North Melbourne vs Sydney Match Centre

Saturday 18-May-1985
Final Round 8
North Melbourne Coach: John Kennedy
74 11.8
46 6.10
Sydney Coach: John Northey
M.C.G. North Melbourne by 28

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH4.32.33.02.274
SYD0.31.32.13.346

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Peter JonasNTH
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Peter GermanNTH
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

NTHSYD

Scoring / Attack

11Goals6
5Behinds6
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

263Disposals250
200Kicks193
63Handballs57

Clearance / Contest

18Hitouts11

Other

59Marks47
31Frees For40
40Frees Against31

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Sydney by 28 points, 74–46.

North Melbourne took a 35-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 28 by the final siren, scoring 21 points to 14 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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