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2025 AFL Rd 9 Preview – NORTH MELBOURNE v BRISBANE
Racing and Sports will provide analysis of games in the 2025 AFL Season.
We'll endeavour to run through the form, incorporate appropriate stats and also supply a betting prediction which won't always just be who will win.
NORTH MELBOURNE v BRISBANE
Sunday 11 May @ Ninja Stadium
Bellerive hasn't seen many classic footy games and we can't see this being one of them.
And when it is second last against first, expecting anything to change is something that might be considered flying high.
You could say North Melbourne had a crack last Thursday. Injuries probably intervened a touch but only scoring 62 under the roof best exemplifies how they are going.
The rampant media shenanigans from external sources can't have helped either.
| Match | North Melbourne | Brisbane | Ground |
| Last time they met | 6.6 [42] | 16.16 [112] | Norwood Oval |
| Last 10 matches | 3 wins | 7 wins | |
| Notes | Brisbane has won the last 3 by an average of 84 points. | ||
| Brisbane won the last 7, North the previous 6. | |||
They battled and scrapped to get over the Gold Coast but in those local clashes, you expect them to be hard fought.
One thing they will be pleased about is the re-introduction of Charlie Cameron in some fine goal scoring tallies. They need him a lot with a different set up in 2025.
Easy to tip Brisbane. The margin is the key and it might end up closer than it should.
Match Selection: Brisbane by 39 points
Suggested Bets: Charlie Cameron 3+ goals @ $2.90