North Melbourne v Richmond, Round 6 2026
2026 AFLRound 6
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTH | 5.3 33 | 10.3 63 | 14.8 92 | 20.10 130 |
| RIC | 1.7 13 | 2.12 24 | 4.12 36 | 7.13 55 |
Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 1
Recap
North thrash Richmond by 75
North 20.10 (130) beat Richmond 7.13 (55) at Marvel Stadium in Round 6, a 75-point win.
North led at every change.
Paul Curtis kicked six goals for North and Cooper Trembath three; Seth Campbell kicked two for Richmond.
Harry Sheezel led the way with 39 disposals, a goal and 7 clearances.
A run of eight straight goals across the first and second quarters stretched the lead from 2 to 45.
North won the clearances 38–30 and won the contested ball 123–99.
In context
- North have now beaten Richmond 4 times in a row.
- Richmond’s 11th loss in a row, going back to last season.
- AFL debut for Patrick Retschko.
- A career-high 11 marks for Cameron Zurhaar (previous best 10).
- A career-high 6 goals for Paul Curtis (previous best 5).
Best on ground
North · #3 · 75% game time
- 39
- D
- 1
- G
- 8
- M
- 2
- T
7 clearances · 6 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 136
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
North aheadRichmond aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 8 goals in a row to NorthQ1 15:50 – Q2 20:36
- North lead by 75Q4 33:16
NorthGoals
- P. Curtis 6
- C. Trembath 3
- Z. Duursma 2.1
- N. Larkey 2.1
- H. Sheezel 1.3
- T. Powell 1.1
- J. Darling 1
- L. Davies-Uniacke 1
- C. McKercher 1
- C. Spargo 1
- D. Stephens 1
RichmondGoals
- S. Campbell 2.2
- J. Ross 2
- N. Balta 1
- S. Green 1
- S. Lalor 1
- Field umpires
- Nick Jankovskis, Mathew Nicholls, Eleni Tee, Jordan Fry
North MelbourneFinal team
RichmondFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesO. Hayes-Brown, T. Brown, J. Trezise
In
- +Hugo Ralphsmith
- +Patrick Retschko
- +Samson Ryan
- +Kane McAuliffe
Out
- −Luke Trainor · Omitted
- −Jacob Hopper · Managed
- −Oliver Hayes-Brown · Omitted
- −Tom Brown · Omitted
Milestones
- Patrick Retschko · Debut game
First game for the club
- Patrick Retschko · St Kilda City/East Malvern Knights/Oakleigh U18/Geelong
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.
North won the clearances 38–30 and won the contested ball 123–99.
NTHAttackRIC
- Inside 50s 49
- Scoring shots 7.1320
- Accuracy 35%
58
3020.10
67%
The ball
- Disposals 280
- Contested possessions 99
- Clearances 30
- Marks 82
- Tackles 50
- Free kicks 21
- Biggest lead 2
428
123
38
116
50
11
75
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
North Melbourne20.10130
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3H. Sheezel | 39 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 136 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 0 | |
| 44C. ZurhaarInt | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9L. Davies-Uniacke | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 92 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | |
| 6G. WardlawInt | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27J. DarlingInt | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 25P. Curtis | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5C. Daniel | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26L. Parker | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11L. McDonald | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15D. Stephens | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24T. Powell | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10C. McKercher | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12J. Simpkin | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 47C. Trembath | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
| 39T. Blamires | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 30C. Comben | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21C. Coleman-Jones | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
| 4A. Corr | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19G. Logue | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20N. Larkey | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 13C. SpargoInt | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7Z. Duursma | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1L. DovastonInt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team | 428 | 20 | 8 | 116 | 50 | 38 | 1755 | 244 | 184 | 58 | 31 |
Richmond7.1355
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5J. Ross | 26 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 123 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4S. Lalor | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | |
| 15J. Short | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 28K. McAuliffeInt | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 97 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3D. Prestia | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 82 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |
| 32S. Ryan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | |
| 35N. BroadInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1N. Vlastuin | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44S. Campbell | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33P. Retschko | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24S. GrljInt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13H. Ralphsmith | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 40T. SonsieInt | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21N. Balta | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 50C. Gray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12B. Miller | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14T. Taranto | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 42M. Lefau | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 48S. Green | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8J. Faull | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17M. Rioli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43L. FawcettInt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6S. Banks | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 280 | 7 | 11 | 82 | 50 | 30 | 1243 | 165 | 115 | 49 | 31 |
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 quarterNTH 5.3 (33) · RIC 1.7 (13)
- 2:40BehindS. CampbellRIC0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
- 4:08BehindD. PrestiaRIC0.0 (0) – 0.2 (2)
- 5:23GoalZ. DuursmaNTHLead change1.0 (6) – 0.2 (2)
- 8:00BehindJ. ShortRIC1.0 (6) – 0.3 (3)
- 10:24BehindK. McAuliffeRIC1.0 (6) – 0.4 (4)
- 11:36GoalP. CurtisNTH2.0 (12) – 0.4 (4)
- 13:18GoalS. CampbellRIC2.0 (12) – 1.4 (10)
- 15:50GoalC. SpargoNTH3.0 (18) – 1.4 (10)
- 17:23RushedNorthNTH3.1 (19) – 1.4 (10)
- 20:03BehindH. RalphsmithRIC3.1 (19) – 1.5 (11)
- 23:03RushedNorthNTH3.2 (20) – 1.5 (11)
- 23:27BehindT. BlamiresNTH3.3 (21) – 1.5 (11)
- 24:59GoalP. CurtisNTH4.3 (27) – 1.5 (11)
- 27:44BehindT. TarantoRIC4.3 (27) – 1.6 (12)
- 28:49BehindM. LefauRIC4.3 (27) – 1.7 (13)
- 30:15GoalP. CurtisNTH5.3 (33) – 1.7 (13)
Second quarterNTH 5.0 (30) · RIC 1.5 (11)
- 4:45BehindN. VlastuinRIC5.3 (33) – 1.8 (14)
- 7:31GoalN. LarkeyNTH6.3 (39) – 1.8 (14)
- 9:38BehindM. RioliRIC6.3 (39) – 1.9 (15)
- 12:09GoalL. Davies-UniackeNTH7.3 (45) – 1.9 (15)
- 13:51BehindT. SonsieRIC7.3 (45) – 1.10 (16)
- 16:31GoalD. StephensNTH8.3 (51) – 1.10 (16)
- 18:17GoalH. SheezelNTH9.3 (57) – 1.10 (16)
- 20:36GoalJ. DarlingNTH10.3 (63) – 1.10 (16)
- 24:52RushedRichmondRIC10.3 (63) – 1.11 (17)
- 26:20RushedRichmondRIC10.3 (63) – 1.12 (18)
- 29:08GoalS. CampbellRIC10.3 (63) – 2.12 (24)
Third quarterNTH 4.5 (29) · RIC 2.0 (12)
- 3:56GoalC. TrembathNTH11.3 (69) – 2.12 (24)
- 9:06GoalN. LarkeyNTH12.3 (75) – 2.12 (24)
- 10:42BehindT. PowellNTH12.4 (76) – 2.12 (24)
- 12:22BehindN. LarkeyNTH12.5 (77) – 2.12 (24)
- 15:09BehindL. DovastonNTH12.6 (78) – 2.12 (24)
- 16:47BehindH. SheezelNTH12.7 (79) – 2.12 (24)
- 19:15GoalC. TrembathNTH13.7 (85) – 2.12 (24)
- 21:22BehindH. SheezelNTH13.8 (86) – 2.12 (24)
- 25:24GoalS. LalorRIC13.8 (86) – 3.12 (30)
- 26:55GoalC. McKercherNTH14.8 (92) – 3.12 (30)
- 28:03GoalJ. RossRIC14.8 (92) – 4.12 (36)
Last quarterNTH 6.2 (38) · RIC 3.1 (19)
- 5:20GoalC. TrembathNTH15.8 (98) – 4.12 (36)
- 6:26GoalN. BaltaRIC15.8 (98) – 5.12 (42)
- 10:59GoalJ. RossRIC15.8 (98) – 6.12 (48)
- 13:28BehindZ. DuursmaNTH15.9 (99) – 6.12 (48)
- 15:38GoalT. PowellNTH16.9 (105) – 6.12 (48)
- 19:26BehindS. CampbellRIC16.9 (105) – 6.13 (49)
- 22:00GoalZ. DuursmaNTH17.9 (111) – 6.13 (49)
- 25:55GoalS. GreenRIC17.9 (111) – 7.13 (55)
- 27:55GoalP. CurtisNTH18.9 (117) – 7.13 (55)
- 29:36BehindH. SheezelNTH18.10 (118) – 7.13 (55)
- 31:27GoalP. CurtisNTH19.10 (124) – 7.13 (55)
- 33:16GoalP. CurtisNTH20.10 (130) – 7.13 (55)