Here's everything you need to know for the Good Friday SuperClash against Carlton at Marvel Stadium.

Where: Marvel Stadium, Docklands, VIC
When: Friday, March 29 at 4.20pm AEDT
Gates open: 2.30pm. Check your ticket for your entry gate

A Good Friday game for a great cause

Since the inaugural match in 2017, the Good Friday SuperClash has contributed almost $800,000 to the Good Friday Appeal to support ground-breaking research, state-of-the-art equipment and technology, family-centred care programs and the ongoing education and training for staff at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

On the field, the team will be wearing a brand-new guernsey which combines the Kangaroos’ royal blue and white and iconic Bounding Roo design with the colours of the Good Friday Appeal: purple and green.

The match-worn SuperClash guernseys will be available via online auction post-game, with all proceeds going to the Good Friday Appeal. You can also donate here!

Catch the VFL and VFLW Kangaroos before the game

Before you make your way to Marvel Stadium for the SuperClash, catch our VFL and VFLW sides in action against the Blues at Arden Street.

The VFLW match kicks off at 9.30am, before the VFL Kangaroos take the field for their 12.30pm clash.

What's on at Marvel Stadium?

Visit Roo Squad Clubhouse outside Gate 7 for fun activities pre-game:
• Free face painting
• Balloon twisters
• Roaming Marvel characters
• SEDA inflatables
• Mjolnir (Thor's Hammer) @ Stadium Square (Gate 2)
• Footy games
• Colouring in station
• Kangaroos Resident DJ spinning tunes
• Basketball competition

Important information

• When using your ticket, you can enter the ground via Gates 1, 3, 5, or 7.
• Roo Shop merchandise can be found on Level 1, inside Gate 7.
• Our Membership Hub will be available inside Gate 5 until half time, if you require any assistance. You can collect your member item if you haven’t already; simply quote your membership choice voucher to redeem.

Social Club Members

• Social Club function is in the Victory Room, located on Level 1 near Aisle 15.
• Hear from current players in the pre-game Q&A.

Premiership Club Members

• To access Premiership Club, enter via Gate 6 & take lift/stairs to Level D.
• Live Music in the Parker Room.

Getting to Marvel Stadium 

Information regarding Marvel Stadium parking can be found below, with Big Build works in place the use of public transport is encouraged.

Parking | Public Transport | Travel Disruptions | Accessibility

Patrons will have access to Car Park A & B via Bourke Street, and access to Car Park C via the Flinders Street end of Wurundjeri Way.

Please kindly note that Car Park D & E will not be available with Wurundjeri Way closures for this event, due to the Westgate Tunnel Project.

To view more information and to plan your journey, please visit The Big Build Website. For further details, map and to plan your journey, click here.

There will be lane closures on Footscray Road, Docklands. Buses also replace trains on sections of the Seymour and Shepparton lines.

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Watch on TV or stream on your phone

Friday's game will be broadcast live in Channel 7 and for Foxtel and Kayo Sports subscribers.

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Bring on the SuperClash!

The Good Friday SuperClash returns this week as North Melbourne and Carlton lock horns in front of what is expected to be a packed-out Marvel Stadium.

A first win for the season beckoned when Alastair Clarkson's side got off to a blazing start against the Dockers last Saturday, but the Roos struggled to put the game to bed and were ultimately overrun in the second half.

Round 3, North Melbourne v Carlton

Where: Marvel Stadium, VIC
When: Friday, March 29 at 4.20pm AEDT
How to watch: Channel 7, Foxtel, Kayo Sports

What it means

An opportunity to make a statement under the spotlight

A landmark fixture for the club and competition stands as a chance for Clarkson's young charges to take another step forward in their progression.

They showed what they were capable in the first half against Fremantle last week through strong clearance work and speed and slickness out of defence, but putting all the pieces together for four quarters will be the challenge North Melbourne faces when it clashes with a premiership contender.

Footy takes a backseat to a great cause

While the Kangaroos and Blues take the stage tomorrow, the focal point of the day is the Royal Children's Hospital's Good Friday Appeal.

Good Friday football has already raised over $1.7m since 2017, and the Kangaroos need your help this year as we aim to break the $2m mark.

>> Donate to the Good Friday Appeal here

The opposition

The undefeated Blues are humming at the moment and will enter Round 3 well rested after a bye.

After shocking Brisbane with a second-half revitalisation in Opening Round, Carlton held off a resolute Richmond side a week later to make it two wins from two outings.

Key forward Harry McKay has found early season form, polling 13 AFLCA Champion Player of the Year award votes in his first two appearances, while the big-bodied Patrick Cripps is always one to watch in coach Michael Voss's engine room.

Running hot

Tom Powell

Round 2 saw a break-out performance from the South Australian native, who has all but nailed down a spot in North Melbourne's growing midfield and was rewarded with a two-year contract extension during the week.

While the Fremantle game got away from the Roos, Powell played a significant role in helping his side shoot out to a strong first-half lead, before finishing with two goals and career-highs for disposals (28) and clearances (eight).

What the coaches have said

North Melbourne senior coach Alastair Clarkson on Thursday: "The evidence is there that we're on the right track, but as we know with this great game of ours you've got to do it over four quarters, not just in bits and pieces. We're pleased with the progress we're making, but we know to win games of footy we've got to do it for a sustained amount of time."

Carlton senior coach Michael Voss on Thursday: "(The Roos are) extremely dangerous ... I don't think they could've been more impressive in that first half (against Fremantle). It's up to us now to be able to make sure that we not only put our system in place but pressure the opposition."

Harry McKay kicked five goals as Carlton ended North Melbourne's hopes of taking out the 2024 Good Friday SuperClash.

The Blues led at every change to run out 56-point winners, 21.11 (137) to 12.9 (81).

GOOD FRIDAY SUPERCLASH Full match coverage and stats

Though the Kangaroos never raised the white flag in front of 47,565 fans at a sold-out Marvel Stadium, they were outclassed and had few answers for the big bodies in the Blues' forward line. Reigning Coleman medalist Charlie Curnow was an ever-present threat alongside McKay, kicking four goals for the winners.

In a further blow, the Roos lost Callum Coleman-Jones to a suspected ruptured right Achilles tendon.

The former Richmond player was taken from the field on a medical cart and given immediate pain relief, replaced by sub Eddie Ford.

It was North's second serious Achilles injury in three weeks after Josh Goater's season came to an abrupt end in the round one defeat to Greater Western Sydney.

Forwards Paul Curtis and Nick Larkey kicked three goals apiece for the Kangas, while Ford contributed back-to-back goals late in the third quarter.

Tom Powell underlined his value to the side after signing a new contract extension during the week, winning 29 touches and kicking a goal. Harry Sheezel (32 touches) had another excellent game despite the heavy defeat. 

The Kangaroos also showed some serious aggression at times, with star forward Larkey giving away a 50m penalty late in the third quarter for slamming Mitch McGovern to the ground.

Preliminary finalists last season, Carlton extended its undefeated start to 3-0, while the Kangaroos remain winless.

Star defender Jacob Weitering made an impressive return from injury for the Blues, while former Gold Coast utility Elijah Hollands improved as the game progressed in his first appearance for the club.

Carlton didn't come out of the match unscathed either, after defender Caleb Marchbank was concussed in a heavy collision with teammate Jordan Boyd in the final term.

The Blues have an opportunity to go 4-0 for the first time since 1995 - the year of their last premiership - when they face Fremantle in Gather Round next Saturday.

North will play Grand Finalist Brisbane, smarting off a disappointing 0-3 start to their season, next Friday at Norwood Oval

Cruel blow for Coleman-Jones

A foot injury and a concussion interrupted Coleman-Jones' 2023 season, and now the luckless Kangaroo tall faces another long spell on the sidelines, after he went down without contact early in the second quarter. He was taken from the ground on a stretcher in obvious pain, and the North Melbourne medical team were quick to confirm a right Achilles tendon injury. It's a tough setback for Coleman-Jones and a sizeable problem for the Roos, who have a big hole to fill.

Kangas show heart

Nine unanswered goals deflated the Roos against Fremantle last week, and Alastair Clarkson's young side was similarly overrun as Carlton rattled on seven in a row in the opening half. But despite struggling to counter the Blues' imposing forwards, they showed spirit in rallying after the break. Five counter-punching goals kept Carlton honest in the third quarter - the highlight a brilliant dribbling goal from the tireless Paul Curtis.

Roos hand out the Easter Eggs early

It was never going to be an easy task for North Melbourne to take down an in-form Carlton, but ill-discipline made it near impossible. The Roos finished the match heavily in the negatives in the free kick count, but more of a worry was the six 50-metre penalties they handed over, most resulting in goals. History would suggest Alastair Clarkson doesn't mind a bit of 'unsociable football', but it's unlikely he'll be impressed with the gifts his players handed over on Friday.

North's talent bag is raw, but full

There's no questioning the quality of some of North Melbourne's youngsters with names like Sheezel, Wardlaw, Powell and McKercher enough to keep any Kanga fan's optimism high. And now Paul Curtis is putting his name among the mix. The 21-year-old forward was his side's best option around goal on Friday and finished with three majors to his name. That gives him seven for the season, equal with Nick Larkey, and he's proving to be a threat opposition coaches will need to plan for.

North Melbourne     3.2    6.3    11.5     12.9 (81)
Carlton                       5.6    10.8   16.10   21.11 (137)

GOALS
North Melbourne: Curtis 3, Larkey 3, Ford 2, Lazzaro, Powell, Wardlaw, Zurhaar
Carlton: McKay 5, Curnow 4, Owies 3, Durdin 2, Acres, Carroll, Cerra, Cripps, Fantasia, Hollands, Hewett

BEST
North Melbourne: Sheezel, Powell, Curtis, Xerri, McKercher
Carlton: McKay, Cripps, Curnow, Hewett, Cerra, E.Hollands

INJURIES
North Melbourne: Coleman-Jones (Achilles)
Carlton: Marchbank (head knock), Curnow (ankle)

SUBSTITUTES
North Melbourne: Eddie Ford, replaced Callum Coleman-Jones in the second quarter
Carlton: Orazio Fantasia, replaced Corey Durdin at three-quarter time

Crowd: 47,565 at Marvel Stadium