Match Recap
Elimination Final·Sat, 6-Sep-2008 7:30 PM·Stadium Australia·19,127 att.
Sydney
17.8 (110)
vs
North Melbourne
11.9 (75)
Sydney won by 35

Sydney defeated North Melbourne 110–75, by 35 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Sydney outscored North Melbourne 49–25; Sydney won disposals 291–264 and contested possessions 139–113.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sydney1.5 (11)4.6 (30)12.7 (79)17.8 (110)17.8 (110)
North Melbourne4.1 (25)6.4 (40)10.5 (65)11.9 (75)11.9 (75)

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
Jarrad McVeigh
Sydney
25 disposals, 1 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 72
2
Jude Bolton
Sydney
17 disposals, 10 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 70
3
Brett Kirk
Sydney
22 disposals, 8 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 66
4
Amon Buchanan
Sydney
27 disposals, 2 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 64
5
Brent Harvey
North Melbourne
20 disposals, 2 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 64
6
Ryan OKeefe
Sydney
13 disposals, 2 goals, 8 I50s
KICK 62

Sydney — 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
#3 Jarrad McVeigh131225211——2820——8072
#24 Jude Bolton12517210——167104—8770
#31 Brett Kirk12102218————9144—8366
#32 Amon Buchanan14132782———47114—7864
#5 Ryan OKeefe121139—2——8—71—9962
#1 Barry Hall102128132—4—72—9960
#37 Adam Goodes121134232—2—5——9658
#15 Kieren Jack10515233—13481—8158
#25 Ted Richards12618821——2—92—8756
#29 Martin Mattner1141546———2154—9247
#42 Paul Bevan1021258———1123—9146
#16 Darren Jolly33632——404—24—6641
#6 Craig Bolton1011134———214——9240
#20 Luke Ablett11—11—7———1773—7340
#9 Nick Malceski8210511——2—41—7234
#28 Jared Crouch5611—2————1102—9427
#21 Leo Barry95145————1123—9627
#33 Jarred Moore83113—2——2123—6626
#13 Patrick Veszpremi6282113—1—3——5523
#30 Lewis Roberts-Thomson51641——1——21—8222
#10 Peter Everitt213—1——141131—3818
#17 Tadhg Kennelly47111——————21—9216

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
#29 Brent Harvey17320352——5184—9664
#6 Shannon Grant95144421—4152—9956
#30 Daniel Pratt1351832———31132—9053
#20 Drew Petrie6612461—231—54—8853
#4 Daniel Harris10616110—1—4475—5948
#8 Daniel Wells981712—1—25122—8547
#31 David Hale347332—14—243—9041
#36 Shannon Watt841223——1126——9840
#3 Brady Rawlings471118———1341—7338
#39 Leigh Harding851322———6282—8736
#27 Aaron Edwards931281—1—4—52—8436
#11 Michael Firrito661242————242—9736
#2 Ed Lower5273322—2—43—9535
#9 Jess Sinclair11314121——2273—4534
#38 Josh Gibson691521———1—51—10033
#7 Adam Simpson761324——1—322—7231
#42 Scott McMahon71845———2—11—8730
#33 Matt Campbell831143—1—3—22—8229
#23 Nathan Thompson6285111—1—2——8029
#5 Sam Power538—6———5232—5929
#14 Gavin Urquhart54912———1—11—7218
#12 Lindsay Thomas527—1———1151—6417