Match

Port Adelaide vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 26 Apr 2019

Pre Game

00:00
North Melbourne has been outscored by a total of 57 points in the opening ten minutes of quarters this season - ranked 17th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jarrod Lienert)
03:56
The Power have an early advantage in contested possession, leading ten to five. Nine of these contested possessions have been in the forward half.
05:02
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
06:17
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
08:02
SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)
08:57
Port Adelaide has launched both of its goals from the attacking midfield. They average 33 points per game from attacking midfield chains - ranked third.
12:39
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
12:46
The Kangaroos are using the ball more effectively by foot, kicking at an efficiency of 71 per cent, compared to Port Adelaide''s 61 per cent.
15:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
16:14
Port Adelaide leads the inside 50 count eight to four and have enjoyed 68 per cent time in forward half to start the match.
17:46
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
18:18
Power Interchange - Scott Lycett off due to an injury.
19:00
Tom Rockliff leads all comers with nine disposals at 78 per cent efficiency. He hasn''t gained much territory, registering -9 metres gained.
20:02
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
24:16
Since the 17-minute mark of the quarter, North Melbourne have led the inside 50 count seven to two, yet they have only managed to register 0.2.2 to 0.1.1 from this forward half dominance.
25:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
27:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
30:07
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
31:41
North Melbourne has been able to restrict Port Adelaide playing on from a mark. The Power have played on from a mark 25 per cent of the time, well down on the 31 per cent they have averaged this season.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:25
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
05:19
The Kangaroos have outscored Port Adelaide 2.3.15 to 2.1.13 from stoppages. This is significant given that they have been outscored by 16 points per game from this score source this season - ranked 18th.
06:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
06:54
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
09:22
Since 2016, no Port Adelaide player has kicked more goals than Sam Gray. Coming into tonight, Gray had kicked nine goals from three games. He has another three goals already tonight.
14:40
Port Adelaide leads contested possession 27 to 17 for the quarter and by 14 for the match. The Power are ranked No.1 in the competition for contested possession differential, averaging 11 more contested possessions per game than their opposition.
15:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
17:14
Kangaroos Interchange - Todd Goldstein off due to the blood rule.
18:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
19:17
North Melbourne is going at an impressive 84 per cent efficiency by foot this quarter, compared to 64 per cent from Port Adelaide. Despite this, the Kangaroos have been outscored by three points for the term.
20:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
21:27
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
22:11
Kangaroos Interchange - Luke McDonald off due to an injury.
22:19
The Power lead the inside 50s 14 to seven for the term and have enjoyed 64 per cent time in forward half for the term. They have been wasteful, kicking 1.5.11 to 1.0.6
24:35
Justin Westhoff kicks his first goal of the match via a contested mark. It is his third contested mark for the term, leading all comers.
26:39
Power Interchange - Ryan Burton off due to an injury.
28:03
The Power have dominated contested possession, leading by 26 in this area at half time. Over their last four quarters, Port Adelaide has won 53 more contested possessions than its opposition.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:10
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
02:15
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
03:22
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
03:51
The Kangaroos get their second goal of the game via an intercept possession. They have been outscored 2.0.12 to 5.3.33 from this score source for the match.
05:03
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
06:35
North Melbourne has won the first four clearances of the third term and leads the inside 50s four to one as a result.
09:58
After losing the contested possession count by 26 in the first half, the Kangaroos are leading this area by seven in the third term.
13:14
Kangaroos Interchange - Aaron Hall off due to the blood rule.
13:42
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
16:19
Ben Cunnington has been enormous this quarter. Already he has 12 disposals, seven contested possessions and six clearances.
16:36
Power Interchange - Brad Ebert off due to an injury.
17:35
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
20:21
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
20:47
Ben Cunnington now has seven clearances for the quarter, the most of any player in a quarter this season. The previous best was also recorded by Cunnington - six clearances in the second quarter of the Kangaroos Round 2 encounter with Brisbane.
23:11
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
27:02
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
28:54
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
30:51
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
30:54
North Melbourne won the contested possession by 12 in the third term, equalling its best result in this area for a quarter this season. The other time they won the contested possession by this much was in the second quarter against Adelaide in Round 4.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Scott Lycett)
03:50
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Paddy Ryder)
06:23
Travis Boak has been outstanding for Port Adelaide with 32 disposals at 76 per cent efficiency, 11 contested possessions, nine inside 50s, nine clearances and a goal.
09:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
10:22
Todd Goldstein has toiled manfully in the ruck against the potent Port Adelaide ruck combination of Scott Lycett and Paddy Ryder. Goldstein has totalled 27 hitouts with 11 to advantage, compared to a combined 36 hitouts and 14 to advantage to the Power duo.
11:01
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
11:34
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
13:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
14:13
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
16:23
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
20:05
North Melbourne has outscored Port Adelaide 4.5.29 to 2.6.18 from stoppages. If this result holds, it would be only the second time that the Kangaroos have outscored their opposition from stoppages this season, the other time was in their win against Adelaide in Round 4.
20:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
21:46
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
22:53
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
24:25
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
24:59
The Kangaroos have kicked 5.0.30 in the final term to trail by just 14 points. Four of North Melbourne''s five goals have been launched from the defensive half, with three being launched from defensive 50.
29:42
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)
30:46
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Xavier Duursma)
30:49
Connor Rozee continues to press his case for Rising Star honours totalling 22 disposals, 11 contested possessions, four tackles and a goal. His teammate Xavier Duursma may earn a nomination this week with 23 disposals, 11 contested possessions and a goal.