Match

Fremantle vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 27 May 2018

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Optus Stadium for the Fremantle v North Melbourne Round 10 clash.

59:33

Outs for Dockers: M.Crowden, R.Nyhuis

59:34

Ins for Dockers: S.Hill, D.Pearce

59:35

Outs for Kangaroos: M.Daw

59:36

Ins for Kangaroos: S.Durdin

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 tended to control the ball this season, averaging 2:49 per game more time in possession than its opposition (ranked second). On average the Dockers have conceded an extra 1:21 per game possession time to its opponents (ranked 13th).

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:54

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)

01:43

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)

02:17

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)

03:05

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

03:11

North Melbourne has already generated four shots at goal however each has been off target. All four shots were taken from within general play.

04:24

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)

06:04

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

07:40

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)

07:44

North Melbourne only managed six behinds from its first six forward 50 entries, with 74 per cent of the quarter's duration to date inside forward 50. The Dockers' kicking skills (63 per cent efficiency) have been better than the Kangaroos (47 per cent).

09:41

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brennan Cox)

10:16

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)

10:19

The Kangaroos have kicked their first major, capitalising on the Dockers' miss by Cox and transitioning directly from the resulting kick in by Thompson. This season North Melbourne averages a score from 9.3 per cent of kick ins (ranked fifth).

13:46

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)

17:15

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)

20:06

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Adam Cerra)

21:43

After dominant games in both of these fixtures last season, Nat Fyfe is again stamping his authority in the midfield. He has won three clearances and two intercepts, taking two marks and recording eight disposals.

21:55

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

24:08

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)

24:53

Fremantle has been more efficient than North Melbourne within its forward half. In that zone the Dockers average 8.8 disposals per turnover, in comparison to the Kangaroos with 4.6 disposals per turnover.

25:39

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)

28:00

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)

28:13

Fyfe has been the best player in the quarter, with four clearances, three intercepts, four marks (two contested) and 13 disposals. Along with his goal, the Fremantle midfielder also launched another three possession chains ending in scores.

28:55

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

29:05

Fremantle takes an eight-point lead to quarter time even after recording just half (ten) the forward 50 entries of North Melbourne (20). The Dockers kicked two goals from within 15 metres, while all the Kangaroos' shots were from outside this distance.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

04:13

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)

05:07

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)

07:55

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Brennan Cox)

08:34

In a scrappy match, the Dockers are the team showing a stronger ability to capitalise on their opponents' mistakes, with 4.1 (25) launched from 19 intercepts. The Kangaroos have just launched eight behinds from their own 22 intercepts.

11:40

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)

11:47

Jy Simpkin has put North Melbourne on the board this term with a goal kicked off the ground. This is just the third goal kicked by the Kangaroos in this manner for the season - both Richmond and Hawthorn lead the league with seven apiece.

13:56

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Jacobs)

15:13

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)

15:14

Three goals in four minutes sees North Melbourne hit the front! In that time the Kangaroos have recorded 21 disposals without a turnover, generating three forward 50 entries with each resulting in a goal.

19:40

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)

21:17

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

23:22

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)

24:24

Scores are level again as Mundy gets on the end of a possession chain set up by a clearance won by Bailey Banfield. In his tenth senior game, the fifth selection in the 2017 AFL Rookie Draft has launched two of Fremantle's five goals.

28:06

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

28:39

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

28:49

A tighter quarter in general play as North Melbourne sneaks a one-point lead to the main break. The Kangaroos were more clinical with ball in hand, with 6.2 disposals per turnover in comparison to the Dockers' 4.4 disposals per turnover.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:52

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)

01:43

In the damp conditions, it's not surprising both teams are finding most success by generating shots near to goal. The Dockers have now kicked three goals from three shots within 15 metres, while the Kangaroos have kicked 3.1 (13) from that distance.

02:21

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)

02:33

With 11 more forward 50 entries, the Kangaroos have been able to generate six more shots from general play than the Dockers. North Melbourne has now kicked 3.6 (24) from ten such shots, in comparison to Fremantle's 2.1 (13) from four general play shots.

03:33

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

05:44

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam McCarthy)

16:07

This game has become a little scrappy since half time in the wet, with neither team hitting the scoreboard in the past ten minutes. There have been 11 stoppages in this time, a high rate given the season league average is just over 15 per quarter.

19:14

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)

19:25

After almost 17 minutes without a major, Jarrad Waite has kicked his second for the quarter following a contested mark inside 50. This is the Kangaroos' first goal kicked from a mark even though they have taken seven marks inside forward 50.

23:09

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

23:55

First Waite and then Brown - North Melbourne's twin towers have taken successive contested marks inside forward 50 and converted. This season the Kangaroos average 3.4 contested marks inside 50 per game, ranked second in the league.

24:45

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Brennan Cox)

26:22

Kangaroos Interchange - Kayne Turner off due to an injury.

29:48

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)

30:46

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

30:56

North Melbourne has pulled further ahead in the pouring rain at Optus Stadium. Both teams generated four scores, but the Kangaroos took the only two marks inside forward 50 for the quarter and duly converted both for goals.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:55

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)

01:29

Three goals for Jarrad Waite since half time as the Kangaroos push the lead to a game-high 17 points. In the second half North Melbourne has averaged 71 metres gained per turnover in the wet conditions, in comparison with Fremantle averaging 48.

02:17

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

06:22

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Johnson)

07:10

Helped by a 50-metre penalty, for just the sixth time from 40 attempts (15 per cent) in the match the Dockers have been able to transition from defensive 50 to forward 50. This rate is a little down on their season average rate of 20 per cent.

08:30

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

10:23

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)

11:03

Michael Walters has been a rare weapon through the middle and pushing into attack. The three-time Fremantle leading goalkicker has been involved in ten of the Dockers' scoring possession chains, recorded 12 kicks, taken eight marks and laid six tackles.

11:17

Kangaroos Interchange - Sam Durdin and is possibly out for the game.

11:27

Dockers Interchange - Aaron Sandilands and is possibly out for the game.

12:01

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)

13:10

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)

18:13

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)

18:52

North Melbourne has steadied since the goal to Walters, winning six of the seven clearances while Sandilands has been off the ground. The Kangaroos have enjoyed 88 per cent time in forward half in this period, generating five forward 50 entries.

20:10

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

20:27

Shaun Atley has been damaging in the final quarter, providing two goal assists and kicking a goal of his own. From his 19 disposals he has been involved in a team-high nine possession chains ending in a score to the Kangaroos.

29:21

Led by Nat Fyfe with five, Fremantle has won six more centre clearances than North Melbourne for the match. The Dockers haven't been able to capitalise, taking just seven resulting possession chains inside 50 and kicking just two behinds in return.

31:56

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

33:17

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

33:27

North Melbourne has won its sixth match for the year with an impressive victory. The Kangaroos' margin was cut to three points in the final term, but they then recorded 19 more disposals and laid eight more tackles to help pull away to a 28-point victory