the last quarter was a rather pedestrian affair. early goals to bell and motlop cemented the north melbourne victory, before carlton were allowed some late goals to somewhat reduce the margin. in the end, despite both teams having 29 scoring shots, the kangaroos ran out 35 point winners. carlton’s best was probably stephen silvagni, who kept wayne carey to just 2 goals. but winners on the day were hard to find for carlton, who in the eyes of many had already played their 'grand final' the week before. north melbourne's shannon grant, won the norm smith medal for best on ground with 19 possessions and 4 goals.