83)