Match

North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 16 Jul 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the North Melbourne v Port Adelaide Round 17 clash.
59:33
Outs for Kangaroos: M.Wood, T.Dumont, F.Ray
59:34
Ins for Kangaroos: J.Waite, N.Dal Santo, D.Wells
59:35
Outs for Power: N.Krakouer, B.Ebert, C.O'Shea
59:36
Ins for Power: P.Stewart, B.Ah Chee, S.Gray
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
The Kangaroos have scored just 74 points per game since round 12, the third fewest points and more than only Essendon and Carlton.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:44
Port Adelaide boots the first goal of the game from a turnover in forward 50. It has scored eight points per game from this source this season, the fourth fewest points of any team.
02:46
Port has won the first three clearances of the game with the third launching their second goal. The Kangaroos have conceded 36 points per game from this source this season, the fifth most in the AFL.
04:13
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Andrew Swallow)
04:56
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
06:35
Michael Firrito has won three intercept possessions, two more than any other player on the field.
08:32
Chad Wingard has been busy early. He has recorded five disposals, two inside 50s and two score involvements, all game-highs, as well as booting one goal.
08:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Aaron Young)
09:40
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ryan Clarke)
11:17
Port Adelaide has scored 15 points per game from chains originating in the forward 50 this season. They have already launched 18 points from this zone in this game.
13:16
The Kangaroos have conceded 23 points per game from forward half turnovers this season, the fourth fewest points of any side. They have already conceded 18 points from this source in this game.
14:55
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
16:30
Twelve Port players have combined to win 13 intercept possessions, with five of these launching a score.
20:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
21:57
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
24:57
Port Adelaide has grabbed 10 marks inside 50 per game this season, the third fewest of any team. It has already grabbed six in this game.
25:26
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
26:38
Port has now grabbed seven marks inside 50 and it has scored 4.1 (25) from marks.
28:17
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
28:27
Port punished North turnovers in the first quarter. The Power won 12 intercept possessions in the midfield and forward 50 and scored 32 points from them. The Kangas won 17 intercept possessions in these zones, but scored just two points from them.
28:37
Port has won the tackle count by 10 per game this season, the best differential of any side. It won the tackle count by nine in the first quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:22
Darcy Byrne-Jones turns the ball over in attacking midfield and his direct opponent, Lindsay Thomas, boots North's first goal of the game.
03:41
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
05:55
Aaron Young has won an equal team-high three disposals this quarter as well as booting that goal.
09:11
The Kangas lead the disposal count by 24, contested possession count by 12 and the inside 50 count by three this quarter, but they have outscored the Power by just two points.
10:38
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jay Schulz)
13:09
North leads the clearance count 6-3 this quarter and they have launched three scores to none from this source including that goal to Brent Harvey.
17:41
Port has scored just one more point than their opponents per game from forward half turnovers this season. They have outscored North by 37 points from this source in this game.
19:27
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
21:56
Chad Wingard has now contributed 15 points to the scoreboard. Wingard ranks fifth in the AFL for scoreboard impact among general forwards this season with a contribution of 287 points.
23:05
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
27:25
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
29:39
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jarman Impey)
30:41
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
30:51
Port continue to punish North turnovers. The Power has booted seven goals to one from this source.
30:53
Brent Harvey tried to lift his team in the second quarter. He recorded nine disposals, six handball receives and four score involvements, all quarter-highs, and North retained possession from 100 per cent of his disposals.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:36
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
02:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
05:07
North has recorded just five effective kicks inside 50, nine fewer than Port.
06:24
North has recorded four disposals inside 50 this quarter and scored three behinds. Port has recorded one disposal in the same zone and booted one goal.
07:07
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ryan Clarke)
08:36
Port has booted nine goals to one from turnovers.
11:10
North has scored four behinds from set shots this quarter.
12:43
North leads the clearance count 4-2 this quarter and they have launched two scores to none from this source.
14:42
The Kangas grabbed five marks inside 50 in the first half. They have grabbed six this quarter.
15:16
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
18:00
North has won the time in forward half by nine minutes and 33 seconds this quarter and they lead the disposal count 55-12 in this zone.
20:20
Port has booted three goals from just five inside 50s this quarter.
24:06
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)
25:29
North has grabbed 10 marks inside 50 this quarter, the equal most of any side in a quarter this year, but they have booted just two goals from marks.
26:05
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
28:35
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
28:45
North generated a score from 69 per cent of forward 50 entries in the third quarter, 22 per cent more than its season average, but scored a goal from just 11 per cent of these entries, 15 per cent lower than its season average.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:32
Brent Harvey is up to 21 disposals and a game-high 11 score involvements. North has retained possession from 95 per cent of Harvey's disposals, the highest percentage of any player.
04:14
Chad Wingard has grabbed five marks inside 50, an equal career-high. Wingard has grabbed five marks inside 50 on two previous occasions.
04:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
05:15
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
09:03
Ben Brown just grabbed his seventh mark inside 50, a career-high. His previous high was five against Melbourne in round 23, 2014.
09:15
Power Interchange - Charlie Dixon off due to an injury.
09:46
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
12:20
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Aaron Young)
12:43
Port has scored 37 points from turnovers in forward 50. The competition average is nine points per game.
14:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
16:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
18:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aaron Young)
21:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
23:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)
25:25
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jamie Macmillan)
29:26
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:36
Justin Westhoff set the tone early. He recorded 13 disposals, five contested possessions and five score involvements in the first quarter, all quarter-highs, as well as booting two goals.