Match

North Melbourne vs St Kilda

Commentary / 16 Jun 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the North Melbourne v St Kilda Round 13 clash.
59:33
Outs for Kangaroos: E.Vickers-Willis, J.Macmillan
59:34
Ins for Kangaroos: D.Mountford, J.Anderson
59:35
Outs for Saints: P.McCartin, J.Steele, N.Wright
59:36
Ins for Saints: N.Riewoldt, L.Dunstan, J.Lonie
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:10
St Kilda has applied seven more tackles per game than its opposition this season, the best differential in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:52
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
01:54
Jarrad Waite has been involved in nine scores per game this season, ranked No. 1 at the Kangaroos.
04:51
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
05:44
Saints Interchange - Maverick Weller off due to the blood rule.
06:15
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
08:32
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
08:34
The Saints lead the inside 50 count by five. They lost this count by 17 against the Crows last week, their worst differential in a game this season.
10:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
10:46
North Melbourne has gone inside 50 twice and taken a mark from both entries. St Kilda has conceded 13 marks per game inside 50 this season, the fourth-most of any side.
11:21
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
14:02
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dylan Roberton)
16:54
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Blake Acres)
16:56
The Saints have taken a grab from 35 per cent of Jade Gresham's kicks inside 50 this season, the highest percentage of the top-10 players for kicks inside 50 at the club.
19:14
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
19:16
St Kilda has launched two goals from four clearance wins. The Saints have scored just 25 points per game from clearances this season, the second-fewest in the competition.
22:16
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
25:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
26:46
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
26:48
The Saints have allowed the Kangaroos to generate just one inside 50 from 11 chains originating in their defensive 50.
28:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke McDonald)
30:03
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Robbie Tarrant)
30:05
North Melbourne has recorded just six effective kicks in its forward half, 15 fewer than the Saints.
31:18
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Clarke)
32:21
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:31
St Kilda recorded a kicking efficiency of 75 per cent in the opening quarter, 29 per cent higher than the Roos. The Saints have recorded a kicking efficiency of one per cent lower than their opposition this season, the sixth-worst differential in the AFL

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:59
Saints Interchange - Koby Stevens off due to an injury.
06:41
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
07:53
North Melbourne has applied 16 tackles this quarter, one more than it applied in the first quarter.
09:51
Jake Carlisle grabs an intercept mark in the Saints defensive 50, his first intercept possession for the game. Carlisle has won 82 intercept possessions this season, 11 more than any other Saint.
11:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
12:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
14:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
16:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
16:46
Tim Membrey has recorded three score assists this quarter as well as booting that goal.
19:15
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
25:11
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
25:13
Tim Membrey has recorded four disposals this quarter with all four being involved in a score for his team.
27:34
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
27:36
St Kilda has launched all three of its goals this quarter from intercept possessions won in its defensive half.
28:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
29:23
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
29:33
The Roos have recorded just nine effective kicks in their forward half including just two in the second term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:53
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
04:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
04:53
St Kilda has applied 11 tackles in its forward 50, 10 more than the Roos. The Saints have applied 14 tackles per game in their forward 50 this season, the fifth-most in the competition.
05:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Koby Stevens)
06:28
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ryan Clarke)
06:30
The Roos generate just their fourth inside 50 from 28 chains originating in their defensive 50 and launch their third score from this zone. North Melbourne has launched just 40 scores from its defensive 50 this season, the equal fourth-fewest of any club
08:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
09:43
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
12:42
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
12:44
North Melbourne has recorded the last five inside 50s, its longest streak for the game.
15:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
21:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
22:40
Nick Riewoldt grabs his team's 12th mark inside 50. The Kangaroos have conceded 12 marks inside 50 per game this season, the sixth-most in the AFL.
23:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
24:49
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
25:51
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
27:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
28:01
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
28:11
Nick Riewoldt recorded five contested possessions, four score involvements and three contested marks in the third term, all quarter-highs.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:54
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
00:56
St Kilda launches the first goal of the game from a centre bounce clearance. The Saints have scored just seven points per game from this source this season, the second-fewest of any side.
04:43
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
04:45
Both teams have won 24 clearances with the Saints launching seven more scores from this source.
08:33
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
12:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
14:02
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
14:04
Jake Carlisle has won a game-high eight intercept possessions, including an equal game-high four intercept marks, with his last launching his team's eighth goal from this source.
16:41
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Mullett)
19:02
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nathan Hrovat)
19:04
North Melbourne leads the clearance count 9-3 this quarter and it has generated three scores to one from this source.
20:07
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
21:11
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
21:13
St Kilda has launched 21 per cent of its score from its defensive midfield this season, the eighth-highest percentage in the competition. It has launched 43 per cent of its score from this zone in this game.
22:00
Ben Cunnington just recorded his 25th handball for the game, a career-high.
22:44
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
24:40
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
26:07
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
29:13
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
31:00
Kangaroos Interchange - Jarrad Waite and is possibly out for the game.
32:20
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
33:06
The siren has sounded to end Q4.