North Melbourne Kangaroos and Essendon Bombers have met 23 times — North Melbourne Kangaroos won 9, Essendon Bombers won 14, with 0 draws. Essendon Bombers leads the head-to-head with 14 victories from 23 meetings. A combined 4018 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 174.70 per match (1919 for the home side, 2099 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 23 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 23 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 132–105 in .