Head to Head
Played 149
Essendon 95
North Melbourne 53
Draw 1
Last Five
R9, 2013, North Melbourne 17.13 (115) d Essendon 9.16 (70) at Etihad Stadium
R20, 2012, North Melbourne 15.10 (100) d Essendon 11.10 (76) at Etihad Stadium
R1, 2012, Essendon 14.20 (104) d North Melbourne 15.12 (102) at Etihad Stadium
R13, 2011, North Melbourne 17.9 (111) d Essendon 12.18 (90) at Etihad Stadium
R17, 2010, Essendon 18.14 (122) d North Melbourne 18.11 (119) at Etihad Stadium
Key Players
• Jobe Watson has particularly enjoyed playing against North Melbourne, averaging 31.6 disposals in his previous five games against the Kangaroos
• Michael Hurley has booted nine goals in his previous three encounters against North Melbourne at a rate more than double his career average
• Brent Harvey looms as the man to stop for the Bombers, averaging 26 disposals and a goal a game in his last nine encounters against Essendon
Take Note
• North Melbourne have scored 100 points or more in the past five encounters against Essendon, second only to Geelong
• Despite having won two games since the teams’ round 1 clash in 2008, Essendon have yet to kick more goals than North in a game between the two sides since
• Essendon and North Melbourne have met twice in round one matches in recent season, with the Bombers walking away victorious on both occasions
