Match Recap
North Melbourne
17.27 (129)
vs
Essendon
16.13 (109)
North Melbourne won by 20
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | 8.14 (62) | 14.20 (104) | 17.27 (129) | 17.27 (129) |
| Essendon | 5.3 (33) | 8.9 (57) | 12.10 (82) | 16.13 (109) | 16.13 (109) |
North Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Stan Alves | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Malcolm Blight | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Arnold Briedis | 11 | 11 | 22 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Kevin Bryant | 18 | 6 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 John Byrne | 13 | 12 | 25 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 John Cassin | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Graham Cornes | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Gary Dempsey | 7 | 10 | 17 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 David Dench | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Russell Ebert | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Ross Glendinning | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Keith Greig | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #13 John Law | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Stephen McCann | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Graeme Melrose | 23 | 8 | 31 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Glenn Payne | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #38 Roy Ramsay | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Wayne Schimmelbusch | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Doug Smith | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Darryl Sutton | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #38 Peter Bennett | 20 | 3 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Neil Besanko | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Colin Boyd | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Max Crow | 17 | 7 | 24 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Neale Daniher | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Terry Daniher | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Allan Davis | 18 | — | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Barry Day | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Garry Foulds | 19 | 4 | 23 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Simon Madden | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #37 Ian Marsh | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Roger Merrett | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Merv Neagle | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Wayne Primmer | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Alan Reid | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Denis Scanlon | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Robert Shaw | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Paul Vander Haar | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Tim Watson | 11 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |