2025 North Melbourne Football Club season
Australian rules football club season
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The 2025 North Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 101st season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).
PresidentJennifer Watt
CoachAlastair Clarkson
CaptainJy Simpkin
Home groundMarvel Stadium (capacity: 53,343)
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Jennifer Watt |
| Coach | Alastair Clarkson |
| Captain | Jy Simpkin |
| Home ground | Marvel Stadium (capacity: 53,343) |
| Pre-season | 0 wins, 2 losses |
| AFL season | 5 wins, 17 losses, 1 draw |
| Syd Barker Medal | Harry Sheezel/Tristan Xerri |
| Leading goalkicker | Nick Larkey (41) |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,395 |
| Average home attendance | 29,961 [1] |
Overview
| Captain | Coach | Home ground | W–L–D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jy Simpkin | Alastair Clarkson | Marvel Stadium |
Squad
Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2025 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2025 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 17, 2025 and are taken from AFL Tables.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2025) | Goals (2025) | Games (North Melbourne) | Goals (North Melbourne) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Finn O'Sullivan | 2025 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 3 | Harry Sheezel | 2023 | 16 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 60 | 21 |
| 4 | Aidan Corr | 2013 (Greater Western Sydney) | 9 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 171 | 3 |
| 5 | Caleb Daniel | 2015 (Western Bulldogs) | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 192 | 49 |
| 6 | George Wardlaw | 2023 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 35 | 11 |
| 7 | Zane Duursma | 2024 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 |
| 8 | Bailey Scott | 2019 | 8 | 2 | 109 | 34 | 109 | 34 |
| 9 | Luke Davies-Uniacke | 2018 | 16 | 5 | 124 | 46 | 124 | 46 |
| 10 | Colby McKercher | 2024 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 9 |
| 11 | Luke McDonald | 2014 | 15 | 0 | 218 | 18 | 218 | 18 |
| 12 | Jy Simpkin | 2017 | 16 | 10 | 168 | 72 | 168 | 72 |
| 13 | Darcy Tucker | 2016 (Fremantle) | 7 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 156 | 44 |
| 14 | Luke Urquhart | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dylan Stephens | 2020 (Sydney) | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 14 |
| 16 | Zac Fisher | 2017 (Carlton) | 7 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 132 | 55 |
| 17 | Riley Hardeman | 2024 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 18 | Wil Dawson | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Griffin Logue | 2017 (Fremantle) | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 90 | 10 |
| 20 | Nick Larkey | 2017 | 16 | 38 | 133 | 275 | 133 | 275 |
| 21 | Callum Coleman-Jones | 2019 (Richmond) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 20 |
| 22 | Taylor Goad | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Geordie Payne | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tom Powell | 2021 | 16 | 4 | 84 | 29 | 84 | 29 |
| 25 | Paul Curtis | 2022 | 13 | 25 | 72 | 85 | 72 | 85 |
| 26 | Luke Parker | 2011 (Sydney) | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 308 | 223 |
| 27 | Miller Bergman | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Jack Darling | 2011 (West Coast) | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 313 | 545 |
| 29 | Will Phillips | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 48 | 8 |
| 30 | Charlie Comben | 2021 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 41 | 8 |
| 31 | Josh Goater | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Toby Pink | 2024 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 7 |
| 33 | Brayden George | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jackson Archer | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 35 | Matt Whitlock | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | River Stevens | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cooper Harvey | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Tristan Xerri | 2020 | 16 | 4 | 72 | 25 | 72 | 25 |
| 39 | Finnbar Maley | 2025 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 40 | Eddie Ford | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 41 | 30 | 41 |
| 41 | Jacob Konstanty | 2025 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 42 | Kallan Dawson | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 43 | Brynn Teakle | 2022 (Port Adelaide) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| 44 | Cameron Zurhaar | 2017 | 16 | 29 | 137 | 191 | 137 | 191 |
| 45 | Zac Banch | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Robert Hansen Jr. | 2023 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
| 47 | Cooper Trembath | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squad changes
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| No. | Name | Position | Previous club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Finn O'Sullivan |
Defender | Oakleigh Chargers | draft[2] |
| 5 |  Caleb Daniel |
Defender | Western Bulldogs | trade[3] |
| 14 |  Luke Urquhart |
Midfielder | East Fremantle | draft[4] |
| 26 | Luke Parker |
Midfielder | Sydney | trade[5] |
| 28 | Jack Darling |
Key Forward | West Coast | trade[6] |
| 35 | Matt Whitlock |
Key Defender | Murray Bushrangers | draft[7] |
| 36 | River Stevens |
Forward | Geelong Falcons | draft[8] |
| 41 | Jacob Konstanty |
Forward | Sydney | trade[9] |
| 45 | Zac Banch |
Forward | Werribee | trade[10] |
| 47 | Cooper Trembath |
Key Defender | North Melbourne (VFL) | trade[11] |