North Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 4-Sep-1998
Final Qualifying Final
North Melbourne Coach: Denis Pagan
82 11.16
60 8.12
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. North Melbourne by 22

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH1.11.66.53.482
ESS2.41.22.53.160

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Wayne CareyNTH
Behinds
6
Wayne CareyNTH
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
Winston AbrahamNTH

Team Stats

NTHESS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals8
15Behinds10
63Inside 50s52
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

290Disposals299
207Kicks206
83Handballs93

Clearance / Contest

51Clearances34
38Tackles33
29Hitouts32

Other

53Marks77
19Frees For16
16Frees Against19
36Rebound 50s47
10Clangers5

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Essendon by 22 points, 82–60.

North Melbourne extended a 19-point three-quarter-time lead with a 22–19 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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