1996 Statistical Patterns

Best ranked attack in the AFL (does not include finals matches)

North Melbourne finished the season with the number one ranked attack in the AFL.
The team scored 2526 points in total, with Geelong the second best team with 2352.
Wayne Carey topped the goalkicking with 75 for the season. Carey was the league's sixth highest goalkicker. Tony Lockett of Sydney won the John Coleman Medal for his 114 goals.

Eighth ranked defence in the AFL (does not include finals matches)

North conceded 1982 points this season (not counting finals), which ranked the team eighth. Brisbane had the highest ranked defence, with 1731 points kicked against them.

Highest Percentage in the AFL (does not include finals matches)

Overall the team finshed with the highest percentage (127.4), with Brisbane second (125.6). This can largely be attributed to an average winning margin of over 4 goals.

Season highest score: 183 (v's Melbourne)
Season lowest score: 53 (v's West Coast)
North has used 35 players this season.
North's best winning sequence for the season was 3 games.
North's longest losing streak was just 1 game.

The following statistics include regular season games & finals matches:

North Melbourne's average score:	116
Opposition's average score:		89
When North wins
North Melbourne's average score:	128
Opposition's average score:		78
When North loses
North Melbourne's average score:	77
Opposition's average score:		122
When North scores 100 points or more
Achieved this 16 times, for 16 wins
When North concedes 100 points or more
Achieved this 7 times, for 5 losses
When North scores less than 100 points
Achieved this 9 times, for 6 losses
When North concedes less than 100 points
Achieved this 18 times, for 17 wins

last updated September 29, 1996