North Melbourne vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 27-Jul-1985
Final Round 17
North Melbourne Coach: John Kennedy
114 17.12
110 16.14
Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
M.C.G. North Melbourne by 4

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH3.68.14.42.1114
MEL3.13.55.25.6110

Match Leaders

Goals
6
John FidgeMEL
Behinds
4
John FidgeMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

NTHMEL

Scoring / Attack

17Goals16
12Behinds12
3Behinds Rushed3

Possession

336Disposals313
217Kicks192
119Handballs121

Clearance / Contest

19Hitouts12

Other

73Marks57
23Frees For33
33Frees Against23

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Melbourne by 4 points, 114–110.

North Melbourne took a 27-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 4 by the final siren, scoring 36 points to 13 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.

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