Match

North Melbourne vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 12 May 2019

Pre Game

00:00
North Melbourne has scored from 20 per cent of its hitouts-to-advantage at an around the ground stoppage this season, ranked second.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:54
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
06:09
Geelong lead the uncontested possession count by seven for the quarter. Mitch Duncan has been influential early with three uncontested possessions.
07:42
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
07:55
The two sides have been evenly matched in the clearances with Geelong holding a slight advantage 4 - 3 this quarter with Tom Atkins leading the way for Geelong with two first possessions and two clearances.
09:40
Todd Goldstein has won the hitouts 6 - 3 when he has been opposed to Rhys Stanley this quarter, he also leads the hit out to advantage 3 - 1
10:46
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
13:34
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
16:04
North has had a solid start with eight out of the first ten inside 50''s in the match but has failed to capitalise on their early dominance scoring only 1.2 (8).
18:36
Todd Goldstein has had a strong first quarter tonight with six disposals, three contested possessions, two inside 50, three scoring involvements and 67 per cent disposal efficiency.
21:03
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
23:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
28:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
28:57
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
01:55
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Clark)
03:55
Cats Interchange - Tom Atkins off due to an injury.
04:26
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
06:41
Geelong''s forward pressure has been far better than North''s, applying 14 tackles to 11 inside in the forward half of the ground.
07:21
North has been able to hit the scoreboard from turnovers today outscoring Geelong, 1.2 (8) - 1.0 (6) from this area.
07:42
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
08:54
Kangaroos Interchange - Tarryn Thomas off due to an injury.
09:20
Todd Goldstein has gained 148 metres for the match, with Jordan Clark 130 and Trent Dumont 136 the next best on the ground.
11:03
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
12:06
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jake Kolodjashnij)
13:09
Cats Interchange - Tom Atkins off due to an injury.
14:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
14:59
Geelong have been strong when the ball has been on the ground, leading groundball gets 21 to 11. Luke Dahlhaus 3, Charlie Constable 3 have lead the way for the Geelong tonight.
16:22
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
21:55
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
23:50
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
24:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
26:04
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
27:41
Ben Cunnington has had a strong first half today with 20 disposals, eight contested possessions, two clearances and 130 metres gained.
29:54
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
30:58
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:22
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
03:33
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
04:39
Cats Interchange - Tom Stewart off due to an injury.
05:29
Geelong has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring North, 6.2 (38) - 1.2 (8) from this area.
07:44
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
08:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Clark)
10:20
Geelong has been able to hit the scoreboard from throw ins today outscoring North, 3.1 (19) - 0.0 (0) from this area.
10:37
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
13:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
14:27
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
17:12
Geelong 3.3 (21) has outscored North 1.0 (6) this quarter. Patrick Dangerfield 7, Trent Kelly 7 and Brendan Parfitt 7.
18:35
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
20:28
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
20:56
North has focused on Ben Brown as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high eight times. He has heavily impact the scoreboard with only three goals and seven scoring involvements for the match.
22:01
North''s Robbie Tarrant, Ben Brown and Geelong''s Mark Blicavs have played every minute of the game this evening, the most out of everyone on the field.
22:20
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
23:29
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
27:45
Cats Interchange - Gary Rohan and is possibly out for the game.
28:25
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
30:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
33:17
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
34:13
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:34
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
07:04
Geelong have been strong when the ball has been on the ground, leading loose ball gets 61 to 57. Tim Kelly 11 and Brendan Parfitt 6 have lead the way for the Cats tonight.
07:19
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
10:09
Cats Interchange - Tom Atkins off due to an injury.
10:25
Todd Goldstein has won the hitouts 27 - 18 when he has been opposed to Rhys Stanley in the ruck and 7 hitouts to advantage. He has been excellent around stoppages with six contested possessions and four inside 50s.
11:33
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
13:15
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
14:00
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
17:05
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
17:54
Tim Kelly has gained 617 metres for the match, with Shaun Higgins 463 and Jordan Clark 380 the next best on the ground.
18:33
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
18:50
North has been able to hit the scoreboard from turnovers today outscoring Geelong, 7.8 (50) - 7.5 (47) from this area.
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
20:19
Tim Kelly has had a strong game today with 33 disposals, 18 contested possessions, 10 clearances, seven inside 50''s, seven scoring involvements and 617 metres gained.
23:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
25:15
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
26:41
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
28:13
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
28:42
The siren has sounded to end Q4.