While the first half was relatively standard, it was the 16 goal to one second half that led to interesting numbers.
Over the AFL, the competition average for second half disposals in 2013 is 176.6. On Saturday, North Melbourne collected an astounding 259. That figure was the equal-most in any half of football this season, tying Port Adelaide’s 259 in the first half against Greater Western Sydney.
| Team | Opponent | Round, half | Disposals |
| North Melbourne | Melbourne | 18, second | 259 |
| Port Adelaide | GWS Giants | 12, first | 259 |
| Essendon | Melbourne | 2, second | 247 |
| Adelaide | GWS Giants | 7, second | 243 |
| Fremantle | Melbourne | 9, first | 240 |
Individually Ben Cunnington amassed 26 of his 34 disposals in the second half. It’s the most by any player after the main break this season and only behind Dan Hannebery and Gary Ablett for a half.
| Player | Opponent | Round, half | Disposals |
| Dan Hannebery | Adelaide | 11, first | 28 |
| Gary Ablett | Collingwood | 17, first | 27 |
| Ben Cunnington | Melbourne | 18, second | 26 |
With eight goals in each of the third and fourth quarters, North had a lot of time in possession. Clocking in at 57.6 per cent for and just 28.1 against, the 29.5 per cent differential is the largest in any half this season.
| Team | Opponent | Round, half | Time in possession differential |
| North Melbourne | Melbourne | 18, second | 29.5% |
| Essendon | Melbourne | 2, second | 29.1% |
| North Melbourne | St Kilda | 10, first | 26.7% |
| Gold Coast | Melbourne | 7, second | 26.5% |
| Sydney | GWS Giants | 16, second | 26.2% |
Even though North was impressive offensively, perhaps just as pleasing was its ability to thwart Melbourne’s forward forays.
With the Demons attempting to play numbers behind the ball and run forward in waves, the style of play can often lead to efficient forward play, but North conceded just eight scoring shots from 30 Melbourne inside 50’s.
The score to inside 50 percentage for Melbourne was the lowest for the round.
| Team | Inside 50's | Scoring shots | % Score success | Rank |
| Melbourne | 30 | 8 | 23.3 | 18th |
Despite the size of North’s win, it was only its third biggest against Melbourne. It recorded bigger margins of 129 points in 1981 and 127 points in 1990.
