Here's everything you need to know for our Round 17 home game against the Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium.

Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
When: Saturday, July 6 at 1.45pm AEST
Gates open: 12pm. Check your ticket for your entry gate

Get your tickets

Tickets are still available for our game against the Suns!

As it's our home game, members will be able to scan their mobile membership card or regular membership to enter the stadium.

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.

>> For everything you need to know about your mobile membership, head to our Member Hub

>> Non-members can buy a ticket to this game from Ticketmaster here

Gate 1, 5 & 7 ticket boxes open: 11am

Kids Go Free!

In celebration of the game’s smallest fans, children aged 14 years and under will have free entry* to matches played between Friday, 28 June to Sunday, 21 July, lining up with school holidays nationwide.

>> All you need to know about free kids tickets from R16-19 

Head to the Kids Zone at Gate 7 on the external concourse for the following activities:

• Face painting
• Colouring-in station
• Sensory toy play
• Meet Kanga and Ruby

PLUS a meet and greet with Spider-Man at Gate 7 on the internal concourse!

*T&Cs apply, subject to capacity and availability. Tickets must be booked in advance

NAIDOC Week

In recognition of NAIDOC Week (7-14 July), North Melbourne will wear its 2024 Indigenous guernsey 'Kangaroo Way', which was designed by Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara, Ngadjonji and Taungurung artist Emma Bamblett, for Saturday's game.

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

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Watch on TV or stream on your phone

Sunday's game will be broadcast live for Foxtel and Kayo Sports subscribers.

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Bring on Round 17!

North Melbourne will be looking to pick up a second win for the season on Saturday when it faces Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium.

It's been a promising month for the Roos who have produced a handful of valiant efforts, but they'll be hoping they can turn one into a victory in front of their home crowd.

Round 17, North Melbourne v Gold Coast
Where: Marvel Stadium, Docklands, VIC
When: Saturday, July 6 at 1.45pm AEST
How to watch: Foxtel, Kayo Sports

The opposition

The Suns (8-7) claimed their biggest win of the campaign last time out, holding off the reigning premier Collingwood to win by 11 points at People First Stadium.

Noah Anderson was at his best in the midfield, winning a game-high 39 disposals to go along with eight marks, six clearances, and five tackles, while Ben King was a deadeye in front of goals finishing with four goals straight.

The win over Collingwood extended their winning streak at home venues to seven, but they are yet to pick up points in Victoria this season.

What the coaches have said

North Melbourne senior coach Alastair Clarkson, post-game v Western Bulldogs: "It was pleasing once again that instead of the game slipping away after three quarter-time and it ending in a five, six, eight-goal loss, we were able to pull it back and put some respectability on the scoreboard. But the better side got the four points because over the four quarters they were more consistent."

Gold Coast senior coach Damien Hardwick on Wednesday: "The North Melbourne we played in Round 9 – this is a different side completely (now). We need to make sure we come ready to play because they've caught sides off-guard, and they've been in games until the very end."

Running hot

Darcy Tucker

In his second year as a Roo, Tucker has managed to lock down his spot in North Melbourne's in 2024 and was one of the side's best in the loss to the Bulldogs.

He was busy at Marvel Stadium last Saturday, notching seven marks, five tackles and a career-high 30 disposals while going at 83 per cent efficiency.

"I'm happy to play whatever role is needed for the team, whether its wing, half-back, half-forward," Tucker said post-game last weekend.

"I've got a lot to learn (playing at half-back) as well, so I'm just looking to grow – even at my age – and take some good form into the back half of the year."

Last time we met 

The Suns were too strong when the two clubs met back in Round 9 of this season, winning by 68 points at TIO Stadium in Darwin.

Jaidyn Stephenson kicked the Kangas' first goal in the hot and humid conditions but began to fall away following quarter-time as Gold Coast ramped up the intensity.

While it was mostly a sour evening for the visitors, young gun Colby McKercher came away with the Round 9 Rising Star nomination after tallying 30 possessions and 596 metres gained.

North Melbourne has continued Gold Coast's nightmare on the road, beating them by four points in a cracking contest at Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Kangaroos' pulsating 13.9 (87) to 12.11 (83) win is their second win of the season and their first in Melbourne since Round 1 last year.

Apart from their two home wins in Darwin, Gold Coast remain winless away from Carrara.

Since his notorious criticism of Marvel Stadium when he was Richmond coach in 2021, Suns coach Damien Hardwick's record at the venue is eight losses and a draw.

The 11th-placed Suns could have broken into the top eight with a win, but adding to their woes they lost Touk Miller and Sam Day to injury during the match.

North star Luke Davies-Uniacke was mighty in the chaotic last term, showing great poise and almost kicking a superb goal on the run late in the game.

KANGAROOS v SUNS Full match coverage and stats

A Paul Curtis goal 17 minutes into the last quarter proved the match-winner.

After Wil Powell marked and goaled to bring the margin back to five points at the 25-minute mark, Mac Andrew won the centre square clearance and passed to Ben Ainsworth with 90 seconds left on the clock.

But Ainsworth's shot missed and North held on grimly for the win.

In his first game since a foot injury in round nine, Kangaroos newcomer Colby McKercher had 37 possessions in defence and Harry Sheezel also starred, while Nick Larkey kicked three goals.

Crucially, North won the clearances 45-29 against the Suns' talented midfield in a pulsating game that belied its billing of 11th versus last on the ladder.

The narrative around Gold Coast's problems on the road this season was fuelled when North kicked the opening three goals within six minutes.

Their opening barrage was highlighted by a clever long-range barrel kick off half-back from Tom Powell, which set up Liam Shiels for their third goal.

But the Suns hit back in a hurry, kicking the next five goals for a 12-point lead at quarter-time.

A scything run down the outer wing from Roos young gun McKercher resulted in Larkey's second goal, and North led by 14 points midway through the second term.

Ben King's mark and goal from an acute angle reduced that to seven points at the main break.

But Gold Coast suffered a massive blow early in the third term when Miller (wrist) was forced out of the game.

Day, who kicked two goals in the first term, also was out of the game for the final quarter with a lower leg injury.

After North Melbourne defender Kailan Dawson kicked his first goal in the second term - a booming shot from outside 50m - Suns young gun Mac Andrew also came up from defence and did the same in the third.

Andrew was prominent for the Suns, and Noah Anderson had 30 disposals.

The monkey remains on the Suns' back
Another road trip, another loss for Gold Coast. A week after the Suns claimed the biggest scalp of their season in Collingwood, they backed it up with a below-par performance against the Kangaroos. Their winless run on the road now extends back to round nine last season - a win over lowly West Coast. Apart from their two home wins in Darwin, the Suns remain winless away from Carrara this season and are a long way from the September threat they aspire to be.

Colby's comeback complete
Colby McKercher had a blistering start to his debut season before a foot injury in round nine put the handbrake on his year. But the young defender picked up where he left off in a brilliant comeback game. Along with fellow young gun Harry Sheezel, the No.2 pick was one of the Roos' best, finishing with a game-high 37 disposals, six marks and five score involvements. But the highlight? A blistering run down the wing in the second quarter, complete with four bounces, to set up a Nick Larkey goal.

Dawson's special first goal
There were plenty of memorable goals for the Kangas on Saturday, but it was Kallan Dawson's major that probably topped them all. The defender picked off a rushed kick out of a stoppage in North's attack to mark the ball right on the 50m arc, before calmly going back to slot the steadying goal – the first of his career. Dawson arrived at the Roos via the mid-season draft in 2022 and has played 13 games in the blue and white.

NORTH MELBOURNE      3.1     8.3     11.7    13.9 (87)  
GOLD COAST                  5.1     7.3      9.6     12.11 (83)  

GOALS
North Melbourne: Larkey 3, Teakle 2, Curtis, Davies-Uniacke, Dawson, Pink, Sheezel, Shiels, Xerri, Zurhaar
Gold Coast: Day 2, Long 2, Ainsworth, Anderson, Andrew, Flanders, Graham, King, Lukosius, Powell

BEST
North Melbourne: Sheezel, McKercher, Davies-Uniacke, Xerri, Powell, Larkey
Gold Coast: Anderson, Moyle, Rowell, Andrew, Flanders

INJURIES
North Melbourne: Nil
Gold Coast: Day (foot), Miller (wrist)

SUBSTITUTES
North Melbourne: Curtis Taylor (replaced Dylan Stephens in the fourth quarter)
Gold Coast: Bailey Humphrey (replaced Touk Miller in the third quarter)

Crowd: 17,781 at Marvel Stadium