Round 2, 1975
North Melbourne vs Melbourne
Saturday 12 April
Venue: Arden Street
Attendance: 14,325
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| North Melbourne | 4.6 | 7.8 | 11.10 | 15.13.103 |
| Melbourne | 1.1 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 16.9.105 |
Melbourne win by 2 points
Goalkickers: Carl Ditterich 5, Garry Baker 2, Robert Flower 2, Marty Lyons 2, Stan Alves 1, Frank Giampaolo 1, Paul Hurst 1, Kim Smith 1, Greg Wells 1
Milestones:
150 Games
Gary Hardeman
The reigning wooden spooners had beaten a disappointing Footscray in the first round, but it seemed like a step too far for them to go to Arden Street and beat the league's new glamour side North.
Five goals down at one stage in the second quarter the Demons struck back to be just two points behind at half time, and at one point opened up a 21 point lead before North charged home in the final minutes. When Stan Alves, beaten comfortably all day by Keith Grieg, broke free to kick the winning goal at the 28 minute mark of the last quarter it capped a huge early season upset.
Best were Flower, Ditterich and Hardeman. Des Campbell and Ted Carroll were unused reserves.
Reserves
North Melbourne 11.19 d. Melbourne 9.13
Goals - Tippett 3, Ough 2, Woodman 2, Woods 2
Best - Owens, Slade, Tippett
Under 19s
Melbourne 14.12 d. North Melbourne 13.15
Goals - Walley 4, Nowlan 3, Campbell 2, Davidson 2, Hutchison 1, Munday 1, Young 1
Best - Woods, Sparks, Ellingworth
Media
Age - 14/04/1975
Football Record R3 1975