Match Recap
Round 1·Fri, 27-Mar-1998 7:40 PM (6:40 PM)·M.C.G.·27,150 att.
North Melbourne
15.13 (103)
vs
West Coast
15.11 (101)
North Melbourne won by 2

North Melbourne defeated West Coast 103–101, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when West Coast outscored North Melbourne 39–15; West Coast won the tackles count 37–20.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne4.4 (28)9.7 (61)11.10 (76)15.13 (103)15.13 (103)
West Coast2.4 (16)7.7 (49)13.10 (88)15.11 (101)15.11 (101)

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
#15 Winston Abraham10515111174
#14 Brady Anderson6713212
#11 Glenn Archer183215112112
#26 Peter Bell186242185
#12 John Blakey11819713
#16 Mathew Capuano731031122
#18 Wayne Carey144185112142
#17 Glenn Freeborn55102212
#6 Shannon Grant831122121
#23 Chris Groom314211
#21 Evan Hewitt22141
#34 David King18181142
#4 Mick Martyn5510321
#5 Jason McCartney661211221
#28 Byron Pickett66112
#13 Martin Pike1151611133
#3 Anthony Rock65112115
#8 Robert Scott84125121
#24 Craig Sholl1752295251
#37 Adam Simpson851313125
#10 Anthony Stevens2763384111571
#30 Scott Welsh553112

West Coast — 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
#26 Jason Ball121224647741
#6 Drew Banfield871513431
#10 Michael Braun1892752143
#9 Ben Cousins101727412421
#18 Tony Evans16722
#19 Michael Gardiner461042323
#7 Fraser Gehrig821062221
#1 Brett Heady1462052251
#27 Glen Jakovich1271952233
#2 Dean Kemp18826432413
#28 Chris Lewis44112
#30 Peter Matera17623281611
#33 Phillip Matera82104122
#11 Ashley McIntosh9211732
#17 Guy McKenna5712321
#42 Chad Morrison1521712122
#36 Phillip Read2131
#21 Jarrad Schofield841233
#22 Nicholas Stone75124131
#50 Ryan Turnbull336211151
#13 Josh Wooden6622
#24 John Worsfold94134312