Recap
GOALS
North Melbourne: B.Brown 2, Pittard, Zurhaar, Polec, Cunnington, Ahern
Essendon: Fantasia 4, M.Brown 3, McGrath 2, McDonald-Tipungwuti 2, Stringer 2, Daniher 2, Ambrose, Ham
BEST
North Melbourne: Dumont, Atley, Cunnington, Anderson, Macmillan, Polec
Essendon: Shiel, Merrett, Heppell, Fantasia, McGrath, M. Brown, Guelfi
INJURIES
North Melbourne: Ahern (finger)
Essendon: Clarke (calf) replaced in selected side by Daniher, Zaharakis (infection) replaced in selected side by Ham, McDonald-Tipungwuti (quad)
Reports: Nil
Official crowd: 48,278 at Marvel Stadium