Match

North Melbourne vs Richmond

Commentary / 17 Aug 2025

Pre Game

00:00
North Melbourne have won three of their last four matches against the Tigers, with two of those wins decided by less than a goal.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
02:04
Tom Lynch has recorded a career-low shot at goal accuracy of 38.5% this season and starts with a behind today.
02:05
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
02:38
Cameron Zurhaar has now kicked 38 goals for the season, just three behind Nick Larkey as the North Melbourne leading goal kicker.
04:58
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Harry Sheezel)
07:26
Tom Lynch has had the better of Toby Pink in the early stages of this game, winning both one-on-one contests inside forward 50.
09:22
Tom Lynch has now beaten Toby Pink in three consecutive one-on-one contests inside 50, taking two contested marks and winning one free kick.
11:27
Richmond are on top early in this game. They lead inside 50's (5-2) and have scored four times from their five entries.
14:54
Richmond's defence is holding up better than North Melbourne's. The Tigers have been more desperate in defence, leading defensive 50 tackles (4-0).
15:44
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
16:11
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
16:31
North Melbourne's transition game has been effective, scoring both times from their two kick-ins.
18:17
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
18:49
All three of Richmond's goals have been generated from stoppage situations, while North Melbourne have kicked their goals from turnover and kick-in situations.
20:27
The Kangaroos are beginning to own the ball, leading uncontested possessions (49-24).
22:14
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Geordie Payne)
23:51
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (James Trezise)
24:20
Tom Lynch is the dominant force on the ground. Lynch averages 1.4 contested marks per game, but has already taken four contested marks in the opening quarter.
26:27
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
27:00
Colby McKercher is catching the eye with his run and carry. McKercher has a game-high nine disposals, including three inside 50's and 100% disposal efficiency.
28:40
Tigers Interchange - Sam Banks off due to the blood rule.
30:03
North Melbourne has kicked (0.4) from set shots, while Richmond has kicked (4.1) from set shots.
31:39
The Kangaroos are burning their opportunities. They lead inside 50's (15-8) but have now missed five consecutive set shots at goal.
32:30
North Melbourne has now trailed at quarter-time in 36 of their last 45 matches.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:40
Richmond average nine contested marks per game this season. They've already taken nine contested marks in the early stages of the second quarter.
02:53
Kangaroos Interchange - Cameron Zurhaar and is possibly out for the game.
03:24
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
05:13
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
05:19
North Melbourne have had the first three clearances and the first three inside 50's of the second quarter.
06:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
08:05
Harry Sheezel averages 28.7 disposals in his three encounters with Richmond. He has already had a game-high 16 disposals, three clearances and four score involvements.
08:39
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Finn O'Sullivan)
12:21
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
12:39
Richmond won uncontested possessions by 36 when these two teams last met in Round 10. North Melbourne lead uncontested possessions by 49 in this game.
15:08
Luke Davies-Uniacke is involved in everything positive for the Kangaroos. Davies-Uniacke has a game-high seven score involvements and a goal assist from his 15 disposals.
15:38
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Maurice Rioli)
17:33
Richmond are dominating the aerial contests, leading contested marks (11-2). Tom Lynch has now taken five contested marks.
19:09
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Geordie Payne)
20:15
North Melbourne have been more efficient this quarter, kicking a goal 43% of the time they go inside 50, compared to just 13% in the opening term. They've also kicked (3.1) from set shots this quarter, compared to (1.5) in quarter one.
23:35
North Melbourne are dominating clearances (12-3) in the second quarter. Luke Davies-Uniacke has had four clearances this quarter, while Tristan Xerri has had five hit-outs to advantage for the term.
27:06
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Balta)
28:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Harry Sheezel)
29:04
Tigers Interchange - Nick Vlastuin off due to an injury.
29:15
Tristan Xerri has had a massive quarter for the Kangaroos. Xerri is starting to take control of the game, with nine contested possessions and three clearances this term.
30:29
Kangaroos Interchange - George Wardlaw off due to an injury.
32:49
Harry Sheezel has had 25 disposals, 13 more than any Richmond player.
33:17
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Parker)
34:38
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Harry Sheezel)
34:45
Richmond has now trailed at half-time in 35 of its last 45 matches.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Balta)
03:11
Richmond have had the first four inside 50's of the second half, but have only registered a single behind.
05:41
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
06:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
07:55
Richmond had the first six inside 50's of the quarter, but only managed three behinds. Paul Curtis kicks his third goal with North Melbourne's first inside 50 entry of the quarter.
09:39
Luke Davies-Uniacke sets up Jack Darling's first goal after three running bounces along the wing. Davies-Uniacke has a game-high nine score involvements, including two goal assists.
11:23
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jacob Hopper)
12:42
Richmond lead intercept marks (5-0) this term and (12-4) for the match. Ben Miller and Nathan Broad have taken three intercept marks each.
13:39
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jacob Konstanty)
14:04
North Melbourne have now kicked four consecutive goals, and lead by a game-high 22 points.
14:48
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Harry Sheezel)
15:29
Harry Sheezel is having his best match of the season. Sheezel has had 33 disposals, 10 score involvements, five clearances and two goals.
16:41
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cooper Trembath)
17:14
After (6.11) in the opening half, North Melboune have kicked (5.0) this quarter.
18:28
North Melbourne are playing on 31% of the time from their 49 marks, while Richmond is playing on just 5% of the time from their 42 marks.
19:18
Kangaroos Interchange - George Wardlaw off due to an injury.
19:21
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
19:29
Seth Campbell goals with just his fourth disposal of the match. Campbell has had a great season for the Tigers, leading the club goal kicking with 24 goals.
22:26
Richmond have a kicking efficiency of just 33% in the third quarter.
23:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
24:26
Richmond lead clearances (9-4) for the third quarter, but North Melbourne lead goals from clearances (3-0).
24:36
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
25:04
After their goal-kicking woes in the opening half, North Melbourne can't miss in the third quarter. The Roos have kicked (7.0) from 10 inside 50 entries.
26:24
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Finn O'Sullivan)
27:37
Harry Sheezel is up to career-high 40 disposals.
29:07
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Dylan Stephens)
31:23
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
31:35
Since quarter time, North Melbourne have won the contested possession count by 36. Luke Parker and Harry Sheezel have each had 14 contested possessions for the match.
33:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
34:22
Richmond have had 10 players with two or less disposals in the third quarter.
35:25
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
35:28
North Melbourne average 353 disposals per game this season. They've already had 345 disposals at three quarter time, led by their dominant midfield group of Sheezel (40), Davies-Uniacke (29), Parker (25) and Wardlaw (25).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:20
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
04:57
Richmond have had the first three clearances of the final quarter.
05:09
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
06:42
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cooper Trembath)
06:56
Cooper Trembath goals following a strong contested mark in the goal square. Trembath has now kicked five goals in his first two career games.
08:23
Steely Green goals following a run down tackle inside 50. Richmond lead tackles inside 50 (9-4) for the match.
09:20
Richmond don't have a single player with 20 or more disposals in this match, while North Melbourne have seven players with 20 or more disposals.
10:30
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
10:51
Paul Curtis makes it a career-high five goals. Curtis has had 15 disposals and nine score involvements.
11:47
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Matt Whitlock)
12:06
Matt Whitlock kicks the first goal of his career, while Harry Sheezel equals the North Melbourne club record of 44 disposals in the same chain.
13:21
Harry Sheezel makes it a North Melbourne club record of 45 disposals, surpassing Brent 'Boomer' Harvey's previous record. He still has 13 more minutes to add to that tally.
16:07
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Griffin Logue)
16:31
Tigers Interchange - Tylar Young off due to an injury.
16:36
Griffin Logue kicks his first goal of the 2025 season. North Melbourne have had 12 different goal kickers in this game.
20:05
Kangaroos Interchange - George Wardlaw and is possibly out for the game.
20:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom Lynch)
20:32
Tom Lynch threatened a massive game after four contested marks and two goals in the opening quarter. He's had limited supply since, with Richmond only generating 36 inside 50's for the match.
22:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Balta)
22:37
Richmond haven't given up despite the score line, registering a pressure rating of 204 in the final quarter, compared to 188 for the opening three quarters.
23:36
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
24:02
Richmond make it three consecutive final quarter goals. Seth Campbell has now kicked 26 goals for the season, the most of any Richmond player.
25:12
Tristan Xerri has amassed 16 tackles in this game, eight more than any other player on the ground.
27:49
Griffin Logue has taken four intercept marks in the final quarter.
28:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
28:42
Richmond have kicked (6.0) in the final quarter, leading contested possessions by two in the final term, after being soundly beaten in that area in quarters two and three.
30:05
The crowd rose for Harry Sheezel, as he was about to register his 50th disposal of the game, before Maurice Rioli ran him down and caught him holding the ball. Sheezel still sits on 49 disposals, equal with Bailey Dale's 49 disposals against Essendon earlier in the season.
31:42
Harry Sheezel raises the bat, becoming the first player to register 50 disposals in a game this season.
32:54
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
34:04
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cooper Trembath)
34:22
North Melbourne register their highest score of the season, surpassing their previous best of 125.
35:38
Harry Sheezel equals Tom Mitchell for the AFL record of 54 disposals in a match. He has 13 seconds to break the record individually.
35:51
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Geordie Payne)
37:17
It was a record breaking day for North Melbourne, winning their fifth game of the season with their highest score of the season. Harry Sheezel equalled the AFL record for disposals with 54, while Paul Curtis kicked a career-best five goals.