Frustrated GIANTS coach Leon Cameron has admitted his side was lucky to escape with a draw from its thrilling round 13 clash against North Melbourne on Sunday.

The GIANTS were outplayed for much of the Blundstone Arena contest and faced a 28-point deficit heading into the final term, but booted six goals to one in an exciting final stanza to pick up a valuable two points that helps them stay in touch with the top eight.

Cameron said the draw left him with mixed emotions as he knows his side didn’t play to the level they are capable of, and that the lowly Kangaroos were easily the better team on the day.

"Clearly they (North Melbourne) deserved the win more than us," a frank Cameron said after the match.

"It is always a hollow feeling playing in a draw and we have had a couple over the last four or five years.

"Part of us is proud with the last quarter as we played a brand of footy where we actually tested the opposition and the first three quarters we didn’t.

"But there is too much of a gap between our best footy and our worst. As a young team, which we are, we need to close that gap."

Skipper Toby Greene played a major part in the GIANTS' fourth quarter revival, with Cameron inserting the star forward into the centre square after he was relatively well held up forward by Kayne Turner.

It was then sharp-shooter Daniel Lloyd that stole the show as he booted two goals for the Giants to help level the scores and setup the thrilling finale.

But the usually reliable Lloyd missed a gettable chance with under a minute remaining when any score would have given the GIANTS the lead.

"Clearly, he (Lloyd) would be sitting there thinking 'if only', but we don’t want to be sitting in if-only world," Cameron said.

"We will be looking at the first three quarters more than the final minute or so."