Here's everything you need to know for our Round 15 bout with Melbourne at the MCG.

Where: MCG, Melbourne, VIC
When: Saturday, June 22 at 7.30pm AEST
Gates open: MCC Reserve: 5.30pm, General Public/AFL Reserve: 6pm. Check your ticket for your entry gate

Ticketing

If you don't have a ticket for Saturday night's game you can grab one here.

Round 15 is also a replacement game, giving members the opportunity to scan into the MCG with their NMFC Membership. For more information on replacement games head here.

To access your mobile membership, please check you have the latest version of the Official NMFC App, and to ensure quick entry, please view and download your ticket before arriving at the match.

Getting to the 'G

To ensure you are inside the Ground in time for the match start, arrive early and leave plenty of time for the entry process.

Download your ticket to your mobile for scanning upon entering the Ground.

Find your best way to get to the MCG with our journey planner and transport option tools. For information on public transport, pedestrian access, taxi ranks and more, click here.

Parking in Yarra Park
General public parking is available for this match. General public parking operates on a first-in, best-dressed basis and is subject to capacity. Parking costs $10, payable via EFTPOS upon arrival. 

Parking for disability permit holders can be pre-booked via Ticketek here.

Precinct road closures
Brunton Avenue will be closed from 5.15pm to 7.30pm.

There will be works on CityLink routes after the game; people are advised to follow the detour routes and allow more time.

Plan your journey with PTV
Public transport is the best way to get to the MCG.

The nearest public transport options for the MCG are:

Train
- Jolimont Station
- Richmond Station

Tram
- Route 75 - Stop 11
- Route 48 - Stop 11
- Route 70 - Stop 7B (Gates 1-3) or Stop 7C (Gates 4-7)

Bus
- Bus number 246

For more information and to plan your journey, click here.

To view current road, tram and train disruptions, click here.

Watch on TV or stream on your phone

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

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Bring on Round 15!

Despite falling in the fourth quarter against reigning premiers Collingwood, the Roos won plenty of admirers at Marvel Stadium thanks to an exhilarating opening half.

Melbourne is the next challenge that awaits a young North Melbourne line-up, but confidence should be growing throughout the group after consecutive performances filled with positives.

Round 15, Melbourne v North Melbourne
Where: MCG, Melbourne, VIC
When: Saturday, June 22 at 7.30pm AEST
How to watch: Channel 7, Foxtel, Kayo Sports

The opposition

Fresh off the bye, the Demons (7-6) will be hoping to flip the script following four losses in their past five games.

Their recent form has seen them drop out of the top eight and they'll now be without star midfielder Christian Petracca, who had surgery on a lacerated spleen following Melbourne's 38-point King's Birthday loss to Collingwood.

Although games have been getting away from the Demons, Max Gawn continues to impress, which makes for an enticing matchup with Kangas ruck Tristan Xerri under the Saturday night lights.

What the coaches have said

North Melbourne senior coach Alastair Clarkson, post-game v Collingwood: "Despite the disappointment of the loss, the learning for our lads will be profound. We were able to show different aspects of our game and show that we can put it together against a really good side."

Melbourne senior coach Simon Goodwin on Wednesday: "(North Melbourne) are a much-improved footy team. They're playing with enormous pressure and energy, and they've got enormous talent in their footy club, and you can see how quickly they are improving. We know what we're up against … and we need to play to a certain level to get the result."

Running hot

George Wardlaw

The young midfielder was a key reason as to why the Roos got the jump on the Pies last weekend.

Wardlaw put up 12 disposals, five score involvements, and three inside 50s in the opening quarter at Marvel Stadium, before going on to tally 30 touches, three goal assists, and one goal of his own.

As tenacious at they come at the contest, Wardlaw can be expected to come out firing again this weekend in his first AFL appearance at the home of footy.

Milestone watch

Taken with the 35th pick of the 2021 National Draft, Paul Curtis will mark his 50th AFL game in Round 15.

The dynamic small forward has showcased his smarts and strength throughout the early stages of his career, often fending off opposition defenders and creating chances inside attacking 50.

After kicking 12 goals and 17 goals in 2022 and 2023 respectively, Curtis has already produced his highest return in front of the big sticks in 2024, with 19 goals from 13 appearances.

Melbourne has clung on for dear life in the closing minute to become the second team in two weeks to deny North Melbourne victory in nail-biting circumstances. 

Cam Zurhaar's fourth goal trimmed the margin to three points with four minutes remaining, but despite a scoreless last quarter, the Demons held firm – just – to secure the 11.4 (70) to 10.7 (67) win at the MCG on Saturday night.

Debutant Kynan Brown laid a crucial tackle on a charging Nick Larkey with 90 seconds remaining, while Harry Petty knocked a stray footy clear in the final seconds to sew up the game. 

This is a feisty young North Melbourne side, kicking six goals either side of the three-quarter time break to cut the margin, while the Demons didn't trouble the scorers.

In an oddly niggly game with plenty of spotfires, a rare full-team brawl broke out at half-time as all the umpires sprinted out to circle the 36 players while the Auskickers watched on, slightly bemused, from the boundary.

The game had meandered along for nearly two quarters with the mass of seagulls arguably providing more entertainment at times, before Trent Rivers pounced.

Bursting through several North defenders at speed at half-forward, he sprinted through and kicked truly from 50. It was just the second goal of the second term, coming with four minutes remaining.

Melbourne looked as if it had built a healthy four-goal break off the back of its work late in the first term, maximising its forward-50 ball, but the Roos were stubborn, if inaccurate, refusing to lie down and chipping away.

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North Melbourne did well to win the ball back, defending strongly across half-back, but cost itself by moving the ball too slowly once it was turned over, struggling to run with pace and dare and instead chipping it around and kicking down the line to a waiting Max Gawn or Steven May.

The Dees finally shook the Roos free late in the third term, the game opening up and the home side finding some rare fluidity with its ball movement. They didn't have a dominant key forward, but the sheer number of players who could find space in attack overwhelmed the young backline at times.

Eddie Ford was unlucky as the Dees' charge commenced, conceding a free kick for a dangerous tackle on May, who held his head while lying on the ground despite not appearing to have hit it on the turf.

The Roos dominated disposal, with Luke Davies-Uniacke, George Wardlaw and Harry Sheezel having plenty of say in the game, while Jack Viney was the king of the clearances.

Melbourne celebrated its 20th year of partnering with the Breast Cancer Network Australia with its annual Pink Lady match, a number of players from both teams donning pink boots, as well as beanies before the match.

Tagger Phillips drives Clarry up the wall
After going head-to-head with Nick Daicos last week, Will Phillips had another daunting task in the bullocking Clayton Oliver. While Phillips was never overly physical, he wore Oliver closely, with the Dee unable to burn off the Roo through running power, unlike Daicos last week. Oliver had two disposals in the first term and three in the second, giving away four free kicks to the main break. He finished with just 14 disposals.

North Melbourne and 50m penalties
The 50m penalty giveth and the 50m taketh away. A week after North Melbourne arguably lost its game to Collingwood on the back of a non-paid 50m penalty, it was the beneficiary of an apparent mis-paid penalty. With the margin at 27 points in the fourth term, Ford feigned a handball, drawing Caleb Windsor into moving on the mark. A pre-season rule tweak meant that should have been ignored due to the feint, but a penalty was paid, and Ford converted, kicking truly.

MELBOURNE                  5.2     6.4     11.4     11.4     (70)
NORTH MELBOURNE     1.2     3.7     5.7     10.7     (67)

GOALS
Melbourne: Turner 2, Pickett, McDonald, Chandler, Petty, Rivers, Neal-Bullen, Sparrow, van Rooyen, Gawn
North Melbourne: Zurhaar 4, Sheezel 2, Ford 2, Simpkin, Davies-Uniacke

BEST
Melbourne: Viney, Rivers, Gawn, Sparrow, May
North Melbourne: Davies-Uniacke, Wardlaw, Sheezel, Zurhaar, Phillips

INJURIES
Melbourne: Nil
North Melbourne: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
Melbourne: Kynan Brown (replaced Christian Salem in the fourth quarter)
North Melbourne: Dylan Stephens (replaced Toby Pink in the third quarter)

Crowd: 28,774 at the MCG