Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, Round 8 2026
2026 AFLRound 8
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEE | 4.3 27 | 5.6 36 | 12.7 79 | 21.9 135 |
| NTH | 3.2 20 | 5.5 35 | 9.8 62 | 13.8 86 |
GMHBA Stadium, GeelongMostly sunny, 25°Lead changes 4
Recap
Geelong too strong for North
Geelong 21.9 (135) beat North 13.8 (86) at GMHBA Stadium in Round 8, a 49-point win.
Geelong led at every change.
Shaun Mannagh kicked four goals for Geelong and Jeremy Cameron three; Jack Darling kicked three for North.
Max Holmes led the way with 29 disposals and two goals.
A run of five straight goals in the last quarter stretched the lead from 11 to 41.
Geelong won the inside-50 count 60–50.
In context
- Geelong have now beaten North 15 times in a row.
- A career-high 14 clearances for Tristan Xerri (previous best 13).
- A career-high 4 goals for Shaun Mannagh (previous best 3).
Best on ground
Geelong · #9 · 84% game time
- 29
- D
- 2
- G
- 4
- M
- 2
- T
4 clearances · 6 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 107
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Geelong aheadNorth aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 4 goals in a row to GeelongQ1 1:29 – 12:39
- 5 goals in a row to GeelongQ4 1:50 – 12:35
- Geelong lead by 54Q4 28:23
GeelongGoals
- S. Mannagh 4.1
- J. Cameron 3.3
- S. Neale 3
- M. Holmes 2
- J. Martin 2
- O. Dempsey 1.1
- O. Henry 1.1
- J. Bowes 1
- P. Dangerfield 1
- Z. Guthrie 1
- L. Humphries 1
- J. Worpel 1
NorthGoals
- J. Darling 3
- Z. Duursma 3
- C. McKercher 2
- J. Simpkin 2
- P. Curtis 1.2
- N. Larkey 1.1
- H. Sheezel 1
- Field umpires
- Brett Rosebury, Nicholas Brown, Paul Rebeschini, Peter Bailes
Geelong CatsFinal team
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.
Geelong won the inside-50 count 60–50.
GEEAttackNTH
- Inside 50s 50
- Scoring shots 13.821
- Accuracy 62%
60
3021.9
70%
The ball
- Disposals 367
- Contested possessions 138
- Clearances 41
- Marks 68
- Tackles 55
- Free kicks 26
- Biggest lead 7
371
133
39
81
53
27
54
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Geelong Cats21.9135
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9M. Holmes | 29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |
| 7S. Mannagh | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5J. Cameron | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 33S. Neale | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 39Z. Guthrie | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19J. Martin | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36O. HenryInt | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 29J. WorpelInt | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| 3B. Smith | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
| 34O. Mullin | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4T. BruhnInt | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| 17L. HumphriesInt | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30T. Atkins | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28O. Dempsey | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 45B. Close | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16S. De KoningInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 14 | |
| 8J. Kolodjashnij | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44T. Stewart | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12J. Bowes | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35P. Dangerfield | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 42M. O'Connor | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14C. O'Sullivan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11M. Edwards | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | |
| Team | 371 | 21 | 8 | 81 | 53 | 39 | 1523 | 203 | 168 | 60 | 40 |
North Melbourne13.886
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38T. Xerri | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 131 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 23 | |
| 12J. Simpkin | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9L. Davies-Uniacke | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | |
| 10C. McKercher | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2F. O'Sullivan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27J. Darling | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3H. Sheezel | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25P. Curtis | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5C. Daniel | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 71 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7Z. DuursmaInt | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26L. Parker | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 39T. Blamires | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44C. Zurhaar | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30C. Comben | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19G. Logue | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24T. PowellInt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11L. McDonaldInt | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15D. Stephens | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4A. Corr | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20N. Larkey | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 47C. Trembath | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13C. SpargoInt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1L. DovastonInt | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 367 | 13 | 6 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 1401 | 183 | 184 | 50 | 28 |
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 quarterGEE 4.3 (27) · NTH 3.2 (20)
- 1:29GoalJ. MartinGEE1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
- 3:15GoalJ. BowesGEE2.0 (12) – 0.0 (0)
- 5:26GoalS. MannaghGEE3.0 (18) – 0.0 (0)
- 9:11BehindN. LarkeyNTH3.0 (18) – 0.1 (1)
- 12:39GoalS. NealeGEE4.0 (24) – 0.1 (1)
- 14:34GoalJ. DarlingNTH4.0 (24) – 1.1 (7)
- 15:46BehindJ. CameronGEE4.1 (25) – 1.1 (7)
- 17:55BehindJ. CameronGEE4.2 (26) – 1.1 (7)
- 20:37BehindS. MannaghGEE4.3 (27) – 1.1 (7)
- 27:12GoalC. McKercherNTH4.3 (27) – 2.1 (13)
- 29:10BehindP. CurtisNTH4.3 (27) – 2.2 (14)
- 30:46GoalP. CurtisNTH4.3 (27) – 3.2 (20)
Second quarterGEE 1.3 (9) · NTH 2.3 (15)
- 2:17RushedNorthNTH4.3 (27) – 3.3 (21)
- 4:33BehindO. DempseyGEE4.4 (28) – 3.3 (21)
- 5:46BehindC. TrembathNTH4.4 (28) – 3.4 (22)
- 8:26GoalP. DangerfieldGEE5.4 (34) – 3.4 (22)
- 10:36RushedGeelongGEE5.5 (35) – 3.4 (22)
- 15:18GoalZ. DuursmaNTH5.5 (35) – 4.4 (28)
- 19:04BehindJ. CameronGEE5.6 (36) – 4.4 (28)
- 20:56BehindL. DovastonNTH5.6 (36) – 4.5 (29)
- 21:39GoalZ. DuursmaNTH5.6 (36) – 5.5 (35)
Third quarterGEE 7.1 (43) · NTH 4.3 (27)
- 0:27GoalC. McKercherNTHLead change5.6 (36) – 6.5 (41)
- 3:42BehindT. XerriNTH5.6 (36) – 6.6 (42)
- 4:49GoalJ. CameronGEELevel6.6 (42) – 6.6 (42)
- 7:26GoalO. DempseyGEELead change7.6 (48) – 6.6 (42)
- 8:32BehindP. CurtisNTH7.6 (48) – 6.7 (43)
- 11:43GoalN. LarkeyNTHLead change7.6 (48) – 7.7 (49)
- 19:55GoalZ. DuursmaNTH7.6 (48) – 8.7 (55)
- 22:48GoalS. MannaghGEE8.6 (54) – 8.7 (55)
- 25:14GoalM. HolmesGEELead change9.6 (60) – 8.7 (55)
- 26:58RushedNorthNTH9.6 (60) – 8.8 (56)
- 27:40GoalM. HolmesGEE10.6 (66) – 8.8 (56)
- 29:26GoalJ. SimpkinNTH10.6 (66) – 9.8 (62)
- 32:08GoalS. NealeGEE11.6 (72) – 9.8 (62)
- 33:16BehindB. CloseGEE11.7 (73) – 9.8 (62)
- 34:17GoalS. NealeGEE12.7 (79) – 9.8 (62)
Last quarterGEE 9.2 (56) · NTH 4.0 (24)
- 0:38GoalJ. DarlingNTH12.7 (79) – 10.8 (68)
- 1:50GoalS. MannaghGEE13.7 (85) – 10.8 (68)
- 4:31GoalJ. MartinGEE14.7 (91) – 10.8 (68)
- 7:49GoalS. MannaghGEE15.7 (97) – 10.8 (68)
- 10:49GoalJ. CameronGEE16.7 (103) – 10.8 (68)
- 12:35GoalJ. WorpelGEE17.7 (109) – 10.8 (68)
- 15:48GoalH. SheezelNTH17.7 (109) – 11.8 (74)
- 17:49GoalZ. GuthrieGEE18.7 (115) – 11.8 (74)
- 19:30GoalL. HumphriesGEE19.7 (121) – 11.8 (74)
- 23:02GoalO. HenryGEE20.7 (127) – 11.8 (74)
- 28:23BehindO. HenryGEE20.8 (128) – 11.8 (74)
- 29:33GoalJ. SimpkinNTH20.8 (128) – 12.8 (80)
- 31:39GoalJ. DarlingNTH20.8 (128) – 13.8 (86)
- 33:09GoalJ. CameronGEE21.8 (134) – 13.8 (86)
- 35:06BehindB. SmithGEE21.9 (135) – 13.8 (86)