Match

North Melbourne vs St Kilda

Commentary / 15 Aug 2015

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tom Hickey)
08:07
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)
15:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)
16:53
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
18:37
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
20:52
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tom Hickey)
23:38
Kangaroos Interchange - Shaun Higgins off due to an injury.
24:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
25:42
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
27:23
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
29:31
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Darren Minchington)
03:34
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
04:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
06:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
09:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tom Hickey)
12:10
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
15:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Darren Minchington)
16:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
17:09
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)
19:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
20:44
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
21:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Darren Minchington)
24:15
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
28:21
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tom Hickey)
29:41
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:08
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
04:40
SCORE GOAL - Saints (David Armitage)
07:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
11:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
12:24
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
12:53
Saints Interchange - Sean Dempster off due to the blood rule.
14:02
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
16:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
18:53
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
20:24
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
21:55
Kangaroos Interchange - Lindsay Thomas off due to an injury.
23:57
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
25:42
Saints Interchange - Sean Dempster off due to the blood rule.
26:06
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
27:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
29:09
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
29:44
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
30:13
GOAL - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)
31:54
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
32:40
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
32:47
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:19
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
01:17
BEHIND - Saints (Sam Gilbert)
02:24
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
06:12
BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
07:30
GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
07:52
In the first half, St Kilda generated 29 midfield intercepts compared to North Melbourne's 11. Since the main break the Saints have won just four midfield intercepts, with their most recent leading to the Riewoldt goal.
09:04
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steven)
10:58
GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
13:55
GOAL - Kangaroos (Sam Gibson)
15:38
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
16:08
GOAL - Kangaroos (Robin Nahas)
18:19
There has been a 63-point turnaround to North Melbourne since St Kilda led by 21 points at the 11-minute-mark of the third term. Since then Kangaroos have been lethal from their 22 forward 50 entries, scoring in all but four and kicking 11.7 (73).
18:54
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Jacobs)
20:10
GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
22:20
GOAL - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)
25:01
North Melbourne has been far more direct in its play in the second half. Before the main break the Kangaroos had more handballs than kicks (kick-handball ratio of 0.87), but since then they've reverse that balance (ratio of 1.47).
25:52
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
27:25
St Kilda Interchange - Maverick Weller off due to an injury.
28:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Darren Minchington)
28:36
BEHIND - Saints (Darren Minchington)
29:36
GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
32:18
The siren has sounded to end Q4.