Essendon vs North Melbourne 29-Mar-1980 Match Centre

Saturday 29-Mar-1980

Final Round 1

Essendon Coach: Barry Davis

87 12.15

100 15.10

North Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
ESS	3.2	4.4	1.3	4.6	87
NTH	5.3	4.4	4.3	2.0	100

Match Leaders

Goals

Kerry GoodNTH

Behinds

2 tied leaders

Barry DayESS

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

Not available yet

Team Stats

ESSNTH

Scoring / Attack

12Goals15

13Behinds10

0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

282Disposals290

202Kicks192

80Handballs98

Clearance / Contest

31Hitouts24

Other

52Marks57

33Frees For26

26Frees Against33

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Essendon by 13 points, 100–87.

North Melbourne took a 31-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 13 by the final siren, scoring 30 points to 12 in the 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. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

Understanding historical coverage