Footy Form Guide, Round 22, 2010

Melbourne V North Melbourne,
Sunday August 29, MCG, 4.40pm

Best 2 sides out of the top 8 to close out the season. Kangas just in front.

The Last Five

Year

Round

Venue

Melb
1/2 Score

NM
1/2 score

1/2 margin

Melb
score

NM
Score

Full Time Margin

Combined
total score

2010

6

Eti

21

55

-34

78

104

-26

182

2009

19

Eti

25

47

-22

61

123

-62

184

2009

1

MCG

41

48

-7

67

101

-34

168

2008

17

MCG

22

60

-38

70

98

-28

168

2008

4

MCG

24

59

-35

79

127

-48

208

   

The Teams

 


MELBOURNE

B: Clint Bartram, Jared Rivers, Colin Garland
HB: Tom Scully, James Frawley, Cale Morton
C: Cameron Bruce, Nathan Jones, Liam Jurrah
HF: Colin Sylvia, Matthew Bate, Lynden Dunn
F: Austin Wonaeamirri, Brad Green, Jack Watts
Foll: Mark Jamar, James McDonald, Brent Moloney
I/C (from): Joel Macdonald, Paul Johnson, Jack Trengove, Jordie McKenzie, Matthew Warnock, Rohan Bail, Michael Newton

In: Johnson, Macdonald, Sylvia, Bate
Out: Jamie Bennell

NORTH MELBOURNE
B: Michael Firrito, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Daniel Pratt, Nathan Grima, Scott McMahon
C: Cruize Garlett, Brent Harvey, Sam Wright
HF: Ryan Bastinac, Corey Jones, Daniel Wells
F: Ben Cunnington, Aaron Edwards, Ben Warren
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Andrew Swallow, Levi Greenwood
I/C (from): Todd Goldstein, Robbie Tarrant, David Hale, Matt Campbell, Jamie Macmillan, Leigh Harding, Marcus White

In: Jones, Campbell, Tarrant, Goldstein, Macmillan
Out: Leigh Adams (concussion), Lachlan Hansen (hamstring)

The Melbourne Missing
Injured:

Aaron Davey (leg) season
(139 games, 147 goals)

Ricky Pettard (shoulder) season
(35 games, 37 games)

Stefan Martin (hip) season
(29 games, 6 goals)

Jack Grimes (hamstring) season
(26 games, 2 goals)

Neville Jetta (shoulder) season
(21 games, 13 goals)

Jake Spencer (back) indefinite
(8 games, 0 goals)

John Meesen (ankle) season
(6 games, 0 goals)

Jordan Gysberts (back) season
(3 games, 0 goals)

Max Gawn (knee) season
(0 games, 0 goals)

Luke Tapscott (shoulder) season
(0 games, 0 goals)

The North Melbourne Missing
Injured:

Drew Petrie
(foot) indefinite
(178 games, 155 goals)

Lindsay Thomas
(knee)
(72 games, 92 goals)

Lachlan Hansen
(hamstring)
(50 games, 36 goals)

Ed Lower (broken collar bone) season
(42 games, 16 goals)

Todd Goldstein
(calf)
(36 games, 20 goals)

Jack Ziebell
(leg) indefinite
(24 games, 4 goals)

Leigh Adams
(concussion)
(23 games, 17 goals)

Liam Anthony (shoulder) 2-3 weeks
(17 games, 6 goals)

Ben Ross (groin/hip) indefinite
(14 games, 4 goals)

Aaron Black (hip) indefinite
(0 games, 0 goals)

 

Melbourne at MCG
Won 3 of the last 8
Lost Rd 20 2010 v Hawthorn
Won Rd 19 2010 v Richmond
Won Rd 17 2010 v Sydney
Won Rd 15 2010 v Essendon
Draw Rd 12 2010 v Collingwood
Lost Rd 11 2010 v Carlton
Lost Rd 8 2010 v West Coast
Lost Rd 7 2010 v Western Bulldogs

North Melbourne at the MCG
Won 3 of the last 8

Won Rd 16 2010 v Richmond
Lost Rd 7 2010 v Collingwood
Draw Rd 16 2009 v Richmond
Lost Rd 13 2009 v Western Bulldogs
Lost Rd 2 2009 v Western Bulldogs
Won Rd 1 2009 v Melbourne
Lost Rd 22 2008 v Port Adelaide
Won Rd 17 2008 v Melbourne

Footyratings Tip:
North Melbourne

Overall Record
Melbourne: 83
North Melbourne: 65
Drawn: 1

Record at MCG
Melbourne: 54
North Melbourne: 33

Coaches Head to Head
Dean Bailey: 0
Brad Scott: 1

Milestone
50th Game
Cale Morton
2008-2010:
49 games, 25 goals (Melbourne)

50th Game
Scott Thompson
2008-2010:
49 games, 0 goals (North Melbourne)

The Last Six
Melbourne: 1
North Melbourne: 5

Rd 6 2010
North Melbourne 15. 14 (104) def Melbourne 12. 6 (78) Etihad Stadium
Rd 19 2009
North Melbourne 19. 9 (123) def Melbourne 8. 13 (61) Etihad Stadium
Rd 1 2009
North Melbourne 15. 11 (101) def Melbourne 10. 7 (67) MCG
Rd 17 2008
North Melbourne 14. 14 (98) def Melbourne 10. 10 (70) MCG
Rd 4 2008
North Melbourne 18. 19 (127) def Melbourne 11. 13 (79) MCG
Rd 16 2007
Kangaroos 19. 12 (126) def Melbourne 9. 8 (62) Telstra Dome

The Form
Melbourne: Have won 8 from 21 for the season. Coming off a 29 point loss to Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in Round 21, following a 21 point loss to Hawthorn at the MCG in Round 20, and a 29 point win over Richmond at the MCG in Round 19. Currently in 10th place on the ladder with a percentage of 94.73

North Melbourne: Have won 10 from 21 for the season. Coming off a 16 point win over West Coast at Subiaco in Round 21, following a 52 point loss to St Kilda at Etihad Stadium in Round 20, and a 54 point win over Fremantle at Etihad Stadium in Round 19. Currently in 9th place on the ladder with a percentage of 84.88