After 3 disappointing finals campaigns, North finally made it through to the Grand Final. Trailing by as much as 25 points early in the second quarter, Freeborn's three second quarter goals got North back into the game. From that point on, North completely dominated the game, and ran out 43 point winners.
Scores: North Melbourne 3.2 8.7 12.14 19.17 (131) Sydney 6.2 8.5 9.7 13.10 (88)
Goals
North Melbourne Freeborn 3, Crocker 3, Stevens 2, Roberts 2, Sholl 2, Allison 2, Rock, Fairley, Carey, Bell, Simpson
Sydney Lockett 6, O'Loughlin 2, Luff 2, Cresswell, Mooney, Kickett
Umpires: Dore, Sheehan, Nash
Attendance: 93, 102
Norm Smith Medallist: Glenn Archer
North Melbourne B: D. Laidley, M. Martyn, J. Blakey HB: D. King, I. Fairley, W. Schwass C: M. Roberts, A. Stevens, G. Freeborn HF: B. Allison, W. Carey (c), G. Archer F: D. Crocker, C. Sholl, M. Capuano R: C. McKernan, R. Scott, A. Rock Inter: A. Simpson, P. Bell, S. Anderson Coach: D. Pagan
Sydney B: D. McPherson, A. Dunkley, B. Seymour HB: A. Heuskes, P. Roos, D. Lewis C: T. Luff, K. Dyson, S. Maxfield HF: M. O'Loughlin, J. Mooney, M. Bayes F: C. O'Brien, A. Lockett, S, Garlick R: G. Stafford, P. Kelly (c), D. Cresswell Inter: D. Kickett, W. Chapman, S. Grant Coach: R. Eade