North Melbourne returns to Marvel Stadium under Saturday night lights to face Geelong in Round 20. 

The Cats are flying high, and Alastair Clarkson's young Kangaroos will be out to test themselves against one of the competition's best teams.

Here's everything you need to know for Saturday night's game.

When: Saturday, July 26 at 7.35pm AEST
Where: Marvel Stadium, VIC
Gates Open: 5.30pm
Tickets: Secure your seat here!

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Getting to the game

Find everything you need to know about getting to Marvel Stadium here:

Parking | Public Transport | Travel Disruptions | Accessibility

Member zone

Visit the Social Club pre-game to have your picture taken with the 1999 premiership cup! The Social Club function is in the Victory Room, located on Level 1 behind Aisle 15. Simply show your membership to get access. 
 
Collect your Member Scarf from the Member Hub 
Visit the ticket windows outside Gate 5 to collect your 2025-member merchandise. Don’t forget to have your Member Choice Voucher ready!

Future Roos Passport Prize collection 
Collect your Passport Prize for Round 20! Your exclusive badge can be collected at Gate 5 ticket windows by showing your Future Roos passport. 

Around the ground

Try your hand at a trade, thanks to Dulux and CSR at the Marvel Trade Show! Head to Stadium Square for all sorts of tradie activities, including a paint by numbers, plus more.

Head to Gate 7 for fun for the whole family! Inflatables thanks to Maccas, facepainting and airbrush tattoos and giveaways from Bulk Nutrients. Also at Gate 7, Roo Squad will have FREE face painting, a colouring in station, footy skills stations and sensory play activities outside Gate 7. Plus, FREE Mazda colouring in books!

Give it heaps! Jump into the Mazda BT-Booth and have a go at commentating footage of your favourite players for your chance to WIN a $5 food and bev voucher. 

PLUS: To celebrate 25 years, Marvel Stadium will be bringing back the year 2000 prices with some special offers on Saturday:

• $2.50 classic FourN20 meat pies before bounce. Available in our retail food outlets
• $6 schooners before bounce. Available in Goat Bar, Johnnie Walker Bar, Terrace Bar, Sports Bar, Craft Bar, Peroni Bar and View Bar
• 2 for $10 soft drink varieties. Available in Retail Food and Beverage outlets

Marvel will also be celebrating with:

• 25-year branded Pirate Life Stadium Draught beer and Curatif cocktails. Available in select retail outlets, Altis, Medallion Club, View Bar & Victory South (AFL Members).
• A scratch card promotion with the opportunity to win a range of food and beverage offers including 25% discount and $25 and $2.50 vouchers.
• 25-year commemorative pin fan giveaways
• Daniel's Donuts - bespoke 25-year branded donut

Matchday merch offer
Grab a bargain this weekend at the Roo Shop. Youth guernseys are just $50 — available exclusively at our matchday store inside Gate 7, right behind the cheer squad. Don’t miss out on stocking up on the latest Kangaroos gear! 

Can't make the game?

Our venue partner The Pass have 200+ venues available in Australia. Find a location near you to watch with other Roos fans!

Exclusive to NMFC members, receive 15 per cent off all your food and bev purchases at The Wharf in Docklands, and 10 per cent off at all other venues, when you order with The Pass!

To join the NMFC list and receive your exclusive discount:

1. Download The Pass from the App Store or Google Play
2. Sign up, and add your preferred payment method
3. Head to More > Promo Code, and enter 'NMFC' followed by your membership number, e.g. NMFC123456
4. Order using The Pass to receive 15 per cent off at The Wharf, and 10 per cent off at all other venues

Watch on TV or stream on your phone

Sunday's game will be broadcast live on Channel 7, 7Plus, Fox Footy and Kayo.  

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Stay connected on social media 

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The Kangaroos return to home turf to host Geelong for the first time this season at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.

Having faded in the fourth quarter against Sydney last week, North Melbourne will be out to push the top-four chasing Cats all the way.

Round 20, North Melbourne v Geelong
Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
When: Saturday, July 26 at 7.35pm AEST 
How to watch: Channel Seven, 7Plus, Foxtel, Kayo Sports

The opposition

A hard-fought win over St Kilda last weekend ensured the Cats stayed ahead of Hawthorn, GWS and Fremantle in what is shaping as a tight top-four race. 

Max Holmes ran riot through the middle against the Saints with 32 disposals, while Ollie Dempsey starred in his milestone 50th game. 

Spearhead Jeremy Cameron had four goals on the board before half-time and finished with five, extending his lead in this year's Coleman Medal race. 

The Cats have a relatively clear injury list, and star defender Tom Stewart is expected to be fit for Saturday night's game despite being substituted with a sore knee against the Saints. 

What the coach has said

North Melbourne senior coach Alastair Clarkson on Thursday: "They've played a lot of good footy this year and been pretty consistent for a long period of time, so it's a big challenge, but we're excited about what we can bring. We were really strong for the best part of three quarters against Sydney and then fell away. We've just got to go deeper into games."

Last time we met

Geelong won by 40 points when the teams last met in the same round last season.

Hobart's Ninja Stadium was the venue as the Kangaroos ensured there were nervy moments for the Cats en route to victory.

The Roos started hot, kicking the game's first three goals before the Cats settled. Three straight North Melbourne goals closed the gap to 10 points in the third quarter before Tyson Stengle and Patrick Dangerfield kicked goals before three-quarter time. 

Harry Sheezel topped the possession list for the game with 36 touches, while Roos ruckman Tristan Xerri was huge, notching 53 hitouts, eight tackles and five marks.

Rookie Ollie Dempsey produced some eye-catching plays for the winners, with 18 disposals and three goals including a soccered loose ball in the second quarter, while Cat Tom Stewart (32 disposals, four clearances) was equally as influential.

Geelong has completely torn apart North Melbourne in a 101-point victory, with Jeremy Cameron kicking a career high 11 goals to extend the longest active winning streak over an opposition team to 13 consecutive wins. 

The Cats seized their spot back in the top four, securing their first win at Marvel Stadium in two years, with a final score of 7.7 (49) to 22.18 (150). 

Bailey Smith was back in Brownlow contention after a quiet two weeks, notching up an equal career-best of his own with 43 disposals, 13 clearances and a goal. With a bit of back and forth with the crowd thrown in, ‘Baz’ was back to his old tricks. 

Max Holmes also impressed and was left relatively unattended by the Roos midfield throughout the game, snagging 29 disposals, seven clearances and 664 metres gained.

Without Nick Larkey for the third consecutive week, defender Charlie Comben moved forward as a tall option, flanked by Cameron Zurhaar and Paul Curtis. Whilst the latter duo each kicked multiple goals, it wasn’t enough with six cumulative North Melbourne goals not even close to bridging the gap. 

The Cats’ forward line was on fire, and no matter what Alastair Clarkson threw at the defence, it wasn’t enough to stop the bleeding on the scoreboard. Forward Zane Duursma also found himself moved around, replicating his half-back spot in the VFL last week. 

But for all of Clarkson’s magnet moving, the most baffling was not assigning anyone to be Jeremy Cameron’s shadow until the third quarter, when Toby Pink was sent to be glued to his side. 

However, it was too little too late, as the damage had been done by the Coleman Medal leader who slotted five goals in the first half, and finished with a career high 11 by the game’s end. 

KANGAROOS v CATS Full match coverage and stats

And if it wasn’t Cameron inside 50 it was Shannon Neale, who kicked four goals and took eight marks.  

Despite the carnage to the scoreboard, both teams left relatively unscathed on the injury front with both subs used tactically. Patrick Dangerfield was subbed out of his 200th game in the blue hoops, for Lawson Humphries in the third term, while Roo Robert Hansen jnr came on for Jacob Konstanty in the fourth.

In what was an ultimately dismal showing from North Melbourne, veteran Luke Parker was the shining light, displaying his seniority with 31 disposals and five clearances, whilst Colby McKercher had 32 touches and six marks. 

But for what it was worth, Geelong was still too strong.

With a dominant exhibition of football, Chris Scott’s Cats took their spot back in the top four in a bloodbath that saw the first triple-digit margin of 2025. 

NORTH MELBOURNE   2.2   3.4    3.5    7.7 (49)
GEELONG   4.6   11.10   19.15   22.18 (150)   

GOALS
North Melbourne: Zurhaar 3, Curtis 2, Darling, Maley
Geelong: Cameron 11, Neale 4, Stengle 2, Bowes, Miers, Stanley, Smith, Humphries

BEST
North Melbourne:  Parker, McKercher, Sheezel, Powell, Simpkin
Geelong: Smith, Cameron, Holmes, Atkins, Miers

INJURIES
North Melbourne: Nil
Geelong: Nil  

SUBSTITUTES
North Melbourne: Robert Hansen jnr (replaced Jacob Konstanty in the fourth quarter)
Geelong: Lawson Humphries (replaced Patrick Dangerfield in the third quarter) 

Crowd: 25,455 at Marvel Stadium