North Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 26-Jun-1998
Final Round 14
North Melbourne Coach: Denis Pagan
127 19.13
109 16.13
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. North Melbourne by 18

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH5.47.14.23.6127
ESS4.04.63.45.3109

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Brent HarveyNTH
Behinds
4
Matthew LloydESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Chris HeffernanESS

Team Stats

NTHESS

Scoring / Attack

19Goals16
10Behinds12
55Inside 50s61
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

273Disposals333
197Kicks222
76Handballs111

Clearance / Contest

35Clearances48
34Tackles29
26Hitouts28

Other

64Marks105
18Frees For13
13Frees Against18
38Rebound 50s32
17Clangers26

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Essendon by 18 points, 127–109.

North Melbourne took a 27-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 18 by the final siren, scoring 33 points to 24 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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