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Pre Game
00:00
Aaron Naughton's 10 contested marks inside 50 during the first nine rounds leads all players in this category, but he comes up against one of the best defensive units in the competition today. North Melbourne has won 35 per cent of its defensive one-on-one contests this season, ranked equal-first.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
02:40
The Bulldogs get the first goal of the game off the back of a Centre Clearance from Marcus Bontempelli after a free kick and then a 50 metre penalty on the ensuing mark by Mitch Wallis. That was the Bulldogs third goal from a 50 metre penalty this season, the equal third-lowest total from this source of any side in the AFL.
03:15
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
04:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
06:04
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
07:09
North Melbourne have already established a dominance on the spread early in this match, recording 19 uncontested possessions to four and a slight lead in metres gained 314-289. However only four of their 10 kicks have been effective, compared to the Bulldogs 10 effective kicks of 11 in total.
08:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
09:53
Caleb Daniel leads all Bulldog's players with five disposals and is going at 100 per cent efficiency. He is in good form at the moment but when he turns it over, more often than not the Bulldogs pay for it. The opposition have scored 60 points directly from Daniel’s turnovers this season, the second-most conceded by a player in the AFL.
11:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
15:02
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
15:25
North Melbourne retake the lead through Nick Larkey, who kicks the Kangaroos second goal, both of which have come from Possession Gains in their Midfield zone. They average 27 points per game from this source in 2019, the fourth-lowest average of any side in the competition.
16:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
17:51
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
20:05
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
22:18
The Bulldogs are finding it much easier to turn clearances into points than the Kangaroos. They lead the Kangaroos in Clearances 8-7 however they have scored 2.2.14 to 0.1.1 from this source.
22:57
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
24:36
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Matthew Suckling)
27:20
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
30:53
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)
33:03
It's been a very close contest in the first term of this match. The Bulldogs are slightly ahead in disposals 102-99, metres gained 1505-1489 and inside 50's 15-14, with the Kangaroos leading contested possessions 36-35, uncontested possessions 64-62, possession gains 15-14 and marks 19-18.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:27
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
04:58
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
05:07
Jack Macrae is struggling to keep Ben Cunnington in check. Cunnington has won six disposals when matched up on Macrae, who has only won one disposal in this matchup.
06:59
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
07:07
A hot start to the second quarter for the Kangaroos. They have entered forward 50 six times this term already off the back of 90 per cent time in forward half and five post-clearance groundball-gets to three for the Bulldogs.
09:01
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
09:42
Aaron Naughton gets his first goal of the night from his second kick off the ground in this match. On both occasions he has kicked off the ground the chain has ended with a Bulldogs goal, with his only other kick a clanger that was smothered by Robbie Tarrant on the mark.
11:23
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
12:30
Cameron Zurhaar kicks North Melbourne's fourth goal of the term, and their third to come from a mark inside 50. The Kangaroos have scored five goals more from marks inside 50 in 2019 than their opponents over the first nine rounds, the fifth-highest differential measure in this category of any side in the AFL.
12:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
14:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
16:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
18:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
18:34
An inefficient quarter in front of goal for the Bulldogs in the second. Just 1.3.9 from five inside 50's, which continues on from their season form of a goal from just 19 per cent of inside 50's, the third-lowest goalkicking rate of any side in the AFL.
24:45
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
26:13
North Melbourne have been very clinical in their ball use by foot this quarter, recording kicking efficiency rates 20 per cent higher than the Bulldogs in both the defensive half (88-68 per cent) and forward half (73-54 per cent).
26:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
29:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
29:32
Josh Dunkley has 10 contested possessions and six clearances in the first half, which marks the second time in his career he has recorded at least 10 contested possessions and five clearances in a first half, the first occasion coming two weeks ago against the Lions (13 contested possessions and five clearances).
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:37
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)
04:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
05:04
The Western Bulldogs have controlled the flow of the game early in the third term, as they have taken 12 uncontested marks to none through the first five minutes of the quarter. The Bulldogs average eight uncontested marks more than their opponents per game in 2019, the fifth-highest average of any side in this category.
07:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
08:20
Shaun Higgins has already matched his first half disposal tally (10) after eight minutes of play in the third quarter, as has Jasper Pittard (eight). Their matchups, Josh Dunkley and Patrick Lipinski respectively, have recorded just four disposals combined this term.
11:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
13:48
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
16:36
Jed Anderson leads all Kangaroos players with 18 Pressure Acts, however only four of his ten tackle attempts have been successful. Tom Liberatore leads all players with 19 Pressure Acts and has stuck each of his five tackle attempts.
19:12
The Bulldogs have won five clearances to two outside of the centre square this term, however they have only managed to launch one goal from this source so far in the third quarter.
20:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
23:10
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
26:09
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
26:23
Bailey Smith gets a goal for the Bulldogs to keep the lead under five goals with two minutes left in the third term. He has been good for the Bulldogs in this quarter, going at 100 per cent efficiency from his five disposals, and laying three tackles as part of a game-high 12 pressure acts this quarter.
29:15
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)
29:20
Shaun Higgins finished with 16 disposals for the third quarter, the third player to record at least 16 disposals in a quarter in 2019 and just one behind Clayton Oliver's 17-disposal final quarter against Geelong in Round 2.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
02:38
Tim English goes back-to-back with the first two goals of the final term. His second came off the back of a Marcus Bontempelli centre clearance, just the second centre clearance the Bulldogs have won and is the Bulldogs first goal from this source since the first term.
05:48
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
06:07
Marcus Bontempelli has started the final term on fire. His four disposals have gained 185 metres, and his last two inside 50's have directly assisted two goals.
08:48
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
10:13
Kangaroos Interchange - Luke Davies-Uniacke off due to an injury.
10:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
11:05
Through the first three quarters, the Bulldogs recorded three forward half Intercept Marks, but were not able to launch a score from any of those chains. In the final term, they have equalled their tally with three Intercept Marks forward of centre, which have directly launched 2.1.13.
12:13
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
13:32
Ben Brown retakes the lead for the Kangaroos from their first possession chain that has made it inside 50 of nine in total this term. The Bulldogs have recorded 35 disposals in forward half to just six for the Kangaroos off the back of six centre clearances for the Bulldogs to none.
15:11
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
16:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
16:51
Since the Bulldogs last score, the Kangaroos have fought their way back into this game off the back of contested ball, winning the groundball-get count 8-3, and contested possession count 8-4. Shaun Higgins has stood tall, with both of his disposals in this time leading Kangaroos goals.
17:37
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
20:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Suckling)
21:24
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
26:34
A very efficient final term for the Kangaroos looks like they will get home in Brad Scott's final game as coach. They are behind 7-16 in inside 50's this term however have as many goals as the Bulldogs, largely due to their superior defensive half kicking efficiency (73-56 per cent).
27:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Suckling)
28:27
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
29:16
Josh Dunkley has been immense for the Bulldogs in today's match, as has Marcus Bontempelli. Dunkley will finish with 20 contested possessions for the second time in his young career, as well as six tackles and seven clearances. Bontempelli finishes with a game-high 12 score involvements and a scintillating final quarter, where he recorded 280 metres gained four inside 50's and two goal assists.
30:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
30:53
North Melbourne won today's match off the back of punishing the Bulldogs when they took the ball away from them, kicking 13.1.79 from possession gains. Shaun Higgins lit up the second half with 24 disposals, five inside 50's and three goal assists.