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Melbourne vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 20-May-1978
Final Round 8
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Dennis Jones
61 8.13
137 20.17
North Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
North Melbourne logo
M.C.G. North Melbourne by 76 North MEL by 76
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 23 Shane Fitzsimmons — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 13 Henry Coles — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 8 Peter Johnston — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable 28 Anthony Dullard — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Moir — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 5 Graham Hunnibell — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 44 David Code — · Position unavailable 17 Shane Grambeau — · Position unavailable 3 Barry Tippett — · Position unavailable 7 Barry Denny — · Position unavailable 12 Barry Norsworthy — · Position unavailable 40 Peter Thorne — · Position unavailable 16 Robert Walters — · Position unavailable
Away team

North Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

10 Ray Huppatz — · Position unavailable 17 Graeme Melrose — · Position unavailable 47 Alan Jarrott — · Position unavailable 3 John Cassin — · Position unavailable 49 Robert Briedis — · Position unavailable 27 Keith Greig — · Position unavailable 35 Bill Nettlefold — · Position unavailable 11 John Burns — · Position unavailable 20 Wayne Schimmelbusch — · Position unavailable 12 Ken Montgomery — · Position unavailable 4 Ross Glendinning — · Position unavailable 18 Kerry Good — · Position unavailable 15 Malcolm Blight — · Position unavailable 5 Darryl Sutton — · Position unavailable 16 Stephen McCann — · Position unavailable 45 Brendan Burnett — · Position unavailable 1 Peter Keenan — · Position unavailable 13 Gary Cowton — · Position unavailable 22 Mick Nolan — · Position unavailable 6 Arnold Briedis — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.24.62.11.461
NTH3.42.48.47.5137

Match Leaders

Goals
3
4 tied leaders
Ray HuppatzNTH
Behinds
4
Stephen McCannNTH
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Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELNTH

Scoring / Attack

8Goals20
11Behinds15
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

264Disposals330
218Kicks212
46Handballs118

Clearance / Contest

13Hitouts35

Other

76Marks56

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Melbourne by 76 points, 137–61.

North Melbourne extended a 39-point three-quarter-time lead with a 47–10 final term.

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. Period comparisons are included only when all recorded periods add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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