Match

North Melbourne vs St Kilda

Commentary / 07 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00
North Melbourne has launched an inside 50 from 22 per cent of its chains starting in the defensive 50 this season, which has them ranked second.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:24
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
03:34
Saints Interchange - Josh Battle and is possibly out for the game.
06:32
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
08:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
09:49
The Kangaroos are dominating the uncontested possession early (28 to 9) and using the ball at 85 per cent disposal efficiency.
10:02
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
13:43
North Melbourne lead the clearances (6 to 4) and have outscored the Saints (2.1.13) to (1.0.6) from clearances.
15:00
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Ahern)
15:52
St Kilda are predominately using the ball by foot with a kick to handball ratio of 3 to 1. But their kicking efficiency in the forward half (43 per cent) is letting them down.
15:53
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
16:58
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
17:45
North Melbourne have launched an inside 50 from 75 per cent of midfield intercepts. From these 4 intercepts they have created (3.0.18).
18:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Ben Long)
19:19
The Kangaroos are sharing the ball around by hand ( 22 handball receives to 4) and using the ball efficiently by foot (75 per cent efficiency). As a result, they have created a a score from 72 per cent of inside 50s.
19:47
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
21:47
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
22:38
Jye Simpkin is having a big first quarter. He leads the clearances (3), contested possessions (6) and has 3 involvements.
23:16
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
25:23
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
29:07
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
29:17
Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell off due to the blood rule.
30:38
Todd Goldstein was instrumental in that quarter, winning 6 hit-outs to advantage to the Saints 0. This gave North an advantage in the clearances (13 to 5) and allowed them to lock the ball in their half.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
02:21
The Kangaroos have now won 14 intercepts in their midfield and launched (5.2.32) from this source.
03:39
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
04:16
The Saints have launched all of their score (2.1.13) from their 5 centre bounce clearances.
07:35
The Saints have launched all of their 10 inside 50 entries from either centre bounce clearances (5) or their defensive midfield (5).
08:28
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
09:50
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
10:37
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Blake Acres)
12:11
St Kilda lead the hard bell gets (9 to 5), intercepts (6 to 4) and inside 50s (7 to 2) in this quarter.
12:56
Saints Interchange - Hunter Clark off due to an injury.
15:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Hind)
18:09
Jack Newnes has been effective for the Saints with a game high 279 metres gained and a retention rate of 70 per cent from his 10 kicks.
18:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
21:44
Kangaroos Interchange - Mason Wood off due to an injury.
22:15
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
23:13
In this quarter, the Kangaroos are yet to launch an inside 50 from 10 defensive 50 chains and have just 12 disposals in there forward half.
26:26
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
26:52
North Melbourme have won 5 more forward half clearances (8 to 3) and launched (2.1.13) to (0.0.0) from these opportunities.
28:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
29:14
Kangaroos Interchange - Sam Durdin off due to an injury.
33:13
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
33:19
Josh Bruce kept St Kilda in the match with 5 contested marks and 4 goals in that half. He will be eyeing off his career high 7 contested marks from round 8 this year.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
02:51
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
03:24
Since quarter time, Rowan Marshall has had 8 hard ball gets, 4 clearances and 3 score involvements.
04:32
St Kilda have now launched 4 of their last 6 goals from defensive half intercepts. They have created an inside 50 from 40 per cent of intercepts in this zone sonce quarter time.
06:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Ahern)
07:20
Jack Ziebell has had 3 clearances in this 3rd quarter and leads all players on the ground with 7 for the game and 6 inside 50s.
08:50
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
10:29
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
11:55
The Kangaroos kicking efficiency has been 8 per cent higher in the defensive midfield and 7 per cent on the attacking midfield. As a result, they have outscored the Saints 7 goals to 3 from midfield intercepts.
12:19
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Hind)
14:35
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
16:56
Kangaroos Interchange - Mason Wood off due to an injury.
18:08
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
19:40
The Kangaroos have created a goal from 31 per cent of their inside 50 entries in this game, well above their season average of 23 per cent.
26:03
The Saints have won the tackle count in each quarter and currently lead the tackles (25 to 15) in this quarter. As well as this they lead the clearances (15 to 8) in this time.
31:50
The Saints won the clearances (17 to 10) and won 6 in their forward half, but only launched (1.2.8) from this source.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
04:46
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
06:38
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
07:06
Since half time, 6 of 10 scores have been launched from the defensive half. North Melbourne have been the more effective side at transitioning, launching 3 goals to 1 from the defensive half.
08:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
09:30
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
10:32
North Melbourne have won 4 more intercepts in their forward half (21 to 17). But have also been more clinical, creating (6.4.40) to the Saints (1.1.7) from this source.
12:25
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
12:47
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
12:58
Jack Billings has been one of the Saints most influential with 22 uncontested posssessions (5 more than any other player) and 664 metres gained (225 more than any other player).
13:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
15:52
That goal to Membrey was the first goal of the game from a kick-in. Prior to that, St Kilda has created just 1 inside 50 from 9 kick-ins.
18:01
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
20:17
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
22:38
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
24:25
Josh Bruce has been a stand out today with an equal career high 7 contested marks and 6 goals. He has taken half of the Saints 8 marks inside 50.
27:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
28:18
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Hunter Clark)
29:01
North won the clearances (47 to 38), inside 50s (57 to 49) and were too efficient from turnovers, outscoring the Saints 19 scores to 8 from this source.