Essendon vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 4-Apr-1981
Final Round 2
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
111 16.15
99 15.9
North Melbourne Coach: Malcolm Blight
Windy Hill Essendon by 12

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS1.45.44.46.3111
NTH5.13.13.34.499

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Malcolm BlightNTH
Behinds
2
7 tied leaders
Tony BuhagiarESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

ESSNTH

Scoring / Attack

16Goals15
12Behinds7
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

263Disposals252
205Kicks197
58Handballs55

Clearance / Contest

37Hitouts38

Other

41Marks43
39Frees For40
40Frees Against39

How the match finished

Essendon beat North Melbourne by 12 points, 111–99.

Essendon extended a 1-point three-quarter-time lead with a 39–28 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.

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