Match

West Coast Eagles vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 27 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00

North Melbourne has won 10 first quarters this season, the equal fourth-most in the competition, and it has outscored its opposition by a total of 133 points in this period, ranked second.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:33

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)

00:43

The Roos boot the first goal for the game, sourced from a centre clearance. They have scored nine points per game from this source this season, ranked 11th.

02:12

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

02:22

Both goals have been sourced from clearances. Over the past four weeks, the Eagles have averaged 25 points from their forward half clearances, ranked No.1.

04:12

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)

05:11

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

06:52

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

07:02

North have been unable to absorb the Eagles' attack. West Coast has generated the last five inside 50s and scored from four of these (80 per cent). It has scored from 45 per cent of its entries this season, the fourth-highest percentage in the AFL.

08:41

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

10:07

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)

10:17

The Eagles are beating North to the ball, winning four more contested possessions, and they are disrupting the Roos when they have it, applying 10 more tackles.

10:49

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)

10:59

That goal to Mason Wood was sourced from a kick-in. The Roos have averaged five points from this source in 2019, ranked second.

13:30

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)

14:55

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

15:05

West Coast is well on top at stoppages, leading the clearance count by three (7-4) and it has outscored the Kangaroos by 13 points from this source.

18:48

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)

18:58

North Melbourne has been efficient inside 50, kicking three goals from as many entries.

22:32

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)

22:42

Another goal from a clearance for the Eagles. Four of their five goals are from this source. The Kangas have conceded 38 points per game from this source this season, ranked 18th defensively.

27:56

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)

29:22

North Melbourne has been able to keep the ball in its forward half in the last five minutes, generating the last four inside 50s and five of the last six, but it has been unable to impact the scoreboard, kicking just one behind.

32:18

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

34:07

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)

34:17

The Eagles have already grabbed six marks inside 50, just four fewer than their season average.

34:42

West Coast scored 32 points from clearances in the opening term. The AFL average is 31 points per game.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:13

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

04:15

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

04:25

The Eagles have won 10 forward half intercepts and scored from five of these, while the Kangas have scored just once from the six intercepts they have won in their forward half.

05:27

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)

05:37

The Roos have generated three inside 50s from seven kick-ins and booted two goals from these entries. The AFL average is three points per game from this source.

07:54

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

08:04

West Coast continues to be damaging when winning the clearance. It leads this count 4-2 this quarter with that goal to Josh Kennedy the only score from this source.

11:57

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

13:53

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

15:37

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)

15:47

Another goal from a kick-in for North. Three of their five goals are from this source.

17:14

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

17:24

Josh Kennedy has grabbed five marks inside 50 and booted a goal from each of these. His five goals is a season-high for him.

18:43

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

21:58

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)

23:09

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

25:53

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)

26:03

North continues to be efficient inside 50, scoring six goals from 17 entries (35 per cent). They have kicked a goal from 23 per cent of their entries this season, the fifth-highest percentage of any side.

28:57

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

31:08

In the last 10 minutes of the second term, the Roos were first to the ball, winning nine more contested possessions (16-7) and they generated the only seven inside 50s during this period. They failed to use the ball well though, recording a kicking efficiency of just 41 per cent.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:54

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

03:34

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

03:44

Both Eagle goals this quarter have been launched from forward 50 chains. Their 22 points from this zone is their equal second-most in any game this season.

08:19

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)

11:30

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Ahern)

13:04

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)

13:14

Jack Redden has applied a game-high six tackles, with his last forcing a turnover to launch that goal to Oscar Allen. West Coast has applied 40 tackles for the game from 50 attempts (80 per cent efficiency). The AFL average for tackle efficiency is 65 per cent.

19:02

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

19:12

Another goal from a forward 50 chain for the Eagles. Three of their four goals this quarter have been launched from this zone.

21:35

Josh Kennedy is turning back the clock. He has grabbed four contested marks in a game for the first time since Round 7, 2017.

22:15

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)

22:25

The Eagles have booted five goals from 10 inside 50s this quarter.

23:39

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)

25:35

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

25:45

Josh Kennedy's seven goals are the equal most by any player in a game this season.

28:22

Tom Barrass has made 11 spoils as well as grabbing three intercept marks, both game-highs.

30:07

West Coast has won 10 final quarters this season, the equal second-most in the competition, and it has outscored its opposition by a total of 86 points in this period, ranked third.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:49

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)

02:59

West Coast has kicked 61 points from forward half chains, its second-most in any game this season.

04:31

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

05:59

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)

07:31

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

08:39

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Willie Rioli)

08:49

Both of the Eagles' goals this quarter and six of their eight in the second half have come from intercepts.

09:05

Kangaroos Interchange - Shaun Atley and is possibly out for the game.

10:55

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)

12:21

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)

14:29

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)

16:45

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

18:42

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

18:52

North Melbourne has applied a pressure factor of just 161 for the game. The AFL average is 182.

19:52

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)

20:45

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)

21:53

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Willie Rioli)

22:03

West Coast has now grabbed 20 marks inside 50 for the second time this season. It is one of just two clubs to achieve this.

24:17

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Tom Hickey)

25:23

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

25:33

The Kangas have outscored the Eagles by four points from centre clearances. North Melbourne has been outscored by eight points per game from this source this season, the third-worst differential in the AFL.

27:33

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

30:27

The siren has sounded to end Q4.