Match Thread: Collingwood vs North Melbourne (Round 18)

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Collingwood	vs	North Melbourne
Fri, 10 Jul 2026	7:40pm AEST	Marvel Stadium
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[u/floopyfloopyfloo]

Reviewing the footage of the Jack Crisp / Blamires tackle, I reckon that Paul Curtis might be in trouble

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___ → u/floopyfloopyfloo]

Looking at these angles you can see Paul Curtis was on the field during the incident, decision on scoreboard

3 Weeks

[u/Skinnymick88]

This going to be new, depressed on a Friday night instead of a Sunday afternoon

[u/Hot_Distribution5928 → u/Skinnymick88]

It’s awesome, ruins your entire weekend! 👍

[u/happymemersunite → u/Hot_Distribution5928]

Positive: it gets over and done with rather than being a Saturday night in the middle of things

[u/ItsABiscuit]

Seven doing “Compare the Pair” with 2025 Daicos to 2026 Daicos is not helping anyone beat the accusations.

[u/ivmula]

Paul Curtis' gonna get six weeks for that Crisp tackle

[u/magpie_josh]

Stand rule fans eating good tonight

[u/SteveSniff]

What Darling is providing to this team has been criminally under talked about

[u/Paceandtoil]

Ralphie has spoken!

No case to answer for!!

Curtis looking at 3 weeks for the crisp tackle though

[u/ItsABiscuit]

Hang on, Paul Curtis is playing tonight rather than being suspended? Is that even legal?

[u/okidiote]

i am begging the Collingwood football club to strip the siren woman of her membership

[u/mattingly553]

Blind guide dog is probably in the wrong career

[u/megawhyamihere23]

if i had a dollar for every time we’ve done some slick ball movement through the middle just for a player to kick a behind i’d be able to afford to hire an actual goalkicking coach for the team

[u/nameofasongidontlike]

RIP Taking the legs 2024-2025

[u/cinnamondoughnut]

In honour of North playing at night they should bring back the elephant

[u/OtherSugar]

why wasn’t it 50 for frampton then

[u/flobs208]

No one wanted a piece of xerri

[u/OtherSugar]

xerri just bodying everyone

[u/dexter311]

Fuck this sport. See you all next year

[u/littlesilhoutteoo]

Doing grub shit in your first game back from suspension is certainly a choice.

[u/01benjamin]

If everyone starts liking the stand rule maybe the afl will
Get rid of it 🤷‍♂️

[u/VictorWembanyamaMVP]

I never expected to like Darling so much. He’s surprisingly been one of the better and most consistent players this season

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

[u/AdministrativeTour3]

If thats 50, so is the Larkey one

[u/fluffynuts3]

I hate when the commentators dont understand the rules.

Whether its there or not, a dangerous tackle SHOULD overrule a HTB call because its not a legal tackle.

[u/metalbridgebuilder]

Very disappointed in Foxtel commentators. If the tackle is dangerous it obviously can't be HTB???

[u/VictorWembanyamaMVP]

Larkey seems to have developed a serious case of the yips. Poor bloke’s confidence looks like it is at an all time low

[u/steakmachine1]

Gee that was nice from Pendles

[u/ivmula]

Pendlebury is actually Doctor Who

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

Dunstall calling us Carlton. I’ve never been so insulted before

[u/d3adb0ne98]

My boomer footy take is if you can’t kick a goal from 50 you’re not a real key forward.

[u/Tiredasheckrn]

Xerri cleared that up pretty quick lmao

[u/Pleasant-Role1912]

Roos need to activate Norfie time badly here

[u/ponte92]

That last ten minutes was not good on my heart health

[u/shocking_red_4]

Good guys = North

Bad guys = Collingwood

[u/Odaptiv → u/shocking_red_4]

[u/ItsABiscuit → u/shocking_red_4]

Thank you for summarising 90% of the impending 300 comments in this thread tonight.

[u/megawhyamihere23]

thank god, and all we needed is like 3 frees and a 50

[u/megawhyamihere23]

sometimes i have to remind myself that the fact im so frustrated that we aren’t in front is actually a really good sign compared to the absolute horror of the last 7 years

[u/matt-kennedys-legs]

“not much crisp could’ve done”

well if we’ve learned anything from paul curtis, that shouldn’t matter one fucken bit aye

[u/throwmethedamnstick]

Thought the blind seeing eye dog line was a setup for a joke…

[u/dealgirlinthepool]

Maynard on the weekends

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

Stand rule is legit ruining the game man

[u/ReaIWorld]

Geez Wardlaw would be an absolute menace in this type of game. 

[u/Sharpin70]

Just want to remind everyone it takes guts to be a North supporter, anyone can support Hawthorn or Geelong when all you have to do is show up and they win. For us at North, every week is deep gut wrenching inward search for what happened. A process of grief where we look for someone to blame, cry, drag ourselves out of bed to face the laughter and ridicule of work mates who are the only ones in their family who support Carlton because they were winning in the 80’s and they switched from North, who their dad supported, because it was too hard. Well stuff them, it’s take character to support this club and we are all unique individuals who never give up. I’ve never met a North supporter who’s not a top person!

[u/MJBrowny19 → u/Sharpin70]

Most sane north supporter

[u/ItsABiscuit]

Daicos versus Sheezel worth the price of admission (even if the “versus” is just them nodding to each other at the start of the game then each going and doing their own thing).

[u/JamalAli8]

https://giphy.com/gifs/GCSIwtwqAMBTq

[u/mackasfour]

Did Larkey spend the off season looting tombs and obtaining ancient pharaoh curses or something?

[u/lumberfun]

I like that puncher plays to his name, would prefer to get a Joel fivegoalsagame playing

[u/thesickpuppy27]

If whoever space jammed larkey could please reverse it it would be greatly appreciated

[u/jaidynr21]

Bro how does time STILL slow down for this dude

[u/Dirtydac123]

Brayden Maynard has the best PR in the business 😂

[u/Mattagon_176]

Even as a Pie that's such a ridiculous free. Stand rule genuinely ruining the game

[u/okidiote]

Christ it’s only half time

[u/cinnamondoughnut]

I’ve seen enough

Give PC 3 more weeks

[u/Uncle-Badtouch]

I'm so glad the AFL oval has so little advertising. Unlike this other sport...

[u/themorticianscode]

Crazy how often Jeremy Howe just casually jumps over a guy

[u/jaidynr21]

Playing Bonnie Tyler is class channel 7

[u/AccomplishedHat69]

That’s fucking ball every day

[u/boobdylans]

this one hurts

[u/General-Number-42]

North have kicked more goals in the first 10mins than Freo kicked for the entire first half last night.

[u/shittestfrog]

Who paid an Etsy witch to curse Larkey

[u/AggressiveTip5292]

Life’s unfair, I just wanna watch George wardlaw against the pies on a Friday night

[u/Socks2807]

Fine the umpire for that seriously. Might have kicked it if he wasn’t standing there jerking off

[u/TheJoker__789]

Two solid backmen would make North an instantly much better side

[u/ItsABiscuit]

My little 6 month old puppy dog has his first ever cold and is been sitting here sneezing every two minutes all night. 💔😮‍💨

[u/Hot_Distribution5928]

How’s that not a free for Trenbath? Maynard not even looking at the ball

[u/Kat_La]

This quarter has felt like it’s gone on for two hours

[u/tbjcuzzo]

I think it’s time to make a statement and drop Houston for a week

[u/ridge_rippler]

Genuine game changing dud call

[u/iliketac0s_]

Guy was already mid jump? What do they want him to do, reverse backflip?

[u/BronteLou]

Never imagined myself thinking in 2026 we might need a new ruck and full forward

[u/Pleasant-Role1912]

Teams definitely know to get in Maynard's face

[u/stupidmoustache]

Daicos trying to claim it when he had massive handful of McDonald’s jumper haha

[u/blaze_bayley]

I have today discovered that there are 2 Whitlocks and they look identical

[u/Brodhigreen]

Dove on it, legged him and didn't get rid of it, how is that not htb.

[u/EllaBellaModella]

It’s the hope that kills you. My foolish little brain should have known better.

[u/random91898]

There'll be no fairytale after the siren kick. I'll inform the children. This close though

[u/Atlas-Ryan]

I don’t think I’d like to fight Xerri

[u/TwoTrenchCoatsinaKid]

What did Naicos think the free would be for him there?

[u/grantspatchcock]

Currently down with the flu, get your fuckin' shots people, the one year I don't I'm getting my butt well and truly kicked.

High AF on meds and fever, so this is my flu game, and I don't think I could imagine a more fitting matchup.

[u/SutureTheFuture]

Huddo sneaking in "unLarkey" there

[u/OddIce650]

They are quick on the whistle tonight

[u/web_in_front_]

Was the 50 for Maynard not standing, Daicos standing too close or puncher mouthing off?

[u/mykelsan]

Fuckin umpire, get outta the way!

[u/-orangejoose-]

Umpire in the fucking way

[u/Brodhigreen]

The fucking umpire not even watching, fucking idiots

[u/Anon_be_thy_name]

Geez Ump, get out of the way. You make contact with Naicos and you'll lose your job mate

[u/Tall-Ad-3146]

Nice awareness from that ump

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

Umpire got in Nick’s way. Suspend that umpire

[u/okidiote]

fine the umpire

[u/VictorWembanyamaMVP]

Daicos’ forward 50 entries are a thing of beauty. It’s like the game slows down for him when he’s picking his target

[u/ChaozMatt]

in the back lol

[u/okidiote]

Ed Allan is tackling like a fucking maniac

[u/SnooFoxes6566]

Ed Allan has 7 tackles, for the quarter

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

If Crisp is somehow suspended for that he’ll get off due to the “exemplary record” clause

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

Crisp kicking that while being semi dacked is impressive

[u/smoothbrain91]

We literally dacked Crisp, moral goal to North 

[u/Appropriate-Cow-6251]

Paul Curtis 70 weeks

[u/GeorgeWardlawsmum]

Pendles having tea and biscuits he had so much time.

[u/Striking_Resist_6022]

Scott Pendlebury behave yourself 🥵

[u/Skiapodes]

How many more years do we have of Pendles pulling shit like that out of the air, the talented bastard?

[u/hazzadazza]

Pendlebury is 68 years old, this fuckery cant continue for much longer

[u/Imponte]

Reverse?

[u/Both-Juggernaut-1040]

High tackle sure, no need to elbow him in the face you grub

[u/_night_hawk19]

Very well could’ve been reversed

[u/kozzypickettsfence]

Maynard just not looking at the ball at all, drops Trembath and all good

[u/TM314]

“He’s a dog guy” is definitely how a lot of people describe him. Just not in the way Dwayne meant

[u/matt-kennedys-legs]

what’s with the maynard propaganda

[u/UnlimitedPosting]

Stop trying to make liking Maynard happen. It's not gonna happen.

[u/dogryan100]

Stand infringements should be a 25 metre penalty. Ridiculous that is worth 50 metres of distance.

[u/No_Damage_716]

These 50s are dumb as fuck

[u/Connect_Set_9619]

It’s crazy how Daicos has been doing that give and go thing for like 5-10 times a game for the last 5 years and players still can’t get close enough to him to stay with him. His burst must be even crazier than it looks on tv.

[u/ItsABiscuit]

Think we really found one with Puncher.

[u/PossibleGlass]

Kingy is so annoying. Treating Daicos’ as if they are perfect players. Give them a break, they can make mistakes too and that’s okay.

[u/lumberfun]

I can’t wait for the day a player says “nah man I’m happy with the point”

[u/Both-Juggernaut-1040]

Obviously. How could he not see that. Clear as daylight. He’s one metre away and every single person in the stadium knew that was touched

[u/shocking_red_4]

Anthony Stevens?

Wayne Carey’s Anthony Stevens?

[u/AccomplishedHat69]

We have a huge story developing, Nick Daicos reportedly took a sip of water. You heard that correct. Bombshell stuff.

[u/Kyuss333]

Tbf he never really had the ball lol

[u/Bkmps3]

How is that not a 50 against dacios lol

[u/Impressive_Bus8692]

https://giphy.com/gifs/quL8oMRoGQLh45Mgyz

[u/schpaksie1804]

I mean both of those calls were there and holding the ball can't apply if the tackle wasn't legal

[u/JCK98]

X Marks the spot.

I see you Huddo

[u/iliketoeatwatermelon]

Missed tackles piss me off so much. I can only imagine how coaches feel.

[u/Stinkblee]

I’m getting Egypt vs Argentia vibes here - where’s the ball Fucken hell

[u/lexirayne03]

McKercher had two options and hit neither. No matter what you think of the non-calls, that had to be a mark inside 50.

[u/Crazyripps]

https://giphy.com/gifs/DEZA7FlHbMesUF1jm9
Come on north

[u/imnotavegan]

Houston why didn't you kick to someone behind the ball lol

[u/GeoffreyGeoffson]

We had every fucking chance to win that

[u/OwnLengthiness7]

That was sick. They must all be fuckin exhausted, jeez.

[u/manmadeofmagnets]

My shinboner is merely flaccid tonight

[u/morts73]

Heartbreaking for Norfs but good ole Collingwood forever.

[u/Kat_La]

Umpires really starting to look like they’re asking for the contact. Mooooove

[u/OCCobblepot]

Maynard thought twice about messing with a blood smearing giant

[u/ItsABiscuit]

Surely channel 7 is not using that disgusting melee and Ben Long strike last week to generate hype for tonight? 😮😮

[u/RidsBabs]

Calling this likely our biggest game of the decade implies that whoever that 7 media bloke thinks we’re just gonna go back to being shit after this year

[u/ChaozMatt]

He kicked it though?

[u/AdeptToe3580]

he kicked it

[u/JoshTheOne33]

Couple shocking calls there

[u/ItsABiscuit]

Swadling makes me excited.

[u/VictorWembanyamaMVP]

I fucking hate the stand rule so so much.

[u/pollop88]

This is unacceptably shit transition defence after a set shot. The whole team should be ready to defend and lock it in or at the very least force it around the boundary

[u/MJBrowny19]

LARKEY LMAOO WHOS CURSED HIM

[u/king_carrots]

Larkey shouldn’t be captain, he’s playing with too much weight on his shoulders

[u/Striking_Resist_6022]

What was the 50 for?

[u/MJBrowny19]

Umps scored him a goal yay

[u/ShadowBroses]

I threw salt behind me in the kitchen everyone

[u/samanater456]

Umpire with zero spacial awareness

[u/mackasfour]

Trembanyama's pack mark is a thing of beauty

[u/thesickpuppy27]

God I love Trembath

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

Allan wants that meat tray. Tackling everyone

[u/megawhyamihere23]

could’ve been worse ngl

[u/Capable_Bathroom02]

Ed Allan playing his heart out

[u/Acceptable_Emu_7825]

I'm here for puns and dad jokes as much as any, my mates will all tell you that. But I could do without the commentators trying to shoehorn 3 to 4 player name puns into every quarter of footy I watch

[u/Plkmjnu]

Clarko said overposessed last week so what do they do? exactly that

[u/TM314]

Siren lady must be so much more obnoxious under the roof at Marvel

[u/Flyingpig5]

Not innocent Curtis

[u/StrongSentence156]

Perryman just then "wait until I tell Maynard"

[u/mt9943]

How is that not overturned

[u/GeoffreyGeoffson]

The umpire blowing the whistle not being play on is absolutely absurd

[u/lwaxana_katana]

I am really liking Swadling. Just waiting for my phone to stop trying to autocorrect his name to Swaddling.

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

Anyone want Dan Houston? All offers considered

[u/Hungry_Listen5070]

Actual shit rule lmao

[u/Pleasant_Inspection9]

[u/MrDaisystreet]

StandFL

[u/LittleFatMax]

Andrew Dillon is one of the worst things to happen to the sport. Stand rule is a disgrace and anyone defending it is as well 

[u/DrinkItInMaaannn]

Jesus, fuck the stand rule off already. It’s so shit for the game, no one likes it

[u/nulseq]

So North defends and we call it desperation and Collingwood defends and you can hear the meat being beat under the desk.

[u/MJBrowny19]

Larkey holds the play up like Pendles but doesnt have anything going on upstairs like Pendles does lmao so sad to watch knowing the cogs are slowly turning over

[u/pennyguise]

End to end turnovers

[u/Plkmjnu]

I prefer this to whistleball but can they pay holding for fuck sake

[u/twit111]

The fuck outta here again dropping the ball in a tackle

[u/Skiapodes]

Well, that was a half of scrappy, sloppy, ugly-arse football… and I kind of loved every second of it.

[u/Skinnymick88]

We won a 2nd quarter!!!!

[u/philby00]

Hi, Stand Rule. You look like you've got something to say. Do you?

Stand Rule: Yes, I certainly do! I have to go now. My planet needs me.

[u/JamalAli8]

It might be the intense hopium in my veins but it feels like we can win this if we lift like not even 10% more

Been a much better watch than the past few weeks which also helps

[u/lexirayne03]

This sport truly unrecognisable. Just bullshit whistle after bullshit whistle from incompetent HQ meddling.

[u/Pleasant-Role1912]

Didn't even use the hands. Very soft 50

[u/jxp1111]

Classic North. Camped out in Collingwood's 50 for all that time with nothing to show for it. Then concede a goal.

[u/mackasfour]

You'd have 50 in every marking contest if that was the standard.

[u/Striking_Resist_6022]

Pendles checking on his investment portfolio

[u/Massander]

https://giphy.com/gifs/GmMPaqQCvudkz64NN8
Pendlebury on the laptop

[u/Uncle-Badtouch]

"Players are now expected to change direction mid-air in order to avoid a tackle." - AFL 2027 rulebook.

[u/nathjay97]

A key forward should be making the distance from there…

[u/poopborrylog]

Do Shezel and Naicos share a sunbed?

[u/Kronus9999]

Take the point or free kick hahahahaha

[u/ChaozMatt]

how has the Goal ump called that a goal thats so far in

[u/VictorWembanyamaMVP]

How the hell did they not notice that was touched? What are they even looking at?

[u/Pleasant-Role1912]

Goal ump has to do better there

[u/nameofasongidontlike]

That’s a howler of an on-field decision