North Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 6-Sep-2014
Final Elimination Final
North Melbourne Coach: Brad Scott
93 14.9
81 12.9
Essendon Coach: Mark Thompson
M.C.G. North Melbourne by 12

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Joe DaniherQ1 - 1:47 - Goal - 0-6 Joe DaniherQ1 - 6:32 - Behind - 0-8 Travis ColyerQ1 - 8:19 - Goal - 0-14 Paul ChapmanQ1 - 10:25 - Behind - 0-15 Drew PetrieQ1 - 13:02 - Behind - 1-15 Nick Dal SantoQ1 - 13:23 - Goal - 7-15 Levi GreenwoodQ1 - 16:47 - Goal - 14-15 Dyson HeppellQ1 - 20:48 - Behind - 14-16 Ben BrownQ1 - 24:33 - Behind - 15-16 Travis ColyerQ2 - 4:12 - Goal - 15-22 Joe DaniherQ2 - 6:56 - Goal - 15-28 Brendon GoddardQ2 - 17:00 - Goal - 15-34 Paul ChapmanQ2 - 21:04 - Goal - 15-40 Paddy RyderQ2 - 24:29 - Behind - 16-41 David MyersQ2 - 27:02 - Behind - 16-42 Tom BellchambersQ2 - 29:30 - Behind - 16-43 Shaun AtleyQ3 - 0:44 - Behind - 17-43 Zach MerrettQ3 - 2:28 - Behind - 17-44 Paul ChapmanQ3 - 3:52 - Goal - 17-50 Ben BrownQ3 - 6:06 - Goal - 23-50 Ben BrownQ3 - 7:39 - Goal - 29-50 Lindsay ThomasQ3 - 9:07 - Goal - 35-50 Ben BrownQ3 - 13:24 - Goal - 41-50 Sam GibsonQ3 - 17:30 - Goal - 47-50 Ben HowlettQ3 - 20:20 - Goal - 47-56 Jack ZiebellQ3 - 23:08 - Goal - 53-56 Joe DaniherQ3 - 24:19 - Goal - 53-62 Lindsay ThomasQ3 - 28:08 - Goal - 59-62 Tom BellchambersQ3 - 31:30 - Goal - 59-68 Ben BrownQ4 - 1:58 - Goal - 65-68 Andrew SwallowQ4 - 3:08 - Behind - 66-68 Joe DaniherQ4 - 6:24 - Goal - 66-74 Ben CunningtonQ4 - 8:02 - Goal - 72-74 Lindsay ThomasQ4 - 9:38 - Behind - 73-74 Lindsay ThomasQ4 - 11:04 - Goal - 79-74 Paddy RyderQ4 - 18:05 - Goal - 79-80 Scott ThompsonQ4 - 19:42 - Behind - 80-80 Zach MerrettQ4 - 20:50 - Behind - 80-81 Drew PetrieQ4 - 23:45 - Goal - 86-81 Drew PetrieQ4 - 24:49 - Goal - 92-81 Drew PetrieQ4 - 26:56 - Behind - 93-81

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH2.30.17.15.493
ESS2.44.34.12.181

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Ben BrownNTH
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Drew PetrieNTH
SuperCoach
134
Levi GreenwoodNTH
Tackles
7
3 tied leaders
Levi GreenwoodNTH

Team Stats

NTHESS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals12
7Behinds8
26Shots At Goal23
59Inside 50s53
9Goal Assists8
106Score Involvements92
9Marks Inside 5012
2Behinds Rushed1

Possession

390Disposals371
234Kicks207
156Handballs164
138Contested Possessions141
253Uncontested Possessions230
5,946Metres Gained6,047
93Ground Ball Gets97

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances36
14Centre Clearances13
23Stoppage Clearances23
57Tackles64
43Hitouts35
16Hitouts To Advantage8
235Pressure Acts222
14Contested Marks9

Other

163Effective Kicks137
14Marks on the Lead11
10Tackles Inside 509
241AFL Player Rating Points226
82Defensive 50 Possessions70
174Defensive Midfield Possessions169
94Attacking Midfield Possessions97
41Attacking 50 Possessions35
122Marks71
12Frees For16
16Frees Against12
38Rebound 50s42
40Clangers38
58One Percenters54
12Bounces12
1,712Supercoach Points1,589
1,706Dream Team Points1,513
59Turnovers61
58Hitout To Advantage Rate15
41Spoils38
61Intercepts59
18Intercept Marks9

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 33 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
NTH 30 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

North Melbourne beat Essendon by 12 points, 93–81.

North Melbourne came from 9 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 34–13 in the final term to take the win.

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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