Essendon vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 19-Aug-1989
Final Round 20
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
128 19.14
112 17.10
North Melbourne Coach: John Kennedy
Windy Hill Essendon by 16

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS2.16.35.66.4128
NTH5.43.22.27.2112

Match Leaders

Goals
3
3 tied leaders
Darren BewickESS
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Darren BewickESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
Simon MaddenESS

Team Stats

ESSNTH

Scoring / Attack

19Goals17
13Behinds9
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

295Disposals266
194Kicks174
101Handballs92

Clearance / Contest

30Tackles21
33Hitouts11

Other

59Marks46
28Frees For29
29Frees Against28

How the match finished

Essendon beat North Melbourne by 16 points, 128–112.

Essendon took a 20-point lead into the last quarter. North Melbourne cut that back to 16 by the final siren, scoring 44 points to 40 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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