Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 7-Apr-2018 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·35,518 att.
Melbourne
18.15 (123)
vs
North Melbourne
13.8 (86)
Melbourne won by 37

Melbourne defeated North Melbourne 123–86, by 37 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Melbourne outscored North Melbourne 41–19; Melbourne won disposals 399–314 and contested possessions 161–126.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.2 (20)9.7 (61)12.13 (85)18.15 (123)18.15 (123)
North Melbourne5.3 (33)8.4 (52)10.6 (66)13.8 (86)13.8 (86)

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
Nathan Jones
Melbourne
25 disposals, 1 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 77
2
Ben Cunnington
North Melbourne
25 disposals, 2 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 74
3
Jesse Hogan
Melbourne
26 disposals, 1 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 71
4
Christian Salem
Melbourne
20 disposals, 6 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 68
5
Max Gawn
Melbourne
18 disposals, 3 tackles, 3 I50s
KICK 68
6
Christian Petracca
Melbourne
25 disposals, 1 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 67

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
#2 Nathan Jones1411254711—45113—8277
#1 Jesse Hogan179267112—5—12119571
#3 Christian Salem1552046—1—68122—7968
#11 Max Gawn8101863——503—7638768
#5 Christian Petracca1411256211—638228767
#13 Clayton Oliver71320262——25104—8561
#16 Dean Kent128205132—3194—7659
#6 Jordan Lewis1215274—1——4272—8057
#23 Bernie Vince16723221——4372—8655
#32 Tomas Bugg97163341—3275—7654
#42 Josh Wagner1051537—1—215——7652
#12 Dom Tyson15102582—1—2274—7951
#30 Alex Neal-Bullen1181954———4194—7348
#4 James Harmes981726——22293—7747
#14 Michael Hibberd1081861———3171—8644
#18 Jake Melksham1241671—2—6—63—6544
#36 Jeff Garlett65112331—1151—8542
#8 Jake Lever146206————1—65—9737
#17 Sam Frost63961———1—43—8529
#31 Bayley Fritsch74114—1——3—3——7429
#39 Neville Jetta391212—————6——7424
#28 Oscar McDonald42611———1—43—9714

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
#10 Ben Cunnington141125632——111167—7674
#50 Ben Brown10111514132173—10062
#7 Jack Ziebell175226312—7155—8459
#4 Shaun Higgins12112333—1—7571—8858
#5 Ben Jacobs41115610———3273—8051
#14 Trent Dumont13102344———5285—7950
#11 Luke McDonald1382181———2—65—9249
#22 Todd Goldstein8513211—151583—8449
#1 Majak Daw61767——3——52—9046
#18 Shaun Atley1151642—1—5151—8144
#13 Ryan Clarke9112023———3—63—8941
#34 Jamie Macmillan691515———1152—8837
#39 Billy Hartung71118211——1272—7937
#30 Jarrad Waite821033313——16—9236
#12 Jy Simpkin5611111——1171—7234
#3 Jed Anderson53824———235——6834
#16 Scott Thompson851362———1—34—9032
#2 Marley Williams461013————132—8327
#33 Ed Vickers-Willis751211———1—32—9225
#8 Nathan Hrovat26821—1———5——6720
#9 Luke Davies-Uniacke52721———2—22—5413
#28 Kayne Turner24612—————54—7212