Match

Melbourne vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 27 Jul 2013

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the clash between Melbourne and North Melbourne. This should be an elementary win for the kangaroos after a disappointing season
00:05
The siren sounds, the umpire goes BANG & we're underway - it's a scramble in the middle but North eventually win the clearance.
02:34
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Luke Tapscott)
02:50
GOAL DEES - Tapscott does well to shrug off two tackles, he quickly puts boot to ball & from 35 out gets the Dees off to a great start!
06:00
BEHIND NORTH - Goldstein with an opportunity to get North on the board, he does however it's only a minor score.
06:01
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
06:45
BEHIND NORTH - Melbourne fail to clear from the kick in, the ball comes out to Wells, he unloads from just inside 50 but he sprays the kick across the face for a minor score.
06:46
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)
09:30
BEHIND NORTH - Petrie with another opportunity for the Roos, he lines up 40 out on a slight angle but he also sprays the kick - a few early opportunities wasted for the Roos!
11:34
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)
11:35
GOAL NORTH - Wells wins the ball from the stoppage at half forward, he accelerates as he enters forward 50, from 45 on a 45 degree angle he gets the kick away under pressure & GOALS!
13:15
BEHIND NORTH - Black unloads with a long kick from just outside 50, the kick is accurate but is touched RIGHT on the line by Fitzpatrick!
14:49
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Leigh Adams)
14:50
GOAL NORTH - Fitzpatrick spoils but the ball goes straight in the path of Adams, Fitzpatrick can't follow up & Adams with the hurried snap goals from just 15 out!
16:10
The match is being paid entirely in North's forward half. They have had 11 inside 50s to Melbourne's 1. North lead by 10 points.
18:05
Hansen & Swallow have started well for North, they have had 13 disposals between them.
20:24
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
20:25
BEHIND NORTH - Thomas lines up 50 out on a slight angle, he unloads but it's a poor kick off the boot, it starts left & stays left.
22:40
GOAL NORTH - Adams with the snap but the kick falls short, Melbourne have numbers but the ball bounces in between them & lands straight in the hands of Bastinac who goes BANG from the goal square!
22:41
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)
24:10
Sylvia is playing as the loose man in defence & is finding the ball having had 9 disposals, but the Dees cannot get it past the middle of the ground at the moment.
28:47
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
02:09
Demons Interchange - Max Gawn off due to the blood rule.
04:53
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robbie Tarrant)
05:42
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
06:11
Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell off due to an injury.
08:37
Kangaroos Interchange - Aaron Mullett off due to an injury.
10:32
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
16:34
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Fitzpatrick)
18:28
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
19:25
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Chris Dawes)
21:48
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Nathan Jones)
23:12
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Black)
25:21
Demons Interchange - Luke Tapscott off due to an injury.
26:37
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)
29:05
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)
29:45
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
03:25
Kangaroos Interchange - Andrew Swallow off due to an injury.
04:18
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Leigh Adams)
09:09
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Black)
11:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Luke Tapscott)
12:33
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
13:21
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
14:50
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Leigh Adams)
15:57
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
21:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)
23:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)
24:25
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Sam Gibson)
25:04
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Shannon Byrnes)
27:47
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Mullett)
28:01
Demons Interchange - Colin Sylvia off due to an injury.
30:33
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
31:32
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Black)
02:00
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
04:01
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Black)
06:21
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robbie Tarrant)
08:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)
10:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)
11:25
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Bradley McKenzie)
12:52
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
14:48
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Mullett)
15:52
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
19:23
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Black)
24:01
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)
26:24
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robbie Tarrant)
27:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
30:07
The siren has sounded to end Q4.