Match Recap
North Melbourne
14.9 (93)
vs
Essendon
9.14 (68)
North Melbourne won by 25
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2.4 (16) | 5.5 (35) | 10.7 (67) | 14.9 (93) | 14.9 (93) |
| Essendon | 1.5 (11) | 6.7 (43) | 7.10 (52) | 9.14 (68) | 9.14 (68) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score (uncapped raw shown in pill, max 100).
North Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Todd Goldstein | 13 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 100 |
| #7 Jack Ziebell | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 82 |
| #29 Brent Harvey | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 89 | 76 |
| #10 Ben Cunnington | 8 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | 3 | — | 79 | 68 |
| #15 Nick Dal Santo | 16 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 83 | 68 |
| #9 Andrew Swallow | 13 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 81 | 68 |
| #18 Shaun Atley | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 91 | 57 |
| #30 Jarrad Waite | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 85 | 50 |
| #11 Michael Firrito | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 90 | 49 |
| #5 Ben Jacobs | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 84 | 47 |
| #3 Ryan Bastinac | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 81 | 45 |
| #50 Ben Brown | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 44 |
| #4 Shaun Higgins | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 93 | 41 |
| #40 Kayne Turner | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 84 | 38 |
| #34 Jamie Macmillan | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 75 | 30 |
| Sam Gibson | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 47 | 26 |
| #35 Aaron Black | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 84 | 25 |
| #25 Robbie Tarrant | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 87 | 25 |
| #19 Sam Wright | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 90 | 25 |
| #16 Scott Thompson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 93 | 25 |
| #27 Taylor Garner | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 78 | 19 |
| Aaron Mullett | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 43 | 9 |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Brent Stanton | 18 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | 89 | 79 |
| #9 Brendon Goddard | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 82 | 70 |
| #26 Cale Hooker | 14 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 95 | 66 |
| #18 Michael Hurley | 18 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 98 | 63 |
| #11 David Zaharakis | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 80 | 59 |
| #12 Mark Baguley | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 92 | 56 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 78 | 52 |
| #1 Michael Hibberd | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 89 | 46 |
| #10 Nick OBrien | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 74 | 46 |
| #42 James Gwilt | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 94 | 45 |
| #6 Joe Daniher | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 93 | 40 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 81 | 39 |
| #40 Ben Howlett | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 72 | 37 |
| #25 Ariel Steinberg | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 93 | 37 |
| #44 Shaun McKernan | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 81 | 37 |
| #35 Martin Gleeson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 31 |
| #29 Patrick Ambrose | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 88 | 30 |
| #19 Shaun Edwards | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 82 | 29 |
| Jayden Laverde | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 53 | 27 |
| #20 Jackson Merrett | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 86 | 24 |
| #14 Jason Ashby | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 89 | 21 |
| Kyle Langford | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 31 | 10 |