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Pre Game
00:00
Brad Hill will play his 150th career game and first for his new club this afternoon. Across the 2020 Marsh Community Series, 12 of his kicks entering forward 50 found their targets, the most of any player in the AFL.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Hannebery)
06:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
06:46
Trent Dumont has been prevalent in the early stages of this match, with four disposals, three contested possessions, 109 metres gained and the assist on the Kangaroos first score, all figures leading all players on the ground.
07:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
08:41
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
09:04
St Kilda get the first goal of the game through a mark at the top of the square to Jack Steele. The Saints ranked equal-eighth in the AFL in this category in 2019 averaging 11.5 marks inside 50 per game.
11:25
St Kilda have recorded an outstanding pressure factor of 3.75 around the stoppages off the back of four pre-clearance tackles to zero for the Kangaroos. The league average pressure factor at stoppages in 2019 was 2.56.
15:40
Kangaroos Interchange - Josh Walker and is possibly out for the game.
15:44
Josh Walker is walking off after an ugly fall in a marking contest. After losing Majak Daw for what was to be his return match due to illness before the bounce, the Kangaroos would struggle to cope if they also lost Walker for the remainder of this match.
17:39
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
18:45
Both of St Kilda's goals, including the first in Max King's career, have come from shots at goal in the corridor. St Kilda averaged just under eight goals per game from this zone on the ground in 2019, the fourth-lowest average of any side in the competition.
19:42
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
21:16
Josh Walker has been ruled out of the rest of the match after failing a concussion test on the bench.
23:00
Kangaroos Interchange - Jared Polec off due to the blood rule.
24:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Zak Jones)
26:01
Shaun Higgins has eight pressure acts, twice as many as other North Melbourne player. His 18 forward half pressure points is the most of any player on the ground.
27:30
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
29:10
Despite the Kangaroos recording six forward half intercept possessions to the Saints three they have only managed to score the one behind from these possession chains, which matches the Saints total score from this source.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
03:29
Saints Interchange - Ben Long off due to an injury.
04:04
St Kilda look like they may have to do without Ben Long for the rest of this match after landing awkwardly on his ankle after taking a strong mark, which would mean both teams would be down to just three on the bench.
06:08
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
06:35
Todd Goldstein has started this match strongly with a game-high eight hitouts, five of which have been to the advantage of a teammate. His 34 per cent hitout-to-advantage rate in the 2019 AFL season was the second highest measure in this category, only fractionally behind Max Gawn's 34.5 per cent advantage rate.
08:11
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
11:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
11:55
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
13:21
St Kilda have been able to lock the ball inside their forward half for 74 per cent of time elapsed in the second quarter off the back of six forward half Intercept Possessions to two for the Kangaroos.
15:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
17:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
19:25
Five of St Kilda's eight kicks inside 50 this quarter have lead to a score (62.5 per cent scoring rate). By comparison, in 2019 they averaged a score from 32.7 per cent of kicks inside 50, the seventh-lowest scoring rate of any side in this category.
22:43
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
23:26
Jared Polec has been providing plenty of drive for the Kangaroos, with a game-high 15 disposals, 232 metres gained from seven contested possessions to go with three inside 50's.
25:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
26:01
With Ben Brown coming off a heavily-interrupted preseason, the Kangaroos have struggled to find another avenue to goal in the first half. Nick Larkey lead all players in the 2020 Marsh Community Series with 30 inside 50 targets, but he has only had the three disposals and one inside 50 target so far today.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Zak Jones)
02:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
03:38
Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell and is possibly out for the game.
03:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
05:40
St Kilda have laid 18 forward 50 tackles to just six for the Kangaroos. The Saints averaged 10 inside 50 tackles per game in 2019, the eighth-lowest average of any side in this category.
06:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
07:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
08:26
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
08:29
Kangaroos Interchange - Paul Ahern and is possibly out for the game.
09:51
The Kangaroos might be down to just one player on the bench, with both Jack Ziebell (knee) and Paul Ahern (hamstring) coming from the ground in the early stages of this quarter.
11:05
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
11:26
North Melbourne are fighting back in the third term, largely because they are being more efficient with their ball movement in their forward half by foot. They kicked at 48 per cent efficiency in the first half forward of centre, while in the third term they have kicked at 60 per cent efficiency in their forward half.
14:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
16:02
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
17:10
All three of North Melbourne's goal have been scored from possession chains launched in their forward half. The Kangaroos ranked equal-fifth in this category in 2019, averaging just over six goals per game from forward half possession chains.
19:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Zak Jones)
20:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
20:34
North Melbourne lost the first half mark count 17-28 and played on from just one mark. In the third term, they have won the mark count 20-9 and played on from six of their 20 marks.
21:14
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
23:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
24:09
St Kilda's drop off in performance in the third term can be traced to their forward half kicking efficency, which dropped to 47 per cent from 54 per cent in the first half. They also lost the contested possession count for the first time in the match (13-20 for the quarter).
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:46
St Kilda are kicking at just 22 per cent efficiency in the early stages of the final term, compared to 86 per cent kicking efficiency for the Kangaroos in the fourth term.
07:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
09:24
North Melbourne get the lead for the first time today and it's been a long time coming. The Kangaroos took six attempts at kicking inside 50 in the early stages of the final term before they were able to find a target in Ben Cunnington.
11:44
Both teams have recorded nine Intercept Possessions in the final quarter, however Ben Cunnington's goal is the only scoring shot to eventuate from any of those 18 possession chains.
15:31
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
16:23
Max King gets his second goal of the game, both as a result of free kicks, to get the lead back for the Saints. St Kilda averaged just over one goal per game from free kicks in the 2019 season, the third-lowest average of any side in the league.
18:32
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
19:18
Two of North Melbourne's three defensive midfield Intercept Possession chains have ended in key goals to Ben Cunnington in the final quarter. They averaged 4.5 score launches from this zone in 2019, the seventh-lowest average of any side in this category.
21:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
22:37
As it comes down to the final minute, it's clear St Kilda could pay for their inefficiency in front of goal, as they have kicked seven goals from 24 shots, compared to eight goals from just 17 shots for the Kangaroos.
24:06
A big second half from the Kangaroos, lead by a game-high 18 disposals, 12 contested possessions and two goals to Ben Cunnington, gets them the narrow win. They converted St Kilda's wasteful kicking on the scoreboard, scoring 4.2.26 to 0.2.2 from Intercept Possessions in the second half.