Match

Melbourne vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 09 Aug 2015

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
04:47
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
05:09
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)
10:09
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Chris Dawes)
11:35
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
13:06
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
14:01
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Dal Santo)
15:44
Demons Interchange - Jeremy Howe off due to an injury.
16:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)
18:39
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
19:37
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
24:29
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
26:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Jacobs)
29:38
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
29:42
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Chris Dawes)
03:52
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Chris Dawes)
05:46
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Chris Dawes)
06:52
Kangaroos Interchange - Lachlan Hansen off due to an injury.
07:57
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)
10:51
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
12:45
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
16:26
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (James Harmes)
19:19
Kangaroos Interchange - Ben Brown off due to an injury.
19:54
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
24:11
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Chris Dawes)
26:54
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Watts)
30:04
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:38
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
03:21
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
04:40
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
06:13
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
07:54
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Dom Tyson)
09:02
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
10:52
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
13:05
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Angus Brayshaw)
14:58
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Viney)
18:06
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
19:53
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Chris Dawes)
22:51
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
26:33
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Nathan Jones)
27:31
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)
29:41
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
30:39
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
30:47
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:20
North Melbourne had the last four inside 50s of the third quarter but could only manage a return of 1.2 to extend their lead to ten points.
01:00
BEHIND - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
02:02
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
03:01
GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
04:16
Ben Cunnington continues to prove himself as one of the top inside midfielders in the game. He has game-leading 17 contested possessions (next best is Jack Viney with 11) and seven clearances.
05:27
Melbourne Interchange - Colin Garland off due to an injury.
06:10
Prior to today's game, North Melbourne were ranked No.5 in the league in running bounces averaging just over nine per game. Melbourne were ranked No.17 with just under five per game. Currently, North have a 19-5 advantage in this statistic.
07:51
BEHIND - Demons (Viv Michie)
09:01
Scores from stoppages - Melbourne 9.4 (58) North Melbourne 6.5 (41)
09:05
GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
10:07
Scores from turnovers - North Melbourne 7.4 (46) Melbourne 3.4 (22)
10:25
GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
12:56
GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
14:04
Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne) is now the leading disposal winner on the ground. He has 28 disposals (21 uncontested) at 86 per cent efficiency, five inside 50s, five rebound 50s and seven score involvements. He also has a whopping 592 metres gained.
14:17
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
15:08
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)
17:52
GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
22:27
GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
23:46
Todd Goldstein's numbers today mirror his season averages. He has 19 disposals (season average - 15.0), 48 hit-outs (season average - 45.1) and 13 hit-outs to advantage (season average - 13.6).
25:18
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
26:50
GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
28:49
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
29:37
GOAL - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)
29:40
Scores from turnovers are North Melbourne 10.5 (65) to Melbourne 3.4 (22). Last week against Collingwood, Melbourne scored 64 points from Magpie turnovers.
30:57
The siren has sounded to end Q4.