Head to Head Between Essendon and North Melbourne

Summary

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
Essendon	32	5	198	57	125
North Melbourne	31	0	159	49	59

Games

Season	Rnd	Home Team							Away Team						Ground	Date
2020	R6	Essendon	2.5	5.11	8.11	9.13	(67)	dftd	North Melbourne	3.4	4.7	6.11	7.11	(53)	Metricon Stadium	Jul 11 (Sat 7:40pm)
2019	R17	Essendon	4.4	6.11	11.13	12.14	(86)	dftd	North Melbourne	6.3	7.5	9.7	12.9	(81)	Marvel Stadium	Jul 13 (Sat 4:35pm)
2019	R5	North Melbourne	1.6	3.7	4.12	7.16	(58)	lost to	Essendon	3.4	9.7	13.11	17.14	(116)	Marvel Stadium	Apr 19 (Fri 4:20pm)
2018	R15	Essendon	6.2	13.6	15.8	19.11	(125)	dftd	North Melbourne	7.2	10.4	13.8	16.12	(108)	Etihad Stadium	Jul 1 (Sun 3:20pm)
2017	R18	Essendon	4.2	8.3	13.8	20.12	(132)	dftd	North Melbourne	4.4	8.5	12.7	16.9	(105)	Etihad Stadium	Jul 22 (Sat 1:45pm)
2016	R8	Essendon	0.2	0.4	5.5	8.12	(60)	lost to	North Melbourne	4.2	8.6	10.10	10.14	(74)	Etihad Stadium	May 14 (Sat 1:45pm)
2015	R16	North Melbourne	2.4	5.5	10.7	14.9	(93)	dftd	Essendon	1.5	6.7	7.10	9.14	(68)	Etihad Stadium	Jul 17 (Fri 7:50pm)
2015	R7	Essendon	5.0	6.3	8.10	12.10	(82)	lost to	North Melbourne	2.6	7.9	9.13	13.15	(93)	Etihad Stadium	May 15 (Fri 7:50pm)
2014	EF	North Melbourne	2.3	2.4	9.5	14.9	(93)	dftd	Essendon	2.4	6.7	10.8	12.9	(81)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 6 (Sat 7:15pm)
2014	R1	North Melbourne	3.0	5.3	8.5	9.6	(60)	lost to	Essendon	4.1	8.5	11.8	15.9	(99)	Etihad Stadium	Mar 21 (Fri 7:50pm)
2013	R21	Essendon	1.3	4.8	6.12	9.16	(70)	lost to	North Melbourne	2.3	7.6	13.10	17.13	(115)	Etihad Stadium	Aug 17 (Sat 4:40pm)
2012	R20	Essendon	5.2	8.6	9.10	11.10	(76)	lost to	North Melbourne	6.2	8.4	11.7	15.10	(100)	Etihad Stadium	Aug 12 (Sun 4:40pm)
2012	R1	North Melbourne	4.3	8.5	10.10	15.12	(102)	lost to	Essendon	3.2	9.8	13.14	14.20	(104)	Etihad Stadium	Mar 31 (Sat 7:45pm)
2011	R13	Essendon	1.8	6.13	10.17	12.18	(90)	lost to	North Melbourne	5.3	9.3	13.6	17.9	(111)	Etihad Stadium	Jun 18 (Sat 2:10pm)
2010	R17	North Melbourne	3.5	8.5	13.8	18.11	(119)	lost to	Essendon	5.3	9.8	13.11	18.14	(122)	Etihad Stadium	Jul 24 (Sat 7:10pm)
2009	R4	North Melbourne	3.3	5.5	9.7	10.9	(69)	dftd	Essendon	1.3	3.7	5.11	7.15	(57)	Etihad Stadium	Apr 19 (Sun 1:10pm)
2008	R1	North Melbourne	4.3	6.7	7.9	9.13	(67)	lost to	Essendon	2.0	8.2	15.5	19.8	(122)	Telstra Dome	Mar 24 (Mon 2:10pm)
2007	R7	North Melbourne	4.0	8.5	14.8	18.9	(117)	dftd	Essendon	2.9	5.11	8.14	13.17	(95)	Telstra Dome	May 11 (Fri 7:40pm)
2006	R13	North Melbourne	4.4	5.8	12.9	14.12	(96)	dftd	Essendon	2.3	6.7	9.8	13.11	(89)	Telstra Dome	Jun 30 (Fri 7:40pm)
2005	R14	Essendon	2.3	7.5	8.6	13.8	(86)	lost to	North Melbourne	7.3	11.6	14.13	19.14	(128)	Telstra Dome	Jul 2 (Sat 7:10pm)
2004	R14	Essendon	4.3	7.5	11.6	12.7	(79)	lost to	North Melbourne	3.3	6.6	9.12	14.16	(100)	Telstra Dome	Jul 2 (Fri 7:40pm)
2003	R12	Essendon	5.0	7.3	12.6	13.10	(88)	lost to	North Melbourne	5.3	7.6	11.9	14.12	(96)	Telstra Dome	Jun 13 (Fri 7:40pm)
2002	R10	North Melbourne	4.5	6.11	11.16	12.20	(92)	dftd	Essendon	4.3	6.6	8.10	12.12	(84)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 31 (Fri 7:45pm)
2001	R16	Essendon	2.3	12.4	19.8	27.9	(171)	dftd	North Melbourne	12.1	16.1	22.4	25.9	(159)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 22 (Sun)
2001	R1	North Melbourne	3.1	4.3	6.6	9.7	(61)	lost to	Essendon	7.2	9.5	15.6	23.8	(146)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Mar 30 (Fri)
2000	QF	Essendon	9.1	15.6	25.9	31.12	(198)	dftd	North Melbourne	4.2	6.3	9.4	11.7	(73)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 12 (Sat)
2000	R13	Essendon	7.5	10.13	13.17	17.17	(119)	dftd	North Melbourne	0.0	3.1	7.4	11.4	(70)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 4 (Sun)
1999	R17	Essendon	7.2	14.7	18.10	24.14	(158)	dftd	North Melbourne	8.1	10.4	16.8	20.12	(132)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 24 (Sat)
1999	R2	North Melbourne	3.3	10.9	12.13	15.16	(106)	lost to	Essendon	8.2	14.5	17.8	22.9	(141)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 1 (Thu)
1998	QF	North Melbourne	1.1	2.7	8.12	11.16	(82)	dftd	Essendon	2.4	3.6	5.11	8.12	(60)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 4 (Fri)
1998	R14	North Melbourne	5.4	12.5	16.7	19.13	(127)	dftd	Essendon	4.0	8.6	11.10	16.13	(109)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 26 (Fri)
1997	R18	North Melbourne	5.7	8.10	10.12	11.17	(83)	dftd	Essendon	4.2	5.5	7.10	8.16	(64)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 1 (Fri)
1997	R3	Essendon	3.6	9.8	11.13	18.14	(122)	dftd	North Melbourne	2.3	5.5	6.8	12.8	(80)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 13 (Sun)
1996	R12	North Melbourne	6.3	9.8	11.9	16.11	(107)	dftd	Essendon	4.2	7.4	8.10	14.11	(95)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 23 (Sun)
1995	R10	North Melbourne	3.2	8.6	13.11	19.12	(126)	dftd	Essendon	3.0	5.5	9.7	15.9	(99)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 2 (Fri)
1994	R15	North Melbourne	2.3	6.7	9.15	11.19	(85)	lost to	Essendon	6.3	8.5	12.6	14.8	(92)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 2 (Sat)
1993	R15	North Melbourne	7.2	9.3	11.7	19.15	(129)	dftd	Essendon	4.1	8.7	12.11	13.13	(91)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 9 (Fri)
1992	R23	Essendon	5.1	7.7	13.12	20.19	(139)	dftd	North Melbourne	5.2	6.6	7.10	10.11	(71)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 22 (Sat)
1992	R8	North Melbourne	5.6	11.7	13.13	19.18	(132)	dftd	Essendon	1.1	3.8	6.11	11.14	(80)	Princes Park	May 9 (Sat)
1991	R18	Essendon	7.1	11.3	17.7	19.9	(123)	dftd	North Melbourne	1.6	2.12	4.12	5.19	(49)	Windy Hill	Jul 20 (Sat)
1991	R3	North Melbourne	6.5	8.6	10.10	13.16	(94)	lost to	Essendon	5.4	12.11	18.17	25.17	(167)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 6 (Sat)
1990	R12	Essendon	4.1	11.8	13.11	18.16	(124)	dftd	North Melbourne	2.5	6.8	10.13	13.16	(94)	Windy Hill	Jun 16 (Sat)
1989	R20	Essendon	2.1	8.4	13.10	19.14	(128)	dftd	North Melbourne	5.4	8.6	10.8	17.10	(112)	Windy Hill	Aug 19 (Sat)
1989	R6	North Melbourne	5.4	10.10	14.14	17.19	(121)	dftd	Essendon	6.1	9.4	12.7	16.9	(105)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 7 (Sun)
1988	R15	North Melbourne	3.2	4.5	7.10	14.10	(94)	lost to	Essendon	6.4	11.8	16.14	21.14	(140)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 10 (Sun)
1988	R1	Essendon	11.3	16.9	20.11	25.14	(164)	dftd	North Melbourne	1.6	4.8	7.10	12.10	(82)	Windy Hill	Apr 2 (Sat)
1987	R12	North Melbourne	4.3	7.5	9.7	15.10	(100)	dftd	Essendon	2.0	6.3	7.8	9.10	(64)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 12 (Fri)
1986	R22	Essendon	0.1	4.5	7.10	10.19	(79)	lost to	North Melbourne	8.5	8.6	13.10	15.11	(101)	Windy Hill	Aug 30 (Sat)
1986	R10	North Melbourne	3.2	8.4	14.8	21.11	(137)	dftd	Essendon	3.5	6.11	13.12	18.13	(121)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 30 (Fri)
1985	R18	Essendon	9.2	18.8	21.13	25.16	(166)	dftd	North Melbourne	2.2	2.4	6.7	8.14	(62)	Windy Hill	Aug 3 (Sat)
1985	R7	North Melbourne	4.5	9.8	17.14	22.20	(152)	dftd	Essendon	5.4	8.5	13.7	14.9	(93)	Waverley Park	May 11 (Sat)
1984	R22	Essendon	10.2	17.3	25.3	27.7	(169)	dftd	North Melbourne	3.4	9.11	14.14	19.17	(131)	Windy Hill	Sep 1 (Sat)
1984	R10	North Melbourne	5.6	7.7	11.12	15.16	(106)	lost to	Essendon	1.0	9.4	11.6	16.12	(108)	Arden Street	Jun 2 (Sat)
1983	PF	Essendon	8.2	12.5	17.10	25.14	(164)	dftd	North Melbourne	2.1	9.2	10.3	12.6	(78)	Waverley Park	Sep 17 (Sat)
1983	R16	North Melbourne	5.3	11.4	16.8	19.14	(128)	dftd	Essendon	4.4	5.5	7.8	16.11	(107)	Arden Street	Jul 9 (Sat)
1983	R5	Essendon	4.2	10.6	14.7	20.8	(128)	dftd	North Melbourne	2.6	6.10	14.15	17.21	(123)	Waverley Park	Apr 25 (Mon)
1982	EF	North Melbourne	6.3	8.7	14.10	19.14	(128)	dftd	Essendon	1.3	4.10	10.15	16.19	(115)	Waverley Park	Sep 4 (Sat)
1982	R14	Essendon	4.3	10.7	12.9	15.15	(105)	dftd	North Melbourne	5.2	7.5	11.10	14.13	(97)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 26 (Sat)
1982	R4	Essendon	1.3	4.5	8.15	12.19	(91)	lost to	North Melbourne	1.10	7.15	9.17	14.24	(108)	Windy Hill	Apr 17 (Sat)
1981	R12	North Melbourne	7.5	7.8	12.10	13.12	(90)	lost to	Essendon	4.4	7.13	10.20	18.29	(137)	Arden Street	Jun 13 (Sat)
1981	R2	Essendon	1.4	6.8	10.12	16.15	(111)	dftd	North Melbourne	5.1	8.2	11.5	15.9	(99)	Windy Hill	Apr 4 (Sat)
1980	R12	North Melbourne	2.3	6.6	13.8	15.11	(101)	dftd	Essendon	4.4	4.4	6.8	10.12	(72)	Arden Street	Jun 14 (Sat)
1980	R1	Essendon	3.2	7.6	8.9	12.15	(87)	lost to	North Melbourne	5.3	9.7	13.10	15.10	(100)	Windy Hill	Mar 29 (Sat)

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Essendon vs North Melbourne)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Dyson Heppell	3	Essendon	51	17	41	13.7	92	30.7	18	6	0	0	12	4	3	4	2	0.7	0	12	340	113.3
Zach Merrett	5	Essendon	55	11	101	20.2	156	31.2	14	2.8	0	0	27	5.4	7	4	1	0.2	0	6	518	103.6
Ben Brown	5	North Melbourne	55	11	8	1.6	63	12.6	38	7.6	5	1	10	2	8	2	17	3.4	8	110	452	90.4
Shaun Higgins	4	North Melbourne	59	14.8	40	10	99	24.8	18	4.5	0	0	11	2.8	5	4	1	0.3	3	9	357	89.3
Todd Goldstein	4	North Melbourne	32	8	33	8.3	65	16.3	11	2.8	131	32.8	7	1.8	10	6	1	0.3	3	9	355	88.8
Dylan Shiel	3	Essendon	39	13	31	10.3	70	23.3	9	3	0	0	13	4.3	6	1	0	0	1	1	262	87.3
Trent Dumont	5	North Melbourne	63	12.6	46	9.2	109	21.8	20	4	0	0	20	4	4	2	2	0.4	1	13	432	86.4
Jared Polec	3	North Melbourne	41	13.7	18	6	59	19.7	15	5	0	0	9	3	0	1	1	0.3	2	8	245	81.7
Andrew McGrath	5	Essendon	56	11.2	47	9.4	103	20.6	12	2.4	0	0	21	4.2	4	3	3	0.6	0	18	395	79
David Zaharakis	3	Essendon	37	12.3	24	8	61	20.3	8	2.7	0	0	6	2	0	0	4	1.3	4	28	235	78.3
Jake Stringer	3	Essendon	33	11	7	2.3	40	13.3	13	4.3	0	0	7	2.3	2	2	8	2.7	5	53	229	76.3
Orazio Fantasia	5	Essendon	41	8.2	30	6	71	14.2	17	3.4	0	0	18	3.6	5	2	12	2.4	3	75	380	76
Mitchell W. Brown	3	Essendon	32	10.7	19	6.3	51	17	21	7	0	0	1	0.3	5	5	5	1.7	5	35	226	75.3
Jed Anderson	3	North Melbourne	20	6.7	36	12	56	18.7	6	2	0	0	20	6.7	1	5	1	0.3	0	6	222	74
Ben Cunnington	4	North Melbourne	31	7.8	54	13.5	85	21.3	13	3.3	0	0	14	3.5	3	8	3	0.8	1	19	294	73.5
Darcy Parish	4	Essendon	41	10.3	39	9.8	80	20	7	1.8	0	0	16	4	2	2	1	0.3	2	8	290	72.5
Tom Bellchambers	3	Essendon	17	5.7	15	5	32	10.7	14	4.7	85	28.3	4	1.3	2	6	1	0.3	2	8	216	72
Michael Hurley	5	Essendon	67	13.4	28	5.6	95	19	32	6.4	0	0	1	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	355	71
Kyle Langford	3	Essendon	29	9.7	20	6.7	49	16.3	9	3	0	0	9	3	2	0	3	1	3	21	213	71
David Myers	3	Essendon	25	8.3	38	12.7	63	21	6	2	0	0	10	3.3	2	4	2	0.7	0	12	211	70.3
Totals	76		824	10.8	675	8.9	1499	19.7	301	4	221	2.9	236	3.1	72	62	68	0.9	43	451	6227	81.9

Please note: Players must have played in at least 3 of the games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Essendon vs North Melbourne)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Jobe Watson	14	Essendon	172	12.3	211	15.1	383	27.4	81	5.8	5	0.4	57	4.1	21	10	9	0.6	6	60	1465	104.6
Brendon Goddard	8	Essendon	116	14.5	104	13	220	27.5	43	5.4	4	0.5	26	3.3	11	5	5	0.6	6	36	825	103.1
Wayne Carey	9	North Melbourne	125	13.9	40	4.4	165	18.3	76	8.4	2	0.2	6	0.7	4	5	34	3.8	17	221	919	102.1
Dyson Heppell	11	Essendon	157	14.3	113	10.3	270	24.5	59	5.4	11	1	35	3.2	7	9	4	0.4	4	28	1033	93.9
Zach Merrett	10	Essendon	104	10.4	159	15.9	263	26.3	35	3.5	0	0	50	5	11	7	1	0.1	5	11	936	93.6
Peter Bell	8	North Melbourne	131	16.4	69	8.6	200	25	30	3.8	0	0	18	2.3	12	3	8	1	5	53	749	93.6
Sam Gibson	8	North Melbourne	108	13.5	69	8.6	177	22.1	58	7.3	0	0	19	2.4	4	5	6	0.8	3	39	740	92.5
Andrew Swallow	12	North Melbourne	125	10.4	146	12.2	271	22.6	41	3.4	0	0	75	6.3	25	17	4	0.3	7	31	1095	91.3
Matthew Lloyd	15	Essendon	166	11.1	47	3.1	213	14.2	106	7.1	2	0.1	21	1.4	13	12	58	3.9	25	373	1346	89.7
Brent Stanton	14	Essendon	207	14.8	101	7.2	308	22	76	5.4	0	0	42	3	18	10	6	0.4	7	43	1250	89.3
Shannon Grant	15	North Melbourne	223	14.9	101	6.7	324	21.6	80	5.3	0	0	23	1.5	16	14	23	1.5	13	151	1328	88.5
Todd Goldstein	14	North Melbourne	86	6.1	103	7.4	189	13.5	40	2.9	462	33	46	3.3	21	19	3	0.2	6	24	1218	87
Trent Dumont	5	North Melbourne	63	12.6	46	9.2	109	21.8	20	4	0	0	20	4	4	2	2	0.4	1	13	432	86.4
Brent Harvey	25	North Melbourne	338	13.5	202	8.1	540	21.6	127	5.1	1	0	49	2	21	19	29	1.2	17	191	2151	86
Anthony Stevens	15	North Melbourne	259	17.3	72	4.8	331	22.1	56	3.7	0	0	41	2.7	10	8	6	0.4	4	40	1279	85.3
Lachlan Hansen	6	North Melbourne	69	11.5	40	6.7	109	18.2	50	8.3	0	0	11	1.8	5	3	5	0.8	2	32	509	84.8
Michael Long	9	Essendon	116	12.9	71	7.9	187	20.8	51	5.7	1	0.1	18	2	1	6	8	0.9	9	57	756	84
Shaun Higgins	6	North Melbourne	75	12.5	57	9.5	132	22	26	4.3	0	0	18	3	5	5	2	0.3	7	19	498	83
David Zaharakis	12	Essendon	148	12.3	113	9.4	261	21.8	41	3.4	0	0	41	3.4	4	8	4	0.3	8	32	969	80.8
Justin Blumfield	10	Essendon	97	9.7	89	8.9	186	18.6	63	6.3	10	1	25	2.5	3	6	7	0.7	4	46	799	79.9
Totals	226		2885	12.8	1953	8.6	4838	21.4	1159	5.1	498	2.2	641	2.8	216	173	224	1	156	1500	20297	89.8

Please note: Players must have played in at least 5 games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

FinalSiren.com - Head to Head Between Essendon and North Melbourne

Summary

Games

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Essendon vs North Melbourne)

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Essendon vs North Melbourne)