We take a look at some of the key stats from Saturday's game against North Melbourne.

The number of our inside 50's - We actually had two more inside 50's than North Melbourne on the weekend.

This shows our ability to get the football in to our forward line, however highlights that we didn't make the most of our opportunities against the North's defence.

 Our efficiency inside 50 - We had 27 shots from 51 inside 50's. Compare this with North Melbourne who had 38 shots from 49 inside 50's (78% Efficiency).
 

The differential in contested possession - For the second week in a row, our contested football was down (111 - 145).

North also had 207 uncontested possessions as opposed to our 183 (a differential of -24).

 Our number of clearances - We finished the game with 10 less clearances than North Melbourne who had 38.

North Melbourne had 16 centre clearances compared to our 14, and at around the ground stoppages, North Melbourne had 22 clearances compared to our 14.

 The number of behinds we scored - Despite having less of the ball, we only had four less scoring shots, we just couldn't make North Melbourne pay.

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