North Melbourne vs South Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 29-Jul-1972
Final Round 17
North Melbourne Coach: Brian Dixon
87 12.15
78 11.12
South Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith
Arden St North Melbourne by 9

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH4.61.25.12.687
SMO3.34.63.21.178

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Phil DohertyNTH
Behinds
4
Norm GossSMO
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

NTHSMO

Scoring / Attack

12Goals11
14Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

307Disposals261
256Kicks229
51Handballs32

Clearance / Contest

32Hitouts14

Other

111Marks66

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat South Melbourne by 9 points, 87–78.

North Melbourne came from 2 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring South Melbourne 18–7 in the final term to take the win.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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