Practice Match, 2025
North Melbourne vs Melbourne
Saturday 22 February
Venue: Arden Street
Attendance: N/A (not counted)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| North Melbourne | 2.3 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 10.11.71 |
| Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 18.9.117 |
Melbourne win by 46 points
Goalkickers: Harry Sharp 4, Jacob van Rooyen 4, Kysaiah Pickett 2, Tom Sparrow 2, Jack Billings 1, Kynan Brown 1, Tom Campbell 1, Matthew Jefferson 1, Daniel Turner 1, Taj Woewodin 1
In their first competitive hitout of the new season, Melbourne fielded an understrength team against a near first choice North side. The 'match simulation' included three minutes at the end of each half where one side would defend a supposed eight point lead. After an even first half, Melbourne was the first to defend the fictional lead and conceded a goal after the siren that was counted in the final score. They ran away with a win in the second half, kicking 12 goals to four. In the last two minutes, as part of the scenario where North was defending their eight point lead, Andy Moniz-Wakefield suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Best were Pickett, Oliver and van Rooyen.
Media
melbournefc.com.au - 23/02/2025
Links
Demonblog match review