North Melbourne's win against Geelong threw up some interesting statistics:

1. Sam Wright held Steve Johnson goalless and under 15 disposals for only the third time since 2006 and the first time since the 2009 Grand Final.

2. The 20.11.131 scored by North in the 17-point victory was its highest score against Geelong since Round 19 of 2001.

3. Round 19 of 2001 was also North's previous win against Geelong at Etihad Stadium.

4. Perhaps a high scoring game should have been expected. In the six matches at Etihad Stadium before Sunday, all teams had scored over 100 in all but one game.

5. The 131 scored against Geelong takes North Melbourne's season average to 139 points per game. North has not averaged more than 100 per game in a season since 2002.

6. Brent Harvey's 38 possession game was the third highest of his career, bettered only by 44 against West Coast in Round 3 of 2010 and 40 against Collingwood in Round 13, 2002.

7. Jack Ziebell's four goals was a career high, doubling his previous mark. Dating back to last season, in seven of his last eight games he's had more than 20 disposals.

8. In an indication of the increased pressure applied to Geelong, Sunday was the first time it kicked more behinds than goals against North since 2006.

9. Geelong's 1.3 in the first quarter was its lowest since the season opener in 2011.

10. Todd Goldstein's 33 hit-outs almost reached his output of the first two rounds combined, showing he's almost back to his best.