Match

Fremantle vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 22 Apr 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Domain Stadium for the Fremantle v North Melbourne Round 5 clash.

59:33

Outs for Dockers: H.Balic

59:34

Ins for Dockers: D.Tucker

59:35

Outs for Kangaroos: B.Preuss, S.Higgins

59:36

Ins for Kangaroos: M.Wood, E.Vickers-Willis

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:00

Fremantle has scored 79 points from throw-ins this season, ranked equal-second in the competition. In a sign of the pressure to come from the Kangaroos, North Melbourne has caught the opposition holding the ball 28 times this season, ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

02:06

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brady Grey)

02:16

Brady Grey with the first score of the night, hitting the post. Grey has applied 23 forward half pressure acts per game this season, ranked first in the competition.

04:01

Ominous early signs for the Kangaroos, with Fremantle dominating the clearances 4-1, off the back of Aaron Sandilands recording the first four hitouts of the game.

09:24

The Dockers are strong in the contest in the early stages, leading the contested possession count 15-7. Fremantle will be looking to improve this area of their game as they currently rank 17th in the competition for this statistic.

10:19

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)

11:20

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke McDonald)

12:05

A phenomenal start from Luke McDonald for the Kangaroos. He is providing excellent drive forward, sending the Kangaroos inside their forward 50 on all five occasions, recording 207 metres gained in the process.

12:38

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)

14:34

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)

17:46

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Andrew Swallow)

18:19

Andrew Swallow misses a pretty easy set shot for goal. Since 2012, Swallow has averaged 25 disposals, 11 tackles and seven clearances against Fremantle, team-highs for each measure in this period of time.

20:08

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)

22:01

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)

23:55

The Dockers are not helping themselves in their forward half, with a kicking efficiency of just 53 percent.

26:27

Fremantle lead the inside 50 count 13-10, however North Melbourne are doing a good job of repelling the attacks, recording 20 intercept possessions to this point. Further, the Kangaroos have scored both of their goals from this source.

26:52

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)

28:58

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

29:20

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

29:30

Jamie Macmillan leads all players on the ground with 11 possessions to quarter time. This includes four intercept possessions, a game-high.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:27

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)

01:44

Ben Cunnington kicks the first goal of the second quarter to give the Kangaroos the lead. He has had a good game to this point, with nine possessions (four contested), four clearances and a kicking efficiency of 100 percent.

03:51

A really good start from the Kangaroos in this quarter, with the game being played exclusively in their half and recording the first five inside 50s of the quarter. Fremantle are yet to record a possession in their own forward half.

06:51

North Melbourne have turned it around in the clearances in this quarter, leading this statistic 4-2 and recording the first possession at a stoppage on six occasions compared to the Dockers just one.

08:18

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Shane Kersten)

09:24

After the Dockers recorded a plus ten differential in contested possessions in the first quarter, North Melbourne have responded in the second quarter and currently lead this statistic 17-6.

11:15

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)

15:03

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

15:53

After recording just the one possession in the first quarter, Andrew Swallow has lifted his output in the second quarter. To this point he has recorded six possessions (four contested) and sent the Kangaroos inside 50 on three occasions.

18:11

Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell off due to an injury.

18:50

The Kangaroos have dominated this quarter around the contest, recording a 31-18 lead in contested possessions. As a result they have been able to get the ball inside 50 on 12 occasions compared to the Dockers four.

20:16

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ed Vickers-Willis)

20:32

The Dockers are kicking the ball poorly inside their forward half in this quarter, with just a 30 percent efficiency rate. As a result, they are yet to kick a goal this quarter.

21:49

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Griffin Logue)

26:29

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Griffin Logue)

28:16

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)

29:16

The Kangaroos with their fifth consecutive goal to open up a handy lead. They now lead the inside 50s 15-7 for the second quarter and are getting reward for their dominance.

30:39

Dockers Interchange - Brady Grey off due to the blood rule.

31:18

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

31:21

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

31:31

After trailing by 12 points midway through the first quarter, the Kangaroos have kicked the last six goals to lead by 23. This is off the back of a dominant second quarter where they only allowed the Dockers 16 possessions in their forward half.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:29

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Crozier)

02:11

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

03:09

Ben Brown opens the scoring in the third quarter with a behind from a set shot. It's the Dockers who have been inaccurate from set shots tonight though, recording 1.3 (9) from four attempts. The Kangaroos have scored 6.4 (40) from set shots tonight.

06:03

Lee Spurr has done a good job on Lindsay Thomas so far in this match. They have been matched up against each other for 44 minutes of the game, with Thomas recording only one effective disposal for the game. Thomas has also conceded three free kicks.

08:09

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)

08:50

Trent Dumont extends the Kangaroos lead and makes it seven consecutive goals for North Melbourne. The Kangaroos have scored from a mix of turnovers (29 points) and stoppages (19 points).

13:44

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Griffin Logue)

16:01

Fremantle have lifted their intensity in this third quarter, leading the contested and the uncontested possession count. They also lead the tackle count, the inside 50 count 9-7, and have recorded 34 possessions in their forward half to the Kangaroos 13.

18:01

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

19:23

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Crozier)

21:46

David Mundy is having a big influence in this third quarter with eight possessions (six contested) thus far. He has averaged 27 disposals, five marks, five inside 50s and has kicked five goals in the past two rounds

22:13

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

24:13

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Griffin Logue)

24:21

Griffin Logue misses a set shot from the left side of goal. The Dockers have kicked 1.6 (12) from left of goal tonight, compared to 3.1 (19) from the right side of goal.

27:16

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

28:32

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

28:42

Ben Cunnington has been terrific for the Kangaroos tonight with 22 disposals (11 contested possessions), eight clearances and a goal. For the Dockers, Stephen Hill has 21 possessions (13 uncontested, eight tackles and five score involvements.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:03

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

02:09

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)

04:05

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

04:08

Ben Brown responds to an early Dockers goal with one of his own. Brown has a 67.3 percent accuracy rate for shots at goal throughout his 59 AFL matches.

07:30

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bradley Hill)

08:01

The Dockers are getting into the open spaces in this last quarter, with uncontested possessions 15-3 in their favour. They have also scored every time they've been inside 50 this quarter.

09:12

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)

12:46

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brady Grey)

12:49

Total domination from Fremantle in this last quarter. They lead disposals (48-13), clearances (8-2), and inside 50s (6-4) and have kicked 3.2 (20) to 1.0 (6).

14:28

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)

16:05

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nathan Hrovat)

20:06

Aaron Sandilands is having an impact in the last quarter with six hitouts to advantage leading to the Dockers having a 9-6 clearance advantage.

20:18

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Crozier)

23:14

Kangaroos Interchange - Todd Goldstein off due to an injury.

26:00

Marley Williams with a goal saving tackle for the Kangaroos. He has had a productive night for the Kangaroos with 24 disposals (84 percent kicking efficiency) and three tackles.

27:47

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Johnson)

30:14

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shane Kersten)

31:12

Shane Kersten with a late goal to win the game for the Dockers. Kersten has historically played well against the Kangaroos, averaging two goals per game.

31:53

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

32:03

A thrilling victory for the Dockers, who came from 29 points down at the eight minute mark of the third quarter. This came off the back of a lift in contested work, with a differential of plus 27 in the second half.