WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, Sunday April 21, 4.40pm?
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LAST FIVE TIMES
R9, 2012, North Melbourne 17.10 (112) d Brisbane Lions 15.6 (96) at Etihad Stadium
R18, 2011, North Melbourne 17.20 (122) d Brisbane Lions 11.11 (77) at Etihad Stadium
R9, 2011, Brisbane Lions 10.17 (73) d North Melbourne 8.11 (59) at the Gabba
R11, 2010, North Melbourne 12.18 (90) d Brisbane Lions 13.11 (89) at Etihad Stadium
R17, 2009, Brisbane Lions 17.14 (116) d North Melbourne 11.9 (75) at the Gabba
THE SIX-POINTS
1. North defeated the Lions the last time these sides met, winning by 16 points in round nine last year at Etihad Stadium.
2. In that game, North narrowly edged the Lions in total possessions, 340 to 338, with Roos ruckman Todd Goldstein winning three Brownlow Medal votes for his 28-possession, 47-hitout performance.
3. The Kangaroos have won three of the teams' past four clashes, but their past six games have been split three wins apiece.
4. The Roos-Lions rivalry has been just as fierce at Etihad Stadium, with each team boasting four wins and a draw from their nine games at the venue.
5. Of the past seven meetings between these teams, four have been decided by less than three goals.
6. North and the Lions have never previously met in a Sunday twilight match.
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