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North Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 12-Jun-1987
Final Round 12
North Melbourne logo
North Melbourne Coach: John Kennedy
100 15.10
64 9.10
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
M.C.G. North Melbourne by 36 NTH by 36
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

North Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

9 Matthew Larkin — · Position unavailable 31 Paul Spargo — · Position unavailable 27 Darren Crocker — · Position unavailable 15 Ross Smith — · Position unavailable 12 Rohan Robertson — · Position unavailable 7 Darren Steele — · Position unavailable 3 Jim Krakouer — · Position unavailable 26 Darren Harris — · Position unavailable 29 Peter German — · Position unavailable 24 Steve Hickey — · Position unavailable 13 John Law — · Position unavailable 8 Phil Krakouer — · Position unavailable 19 Dean McRae — · Position unavailable 25 Donald McDonald — · Position unavailable 45 Peter Jonas — · Position unavailable 4 John Mossop — · Position unavailable 6 Ian Fairley — · Position unavailable 39 Jason Love — · Position unavailable 32 Shaun Smith — · Position unavailable 16 Stephen McCann — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

13 Darren Williams — · Position unavailable 33 Glenn Hawker — · Position unavailable 12 Steven Clark — · Position unavailable 15 Alan Ezard — · Position unavailable 17 Peter Francis — · Position unavailable 38 Daryl Cunningham — · Position unavailable 26 Mark Thompson — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 31 Dean Bailey — · Position unavailable 30 Kevin Walsh — · Position unavailable 24 Brian Winton — · Position unavailable 46 David Johnston — · Position unavailable 35 Gavin Keane — · Position unavailable 3 Paul Salmon — · Position unavailable 21 Dean Wallis — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 23 Trevor Spencer — · Position unavailable 9 Shane Heard — · Position unavailable 16 Paul Hamilton — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH4.33.22.26.3100
ESS2.04.31.52.264

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Paul SpargoNTH
Behinds
2
4 tied leaders
Matthew LarkinNTH
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Tackles
6
Jim KrakouerNTH

Team Stats

NTHESS

Scoring / Attack

15Goals9
9Behinds7
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

278Disposals291
194Kicks196
84Handballs95

Clearance / Contest

29Tackles25
13Hitouts24

Other

49Marks45
21Frees For26
26Frees Against21

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Essendon by 36 points, 100–64.

North Melbourne extended a 11-point three-quarter-time lead with a 39–14 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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