Below are some facts from the win.
High scoring
North Melbourne’s score of 183 (28 goals, 15 behinds) was the 11th highest in the club’s history and highest since 2003 when it registered 187 (28 goals, 19 behinds) against Carlton.
In 1993, the Kangaroos kicked 35.19 (229) against Sydney in a 124-point win. Adrian McAdam kicked ten goals and John Longmire nine.
Big wins
The 129-point victory was the club’s fourth biggest since it joined the VFL in 1925.
In 1996 North recorded a 131-point defeat of Footscray but the biggest win of all came back in 1990 by 141-points over Richmond, a game in which Longmire booted 12 goals.
Half-time lead
A 76-point half-time advantage was the third largest in the club’s history at the main break. Against the Bulldogs in 1996, the Kangaroos led 97-11 after two quarters.
Possession football
North’s tally of 505 possessions sits equal-second on the all-time list in the AFL. Geelong had five more disposals when it defeated Melbourne by 186-points last year.
Interestingly, the Kangaroos also sit seventh on the list for a 491-disposal game against the Dockers in 2010, a game they won by 54-points.
On Sunday, Brad Scott’s team registered the second-highest amount of handballs by a team in any game with 294. Adelaide tallied 297 against the Eagles in 2009.
Getting the ball forward
A huge amount of possession meant more time in attack for North, and 82 inside-50’s was a league record.
The Round Two dominance of some teams was highlighted by the fact West Coast took the ball inside the arc on 78 just a day earlier against Melbourne.
