With the result all but over, Melbourne added four goals and that was matched by the Roos when Robbie Tarrant kicked his fourth for the match after the final siren.
Green notched up his third for the match and Col Sylvia booted three in the quarter.
In the end, North Melbourne ran out convincing 54-point winners.
North Melbourne 19.13 (127) defeated Melbourne 11.7 (73).
Third quarter
North Melbourne blitzed the start of the third term, with five goals to zip.
And when Brent Harvey booted his second, the Roos were up by 47 points at the 11-minute mark.
Brad Green, in his 250th match, booted his - and Melbourne’s - first goal of the second half. He followed up with another, but the Demons still trailed by 53 points entering the final term.
NM 15.10.(100) to Melb 7.5.(47)
Second quarter
Melbourne showed some better form in the second term, particularly in the mid and latter parts.
At one point, the Dees got back to within three goals, when Jeremy Howe and Col Garland booted consecutive majors. In fact, the Dees could have pegged the margin back further, had it not followed up with two behinds from Brad Green and Rohan Bail.
The Kangas answered with three in succession and the margin was back out to six goals. But when Stef Martin and Nathan Jones kicked back to back goals late in the term, the margin was reduced to 25 points at half-time.
NM 9.6 (60) to Melb 5.5 (35)
First quarter
North Melbourne dominated the first quarter.
When Ryan Bastinac booted the opening goal at the two-minute mark, it was the start of five in a row for the Roos, resulting in a 33-point lead.
The Demons didn’t post their first major until the 21-minute mark, courtesy of Sam Blease. At quarter-time, the Kangas were up by 26 points.
NM 5.4 (34) to Melb 1.2 (8)
