THE LAST TIME THEY MET

Melbourne was coasting towards a big victory with a lead of 39 points heading towards the end of the third quarter of its Round 15 game against North Melbourne and was lucky to avoid being overrun by the improving young Kangaroos. 

MELBOURNE 5.2.32 6.4.40 11.4.70 11.4.70

NORTH MELBOURNE 1.2.8 3.7.25 5.7.37 10.7.67

GOALS 

MELBOURNE Turner 2 Chandler Gawn McDonald Petty Pickett Rivers Sparrow van Rooyen

NORTH MELBOURNE Zurhaar 4 Ford Sheezel 2 Davies-Uniacke Simpkin 

BEST

MELBOURNE Viney May Rivers Gawn Sparrow Neal-Bullen

NORTH MELBOURNE Davies-Uniacke Wardlaw Sheezel Zurhaar Phillips Simpkin

THE TEAMS 

MELBOURNE 

B B. Howes, S. May, T. Rivers
HB C. Salem, A. Tomlinson, J. McVee
C A. Neal-Bullen, C. Oliver, C. Windsor
HF K. Chandler, H. Petty, J. Van Rooyen 
F K. Pickett, B. Fritsch, E. Langdon
FOLL M. Gawn J. Viney, T. Sparrow
I/C J. Bowey, T. McDonald, K. Tholstrup, D. Turner SUB K. Brown
EMG B. Laurie, T. Fullarton, T. Woewodin

IN K. Brown, K. Tholstrup, A. Tomlinson 

OUT J. Billings (omitted), B. Laurie (omitted), C. Petracca (ribs/spleen)

NORTH MELBOURNE 

B A. Corr, C. Comben, T. Pink
HB J. Archer, H. Sheezel, L. McDonald
C Z. Fisher, L. Davies-Uniacke, B. Scott
HF T. Powell, B. Teakle, E. Ford
F P. Curtis, N. Larkey, C. Zurhaar
FOLL T. Xerri, G. Wardlaw, J. Simpkin
I/C W. Fisher, L. Shiels, C. Taylor, D. Tucker SUB D. Stephens 
EMG Z. Duursma, R. Hardeman, C. Harvey

IN J. Simpkin, D. Stephens 

 OUT K. Dawson (suspension), J. Stephenson (omitted)