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North Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Monday 24-Mar-2008
Final Round 1
North Melbourne logo
North Melbourne Coach: Dani Laidley
67 9.13
122 19.8
Essendon Coach: Matthew Knights
Essendon logo
Docklands Essendon by 55 ESS by 55
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Lindsay ThomasQ1 - 4:59 - Goal - 6-0
RushedQ1 - 7:36 - Behind - 7-0
Lindsay ThomasQ1 - 8:00 - Goal - 13-0 David HaleQ1 - 9:43 - Behind - 14-0 Nathan ThompsonQ1 - 11:34 - Goal - 20-0 Scott LucasQ1 - 17:08 - Goal - 20-6 Adam RamanauskasQ1 - 23:26 - Goal - 20-12 David HaleQ1 - 27:16 - Behind - 21-12 Nathan ThompsonQ1 - 29:12 - Goal - 27-12 Nathan ThompsonQ2 - 1:01 - Goal - 33-12 Lindsay ThomasQ2 - 2:03 - Goal - 39-12 Jason LaycockQ2 - 3:39 - Goal - 39-18 Matthew LloydQ2 - 6:41 - Goal - 39-24 Daniel WellsQ2 - 10:05 - Behind - 40-24 Adam McPheeQ2 - 12:15 - Behind - 40-25 Nathan Lovett-MurrayQ2 - 15:38 - Goal - 40-31 Daniel PrattQ2 - 17:19 - Behind - 41-31
RushedQ2 - 19:18 - Behind - 41-32
Shannon GrantQ2 - 19:48 - Behind - 42-32 David HaleQ2 - 21:48 - Behind - 43-32 Matthew LloydQ2 - 23:35 - Goal - 43-38 Jason JohnsonQ2 - 26:04 - Goal - 43-44 Matthew LloydQ2 - 27:57 - Goal - 43-50 Matthew LloydQ3 - 1:14 - Behind - 43-51 Mark McVeighQ3 - 2:26 - Goal - 43-57 Nathan Lovett-MurrayQ3 - 3:33 - Goal - 43-63 David HilleQ3 - 4:38 - Goal - 43-69 Nathan ThompsonQ3 - 7:15 - Goal - 49-69 Adam SimpsonQ3 - 9:20 - Behind - 50-69 Brent HarveyQ3 - 11:34 - Behind - 51-69 Matthew LloydQ3 - 13:23 - Goal - 51-75 David HilleQ3 - 14:52 - Behind - 51-76 Jobe WatsonQ3 - 18:31 - Goal - 51-82 Leroy JettaQ3 - 20:12 - Behind - 51-83 Matthew LloydQ3 - 22:18 - Goal - 51-89 Nathan Lovett-MurrayQ3 - 23:27 - Goal - 51-95 Matthew LloydQ4 - 3:46 - Goal - 51-101 Aaron EdwardsQ4 - 5:15 - Behind - 52-101 Nathan Lovett-MurrayQ4 - 5:59 - Goal - 52-107 Nathan Lovett-MurrayQ4 - 7:09 - Behind - 52-108 Aaron EdwardsQ4 - 8:13 - Goal - 58-108 Brent StantonQ4 - 9:14 - Behind - 58-109 Alwyn DaveyQ4 - 17:03 - Goal - 58-115 Shannon GrantQ4 - 19:30 - Behind - 59-115 David HilleQ4 - 20:51 - Behind - 59-116 Drew PetrieQ4 - 22:13 - Goal - 65-116 Nathan ThompsonQ4 - 23:39 - Behind - 66-116 Leigh HardingQ4 - 25:54 - Behind - 67-116 Dustin FletcherQ4 - 27:42 - Goal - 67-122

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Dustin FletcherGoal
    4Q 27:4267-122
  • Leigh HardingBehind
    4Q 25:5467-116
  • Nathan ThompsonBehind
    4Q 23:3966-116
  • Drew PetrieGoal
    4Q 22:1365-116
  • David HilleBehind
    4Q 20:5159-116
  • Shannon GrantBehind
    4Q 19:3059-115
  • Alwyn DaveyGoal
    4Q 17:0358-115
  • Brent StantonBehind
    4Q 9:1458-109
  • Aaron EdwardsGoal
    4Q 8:1358-108
  • Nathan Lovett-MurrayBehind
    4Q 7:0952-108
  • Nathan Lovett-MurrayGoal
    4Q 5:5952-107
  • Aaron EdwardsBehind
    4Q 5:1552-101
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    4Q 3:4651-101
  • Nathan Lovett-MurrayGoal
    3Q 23:2751-95
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    3Q 22:1851-89
  • Leroy JettaBehind
    3Q 20:1251-83
  • Jobe WatsonGoal
    3Q 18:3151-82
  • David HilleBehind
    3Q 14:5251-76
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    3Q 13:2351-75
  • Brent HarveyBehind
    3Q 11:3451-69
  • Adam SimpsonBehind
    3Q 9:2050-69
  • Nathan ThompsonGoal
    3Q 7:1549-69
  • David HilleGoal
    3Q 4:3843-69
  • Nathan Lovett-MurrayGoal
    3Q 3:3343-63
  • Mark McVeighGoal
    3Q 2:2643-57
  • Matthew LloydBehind
    3Q 1:1443-51
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    2Q 27:5743-50
  • Jason JohnsonGoal
    2Q 26:0443-44
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    2Q 23:3543-38
  • David HaleBehind
    2Q 21:4843-32
  • Shannon GrantBehind
    2Q 19:4842-32
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 19:1841-32
  • Daniel PrattBehind
    2Q 17:1941-31
  • Nathan Lovett-MurrayGoal
    2Q 15:3840-31
  • Adam McPheeBehind
    2Q 12:1540-25
  • Daniel WellsBehind
    2Q 10:0540-24
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    2Q 6:4139-24
  • Jason LaycockGoal
    2Q 3:3939-18
  • Lindsay ThomasGoal
    2Q 2:0339-12
  • Nathan ThompsonGoal
    2Q 1:0133-12
  • Nathan ThompsonGoal
    1Q 29:1227-12
  • David HaleBehind
    1Q 27:1621-12
  • Adam RamanauskasGoal
    1Q 23:2620-12
  • Scott LucasGoal
    1Q 17:0820-6
  • Nathan ThompsonGoal
    1Q 11:3420-0
  • David HaleBehind
    1Q 9:4314-0
  • Lindsay ThomasGoal
    1Q 8:0013-0
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 7:367-0
  • Lindsay ThomasGoal
    1Q 4:596-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH4.32.41.22.467
ESS2.06.27.34.3122

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
3
David HaleNTH
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
3 tied leaders
Andrew SwallowNTH

Team Stats

NTHESS

Scoring / Attack

9Goals19
12Behinds7
60Inside 50s54
8Goal Assists15
15Marks Inside 5013
1Behinds Rushed6

Possession

304Disposals354
190Kicks217
114Handballs137
109Contested Possessions114
200Uncontested Possessions237

Clearance / Contest

28Clearances32
38Tackles31
29Hitouts23
4Contested Marks13

Other

101Marks123
22Frees For15
15Frees Against22
37Rebound 50s48
38Clangers65
37One Percenters38
9Bounces15

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 57 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 37 pts
Lead Changes
1
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Essendon beat North Melbourne by 55 points, 122–67.

Essendon extended a 44-point three-quarter-time lead with a 27–16 final term.

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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