Match

North Melbourne vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 02 Aug 2013

Pre Game

00:00

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Quarter 1

00:00

Welcome to Etihad Stadium on a cold Melbourne night, for the game between North Melbourne and Geelong. The Roos have one late change with C Delaney out and Wright replacing him. The Cats are as named.

00:01

The ball is bounced in the middle of the ground and we are under way. The subs for tonight are McKenzie for the Roos and Smedts for the Cats.

01:35

A scrappy opening to the game so far, as both teams test each other out.

02:40

GOAL CATS - Stokes is taken high by Hine, 30m from goal directly in front. He takes the free kick and kicks the opening goal of the game.

02:58

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mathew Stokes)

04:25

BEHIND KANGAROOS - Jacobs kicks it to the pocket, where Black comes out and takes a mark 35m from goal. The kick at goal is good, but not good enough, as it trails away for a point.

04:50

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Black)

06:15

Taylor Hunt has moved onto Wells, as the Cats recognise that he may well be the Roos' danger man.

07:10

GOAL CATS - The ball spills from the pack to Motlop, who waltzes into goal and kicks the Cats second goal of the night.

07:12

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)

09:00

GOAL KANGAROOS - Hansen is in the right place at the right time, as the ball spills to his hands in the goal square, he breaks the tackle and kicks the Roos' first goal.

09:02

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lachlan Hansen)

10:55

BEHIND KANGAROOS - Tarrant marks near the boundary, 40m out. He comes in and he pushes it away to the left.

11:11

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robbie Tarrant)

12:10

GOAL CATS - Motlop breaks free, marks it 40m from goal, he plays on and kicks his second goal of the night. The Cats lead by 10.

12:17

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)

13:35

Mullett kicks on the right boot, on the run and puts it out on the full.

15:15

BEHIND KANGAROOS - The ball comes off hands and into the goal square, MacMillan attempts to get boot onto ball but just misses.

17:30

GOAL KANGAROOS - Wells breaks the Taylor Hunt tag and takes a mark 30m out, directly in front. He comes in and kicks a goal. The Roos trail by three points.

17:40

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)

19:15

The Roos are inching closer, as their never say die attitude, continues to spur them on in the match.

20:42

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

20:45

BEHIND CATS - Hawkins comes out and takes the mark 40m from goal on a slight angle. He comes in and the kick is offline.

21:41

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)

21:45

GOAL KANGAROOS - Wells finds some space and comes out to take the mark 35m from goal. His kick on goal is good and he kicks his second goal of the night. The Roos take the lead.

23:15

West gathers the ball from the left forward pocket 20m out, has a shot on goal and misses the whole lot.

25:00

The Roos want to go into the first break with their noses in front of the Cats.

25:25

GOAL KANGAROOS - Brilliant pick up from Mullett, he kicks around the corner and it bounces through. North lead by eight points.

25:29

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Mullett)

26:55

Hawkins attempts to soccer it off the ground, on the edge of the goal square and he misses the ball completely, as the Roos clear it away from danger.

28:39

QUARTER TIME - The Roos go into the first break holding an eight point lead over the Cats.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:01

We are back for the second term, as the Roos get first use of the ball.

01:25

The Roos are looking good tonight, as they cling onto faint hopes to make the finals.

03:00

GOAL CATS - Thompson hangs onto Hawkins, bringing him down to the ground, giving the umpire no choice but to award a free kick. He kicks from 40m out directly in front and he drills it.

03:12

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

04:55

GOAL CATS - Luke Delaney goes over the shoulder on Vardy and gives away the free kick 40m from goal, directly in front. Vardy splits the middle and the Cats wrestle back the lead.

05:01

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nathan Vardy)

06:30

There was a score review for the previous goal, as the field umpire was concerned that the ball may have hit the post, but the vision was inconclusive, so the goal stands.

09:06

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)

09:10

GOAL KANGAROOS - Bastinac takes a mark 30m from goal, directly in front. He kicks a goal to give the Roos back the lead.

10:23

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Travis Varcoe)

10:30

GOAL CATS - Motlop runs from the centre square, he roosts it into the goal square, Varcoe gathers it and slams it onto the boot to score a goal.

12:15

The Cats are starting to get on top of this contest, after kicks three of the last four goals in the game.

14:35

Selwood with the clearing kick for the Cats, but only as far as the middle of the ground, before the Roos win the ball back.

15:20

GOAL KANGAROOS - Wells works his way to the back of the pack, he runs into the goal square and kicks his third. A score review is called and the answer comes back quickly that it is a confirmed goal.

15:48

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)

16:55

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Jacobs)

17:05

GOAL KANGAROOS - The Roos take it out of the middle, as Harvey handballs it into the path of Jacobs, who puts boot to ball and kicks a great running goal from 40m out.

20:57

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)

22:36

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)

24:53

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Andrew Mackie)

28:08

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Leigh Adams)

29:19

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steve Johnson)

32:31

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

33:03

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

02:17

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

05:10

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)

06:54

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

07:54

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)

14:07

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)

16:48

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nathan Vardy)

20:32

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)

26:45

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Leigh Adams)

28:17

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:24

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Kelly)

01:30

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

03:59

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)

06:16

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)

08:05

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

09:26

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Nathan Vardy)

12:45

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)

19:10

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Billie Smedts)

20:59

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Bastinac)

22:18

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Harry Taylor)

27:34

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Harry Taylor)

28:28

The siren has sounded to end Q4.