1998 - Round 18 - North Melbourne v Port Adelaide
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North Melbourne
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Port Adelaide
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North Melbourne 2.3 9.11 12.15 18.23 (131)
Port Adelaide 3.5 4.8 8.13 10.16 (76)
Goals
Nth Melb: Roberts 3, Abraham, Allison, Freeborn, Grant, Hewitt 2, Carey, Harvey, King, Sholl, Simpson
Port Adelaide: Lockwood 4, Eagleton, Kingsley 2, Bode, Tredrea
In an experiment North moved this match to Canberra, in a bid to increase an interstate supporter base. A capacity crowd of 12,242 forced a lock out at the game.
The match saw North starting fairly well, goaling twice before Port got started. The Port midfield then lifted, and kicked 3 goals - but missed several easy shots. North trailed in a quarter lacking in any intensity. Pagan was extremely vocal at quarter time, and asked for North to get back to basic team rules.
A fantastic second quarter saw North kick 7.8, which stitched the match up. Roberts was best on ground, and kicked 2 goals in the third term to seal the match. He took 10 marks on a day that Carey was held to 3 marks.
The match highlight was Winston Abraham's mark - which will almost certainly be mark of the year.