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Melbourne vs North Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 7-Apr-2018
Final Round 3
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
123 18.15
86 13.8
North Melbourne Coach: Brad Scott
North Melbourne logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 37 MEL by 37
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Ben CunningtonQ1 - 3:33 - Goal - 0-6 Jarrad WaiteQ1 - 7:10 - Goal - 0-12 Ben BrownQ1 - 10:41 - Goal - 0-18 Jarrad WaiteQ1 - 13:14 - Goal - 0-24 Tomas BuggQ1 - 14:51 - Goal - 6-24 Dean KentQ1 - 16:34 - Goal - 12-24 Josh WagnerQ1 - 18:48 - Behind - 13-24
RushedQ1 - 19:43 - Behind - 14-24
Nathan HrovatQ1 - 21:26 - Behind - 14-25 Todd GoldsteinQ1 - 22:22 - Goal - 14-31 Jack ZiebellQ1 - 23:15 - Behind - 14-32 Jack ZiebellQ1 - 26:37 - Behind - 14-33 Tomas BuggQ1 - 28:43 - Goal - 20-33 Bayley FritschQ2 - 2:03 - Goal - 26-33 Bernie VinceQ2 - 3:57 - Goal - 32-33 Jake MelkshamQ2 - 5:43 - Behind - 33-33 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 8:15 - Behind - 34-33 Billy HartungQ2 - 9:12 - Goal - 34-39 Jesse HoganQ2 - 11:53 - Goal - 40-39 Jeff GarlettQ2 - 13:29 - Goal - 46-39 Shaun AtleyQ2 - 16:55 - Behind - 46-40 Jake MelkshamQ2 - 17:30 - Behind - 47-40 Tomas BuggQ2 - 20:25 - Goal - 53-40 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 21:56 - Goal - 59-40 Jesse HoganQ2 - 23:29 - Behind - 60-40 Jy SimpkinQ2 - 25:05 - Goal - 60-46 Ben BrownQ2 - 27:50 - Goal - 60-52 Tomas BuggQ2 - 32:34 - Behind - 61-52 Ben BrownQ3 - 1:22 - Behind - 61-53 Dean KentQ3 - 2:33 - Goal - 67-53 Jeff GarlettQ3 - 5:37 - Behind - 68-53 Christian SalemQ3 - 7:06 - Behind - 69-53 Dean KentQ3 - 8:05 - Behind - 70-53 Jarrad WaiteQ3 - 8:53 - Behind - 70-54 Ben BrownQ3 - 10:19 - Goal - 70-60
RushedQ3 - 12:06 - Behind - 71-60
Ben BrownQ3 - 13:21 - Goal - 71-66 Jesse HoganQ3 - 17:32 - Behind - 72-66 Jeff GarlettQ3 - 22:30 - Goal - 78-66 Dean KentQ3 - 28:08 - Behind - 79-66 Dean KentQ3 - 28:48 - Goal - 85-66 Jordan LewisQ4 - 1:56 - Goal - 91-66
RushedQ4 - 3:11 - Behind - 91-67
Dom TysonQ4 - 5:21 - Behind - 92-67 Nathan JonesQ4 - 9:13 - Behind - 93-67 Jarrad WaiteQ4 - 11:39 - Goal - 93-73 Jeff GarlettQ4 - 13:24 - Goal - 99-73 Shaun HigginsQ4 - 16:35 - Behind - 99-74 Tomas BuggQ4 - 19:42 - Goal - 105-74 Jack ZiebellQ4 - 21:27 - Goal - 105-80 Nathan JonesQ4 - 23:17 - Goal - 111-80 Ben CunningtonQ4 - 25:42 - Goal - 111-86 Clayton OliverQ4 - 26:47 - Goal - 117-86 Clayton OliverQ4 - 30:00 - Goal - 123-86

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Clayton OliverGoal
    4Q 30:00123-86
  • Clayton OliverGoal
    4Q 26:47117-86
  • Ben CunningtonGoal
    4Q 25:42111-86
  • Nathan JonesGoal
    4Q 23:17111-80
  • Jack ZiebellGoal
    4Q 21:27105-80
  • Tomas BuggGoal
    4Q 19:42105-74
  • Shaun HigginsBehind
    4Q 16:3599-74
  • Jeff GarlettGoal
    4Q 13:2499-73
  • Jarrad WaiteGoal
    4Q 11:3993-73
  • Nathan JonesBehind
    4Q 9:1393-67
  • Dom TysonBehind
    4Q 5:2192-67
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 3:1191-67
  • Jordan LewisGoal
    4Q 1:5691-66
  • Dean KentGoal
    3Q 28:4885-66
  • Dean KentBehind
    3Q 28:0879-66
  • Jeff GarlettGoal
    3Q 22:3078-66
  • Jesse HoganBehind
    3Q 17:3272-66
  • Ben BrownGoal
    3Q 13:2171-66
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 12:0671-60
  • Ben BrownGoal
    3Q 10:1970-60
  • Jarrad WaiteBehind
    3Q 8:5370-54
  • Dean KentBehind
    3Q 8:0570-53
  • Christian SalemBehind
    3Q 7:0669-53
  • Jeff GarlettBehind
    3Q 5:3768-53
  • Dean KentGoal
    3Q 2:3367-53
  • Ben BrownBehind
    3Q 1:2261-53
  • Tomas BuggBehind
    2Q 32:3461-52
  • Ben BrownGoal
    2Q 27:5060-52
  • Jy SimpkinGoal
    2Q 25:0560-46
  • Jesse HoganBehind
    2Q 23:2960-40
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    2Q 21:5659-40
  • Tomas BuggGoal
    2Q 20:2553-40
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    2Q 17:3047-40
  • Shaun AtleyBehind
    2Q 16:5546-40
  • Jeff GarlettGoal
    2Q 13:2946-39
  • Jesse HoganGoal
    2Q 11:5340-39
  • Billy HartungGoal
    2Q 9:1234-39
  • Christian PetraccaBehind
    2Q 8:1534-33
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    2Q 5:4333-33
  • Bernie VinceGoal
    2Q 3:5732-33
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    2Q 2:0326-33
  • Tomas BuggGoal
    1Q 28:4320-33
  • Jack ZiebellBehind
    1Q 26:3714-33
  • Jack ZiebellBehind
    1Q 23:1514-32
  • Todd GoldsteinGoal
    1Q 22:2214-31
  • Nathan HrovatBehind
    1Q 21:2614-25
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 19:4314-24
  • Josh WagnerBehind
    1Q 18:4813-24
  • Dean KentGoal
    1Q 16:3412-24
  • Tomas BuggGoal
    1Q 14:516-24
  • Jarrad WaiteGoal
    1Q 13:140-24
  • Ben BrownGoal
    1Q 10:410-18
  • Jarrad WaiteGoal
    1Q 7:100-12
  • Ben CunningtonGoal
    1Q 3:330-6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.26.53.66.2123
NTH5.33.12.23.286

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Tomas BuggMEL
Behinds
2
4 tied leaders
Jesse HoganMEL
SuperCoach
125
Jesse HoganMEL
Tackles
10
Ben JacobsNTH

Team Stats

MELNTH

Scoring / Attack

18Goals13
13Behinds7
32Shots At Goal21
66Inside 50s45
14Goal Assists9
147Score Involvements81
15Marks Inside 507
6Behinds Rushed1

Possession

399Disposals314
231Kicks176
168Handballs138
161Contested Possessions126
242Uncontested Possessions188
6,279Metres Gained5,370
107Ground Ball Gets78

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances36
20Centre Clearances10
17Stoppage Clearances26
59Tackles62
52Hitouts24
17Hitouts To Advantage6
249Pressure Acts315
11Contested Marks15

Other

153Effective Kicks109
10Marks on the Lead5
11Tackles Inside 507
252AFL Player Rating Points200
53Defensive 50 Possessions86
129Defensive Midfield Possessions120
153Attacking Midfield Possessions67
68Attacking 50 Possessions41
94Marks74
25Frees For23
23Frees Against25
27Rebound 50s41
58Clangers63
46One Percenters50
2Bounces15
1,842Supercoach Points1,460
1,676Dream Team Points1,331
63Turnovers68
41Hitout To Advantage Rate37
36Spoils34
68Intercepts63
16Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 37 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
NTH 24 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat North Melbourne by 37 points, 123–86.

Melbourne extended a 19-point three-quarter-time lead with a 38–20 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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