Match Recap
Round 1·Sun, 29-Mar-2009 1:10 PM (12:10 PM)·M.C.G.·28,707 att.
Melbourne
10.7 (67)
vs
North Melbourne
15.11 (101)
North Melbourne won by 34

North Melbourne defeated Melbourne 101–67, by 34 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Melbourne 27–7; Melbourne led contested possessions 124–106 while North Melbourne edged inside-50s 53–40.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.3 (21)6.5 (41)9.6 (60)10.7 (67)10.7 (67)
North Melbourne3.3 (21)7.6 (48)11.8 (74)15.11 (101)15.11 (101)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Leigh Harding
North Melbourne
28 disposals, 1 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 95
2
James McDonald
Melbourne
23 disposals, 10 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 77
3
Hamish McIntosh
North Melbourne
21 disposals, 3 goals, 3 clearances
KICK 76
4
Brent Moloney
Melbourne
29 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 72
5
Andrew Swallow
North Melbourne
21 disposals, 4 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 67
6
Daniel Wells
North Melbourne
20 disposals, 3 tackles, 1 clearances
KICK 64

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 James McDonald131023610—1244102—7977
#22 Brent Moloney92029451——37132—7872
#15 Ricky Petterd11516942112—54—8356
#5 Brock McLean1181916———27102—7355
#18 Brad Green108181221—2—132—9050
#25 Kyle Cheney8142272————191—7749
#32 Cameron Bruce12102271———2272—8747
#20 Colin Garland1271953———1141—9446
#2 Nathan Jones121123—1———349217746
#39 Neville Jetta115162211—5—103—7344
#11 Paul Johnson86147211183——5—8643
#10 Cale Morton123157—1—12142—8141
#36 Aaron Davey8311351——1—41—8138
#8 James Frawley7101753—————41—9537
#27 Jared Rivers54945———1—21—8632
#1 Simon Buckley961541———3111—7131
#6 Matthew Bate6612121——2153—9431
#42 Jake Spencer35833——9—231—6829
#7 Brad Miller101114——213—32—8326
#3 Clint Bartram34724————131—8224
#43 Jamie Bennell63921———1—22—7320
#37 Matthew Warnock56112——————33—9217

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#39 Leigh Harding208281271——447327595
#1 Hamish McIntosh129219—3121337—37576
#9 Andrew Swallow11102174———38123—6967
#8 Daniel Wells1732083———8162—9164
#20 Drew Petrie9312662382264—9263
#7 Adam Simpson101424831——3372—6254
#16 Scott Thompson891795———1162—9554
#5 Sam Power1742173———411——7653
#30 Daniel Pratt14519102———2—21—9249
#42 Scott McMahon13720611————31—9348
#14 Gavin Urquhart1192053———2272—7347
#12 Lindsay Thomas106165—22—6—52—8444
#11 Michael Firrito7411231114482—7541
#6 Lachlan Hansen9101962————243—9339
#29 Brent Harvey151163311—3—44—8939
#3 Brady Rawlings11102151———1—52—8939
#33 Matt Campbell74113221———31—8637
#19 Jack Ziebell641034———1242—6227
#38 Josh Gibson471145———4—13—8927
#18 Josh Smith55106——1———42—7321
#2 Ed Lower22413———1——1—8817
#31 David Hale336——1141—43—7913