North Melbourne vs Melbourne Match Centre

Thursday 27-Mar-1997
Final Round 1
North Melbourne Coach: Denis Pagan
55 7.13
70 10.10
Melbourne Coach: Neil Balme
M.C.G. Melbourne by 15

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH2.11.31.33.655
MEL2.22.34.42.170

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Jeff FarmerMEL
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Mark RobertsNTH
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Anthony IngersonMEL

Team Stats

NTHMEL

Scoring / Attack

7Goals10
9Behinds6
0Behinds Rushed6

Possession

244Disposals259
184Kicks178
60Handballs81

Clearance / Contest

25Tackles26
9Hitouts21

Other

39Marks64
23Frees For15
15Frees Against23

How the match finished

Melbourne beat North Melbourne by 15 points, 70–55.

Melbourne took a 26-point lead into the last quarter. North Melbourne cut that back to 15 by the final siren, scoring 24 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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