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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#15 Winston Abraham105151111—74—————
#14 Brady Anderson67132————12—————
#11 Glenn Archer183215—1—121—12——
#26 Peter Bell186242—1——85—————
#12 John Blakey118197————13—————
#16 Mathew Capuano73103———1122—————
#18 Wayne Carey144185112142—————
#17 Glenn Freeborn551022—1—2——————
#6 Shannon Grant83112—2——12—1———
#23 Chris Groom314211—————————
#21 Evan Hewitt—22—1——4—1—————
#34 David King18—1811———42—————
#4 Mick Martyn551032——1———————
#5 Jason McCartney661211——22——1———
#28 Byron Pickett6—61————12—————
#13 Martin Pike11516111——33—————
#3 Anthony Rock651121———15—————
#8 Robert Scott84125——1—21—————
#24 Craig Sholl175229—52—5——1———
#37 Adam Simpson8513131——25—————
#10 Anthony Stevens276338411157—1———
#30 Scott Welsh5—531—1—2——————

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 Ball1212246—4—774——1——
#6 Drew Banfield871513———43—1———
#10 Michael Braun18927521——43—————
#9 Ben Cousins101727412——42—1———
#18 Tony Evans167—2————2—————
#19 Michael Gardiner46104———2323—————
#7 Fraser Gehrig82106222—1——————
#1 Brett Heady146205—22—51—————
#27 Glen Jakovich1271952——2—3—3———
#2 Dean Kemp1882643———24—13——
#28 Chris Lewis4—411———2——————
#30 Peter Matera1762328——161—1———
#33 Phillip Matera82104122————————
#11 Ashley McIntosh921173———2——————
#17 Guy McKenna57123————2——1———
#42 Chad Morrison15217121——2——2———
#36 Phillip Read2131———————————
#21 Jarrad Schofield84123————3——————
#22 Nicholas Stone751241———31—————
#50 Ryan Turnbull336211151——————
#13 Josh Wooden6—622——————————
#24 John Worsfold941343———12—————