Match Recap
Round 1·Sun, 2-Apr-1989 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·24,383 att.
North Melbourne
18.17 (125)
vs
Geelong
17.21 (123)
North Melbourne won by 2

North Melbourne defeated Geelong 125–123, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Geelong 58–27; Geelong won the disposals count 305–276.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne2.5 (17)11.9 (75)14.14 (98)18.17 (125)18.17 (125)
Geelong6.3 (39)9.12 (66)14.17 (101)17.21 (123)17.21 (123)

North Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#10 David Ackerly102122———————————
#14 Ben Buckley82102213————————
#30 Jeff Chandler81933—1————————
#23 Alastair Clarkson1161722——————————
#6 Ian Fairley135188—51—————2——
#29 Peter German183212311————————
#26 Darren Harris92114—1110————3——
#34 Mark Hepburn84124—217———————
#3 Jim Krakouer197264332————————
#9 Matthew Larkin10515—3—3————————
#13 John Law911022—1————————
#35 John Longmire3251———————————
#39 Jason Love617311—————————
#4 Mick Martyn1472121——————————
#16 John McCarthy97162——1————————
#2 Wayne Schwass101020—2——————————
#15 Ross Smith16117422—————————
#31 Paul Spargo153184—2—————————
#7 Darren Steele7310————————————
#50 Steven Venner—11————2———————

Geelong — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Gary Ablett11112111—————————
#3 Mark Bairstow152171——1————————
#27 Andrew Bews871522——————————
#24 Mark Bos1351811——2———————
#31 Tim Bourke9—93——114———————
#16 Bill Brownless75121—22————————
#36 David Cameron94132111—————1——
#7 Paul Couch2112332222————————
#18 Sean Denham718—2—1————————
#39 Ken Hinkley628—1——————————
#32 Garry Hocking137209221————————
#1 Steve Hocking71823——————————
#38 Austin McCrabb1161752——————————
#11 Darren Morgan99185111————————
#6 Dwayne Russell167235—412———————
#23 Michael Schulze3141———————————
#8 Robert Scott10919—412————————
#26 Barry Stoneham9122153122———————
#10 Darren Troy95141—11————————
#21 Mark Yeates7916311—————————