A 122-point win is always likely to throw up statistical oddities, and Saturday’s victory over Melbourne was no different.

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.