Match

St Kilda vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 26 Aug 2018

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda has averaged 24 points per game from its clearances this season, second-last in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
02:30
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
02:31
First goal scorer Ben Brown delivers his 59th major for 2018 in his 22nd game of the season.
04:12
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sam Gilbert)
06:31
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
08:04
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
09:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
09:15
The Kangaroos have scored four times from their first five inside 50 entries.
10:34
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
11:36
Key forward Ben Brown has been targeted three times from North Melbourne's seven inside 50 entries.
11:41
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
13:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
14:53
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
16:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
16:59
North Melbourne is dominating the time in possession, 57 per cent to 27.
18:01
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
19:07
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
20:40
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
22:04
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
22:05
Even though he has not scored himself, North Melbourne's Shaun Atley has contributed five score involvements.
23:16
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
27:09
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
28:00
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ben Paton)
29:42
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke McDonald)
29:45
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:46
Averaging over 25 disposals per game for the second consecutive season, North Melbourne's Ben Cunnington continued this strong form in the first quarter today. His 11 disposals for the term came at 82 per cent efficiency.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:43
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
05:09
Kangaroos Interchange - Scott D. Thompson off due to an injury.
06:04
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Ahern)
06:22
St Kilda's Jack Steven has gained a match-leading 232 kick metres. Of these disposals by foot, the Saints are retaining possession 33 per cent of the time.
09:13
After kicking the ball with 63 per cent efficiency in the first quarter, North Melbourne is only at 45 per cent when disposing of the ball by foot in the second term.
09:32
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
10:49
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
10:50
With his second goal for the day, Ben Brown has now kicked at least 60 goals in consecutive seasons for North Melbourne.
12:04
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
13:35
Kangaroos Interchange - Mason Wood and is possibly out for the game.
14:40
Tim Membrey has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 54 per cent this season, the fifth-lowest percentage of the top 50 goal kickers in the AFL. His first set shot today did not register a score.
15:34
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
20:56
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
22:04
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
22:05
The entire St Kilda score for the second term (3.0), has been sourced from North Melbourne turnovers.
23:25
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
25:17
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
27:22
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
27:55
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
27:56
After the Kangaroos dominated the time in possession in the first term, 60 per cent to 25, the Saints were able to turn the tables in the second. They won the time in possession for the quarter, 46 per cent to 40.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
02:26
Sebastian Ross has averaged 21.1 disposals per game across his career against the Kangaroos, his lowest average against any side. He is on his way to remedying this today, with 18 disposals already (at 72 per cent efficiency).
02:37
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
05:39
Jake Carlisle has taken four intercept marks, accounting for almost half of St Kilda's tally of nine.
06:08
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
08:15
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
09:36
North Melbourne has effected the last six inside 50 entries.
11:38
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
13:34
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
13:35
St Kilda has just the three kicks inside its forward 50 zone for the third quarter. A positive of this is that all three kicks have been goals.
16:29
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
17:03
Of the eight free kicks the Kangaroos have conceded, the most common indiscretion has been three times for holding the ball.
18:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)
18:27
St Kilda has won the last six clearances, and six of the last seven inside 50 entries.
23:09
Jack Steele has laid four tackles for the third quarter, giving him a total of eight in the game. This exceeds his season average of 6.6 tackles per game.
24:04
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
25:10
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
28:16
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nathan Hrovat)
31:03
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
31:06
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:07
St Kilda won the third term 5.2 to 3.2. This was on the back of the Saints winning the clearances for the term 14 to two.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
01:41
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
02:27
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
02:30
The dominant ruckman on the ground today has been the Kangaroos' Todd Goldstein. Six of his 20 hitouts have gone to the advantage of a teammate. The best ruck for the Saints has been youngster Lewis Pierce, with 12 hitouts including four to advantage.
03:45
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
04:37
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
04:38
In the final match of his career, Jarrad Waite's second goal of the day represents the 376th in a 244 game journey.
06:23
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
08:32
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
10:48
Only two men in today's match have played 100 per cent game time, Kangaroos big man Ben Brown and his current opponent Jake Carlisle.
11:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
14:20
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
14:21
Todd Goldstein has kicked multiple goals for the second week in a row.
17:32
Final quarter disposal efficiency currently favours St Kilda 79 per cent to 66.
19:54
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
21:04
Jack Stevens' 33 disposals for the Saints today represent the fourth time in 22 games for 2018 that he has exceeded the 30 disposal mark.
22:10
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
23:27
Five spoils to North Melbourne's Robbie Tarrant are the equal match-high. Of these five, two resulted in the Kangaroos gaining possession.
24:35
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
25:29
Kangaroos Interchange - Trent Dumont off due to an injury.
25:38
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)
27:59
A quality performance in victory for the Kangaroos' Trent Dumont, amassing 38 disposals (71 per cent efficiency), 13 contested possessions, 13 score involvements, five tackles and 574 metres gained.
29:35
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jarrad Waite)
29:39
The siren has sounded to end Q4.