Match

North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 21 Mar 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Since 2018, the Power have generated a score from 51% of their inside 50s against the Kangaroos – ranked No.1 in the league.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:38
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
02:08
Travis Boak has started well with a game-high four disposals and four uncontested possessions.
02:45
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
04:26
North Melbourne leads the ground ball gets 10-4 to start the match.
05:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
05:41
The pressure has been high to start the match with North Melbourne recording a pressure rating of 256 and Port Adelaide recording a rating of 238. The average for last season was 185.
07:47
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
10:07
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
11:23
Dan Houston has a game-high four contested possessions - two more than the next best of the ground.
11:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
12:40
Port Adelaide leads the total marks 12-1 so far as well as uncontested possessions 29-22.
13:31
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
14:06
Jy Simpkin has had the first possession at a stoppage on three occasions for the match - no other player has had more than one first possession.
15:00
North Melbourne has a kicking efficiency of 54% compared to Port Adelaide with 74%.
18:19
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
18:35
Jaiden Stephenson has had a productive start in his first game for the Kangaroos with a game-high eight disposals at 88% disposal efficiency.
20:39
In seven ruck contests between Goldstein and Lycett, North Melbourne has won the clearances 4-2.
23:43
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Mahony)
24:17
North Melbourne has scored 0.3 (3) from general play compared to 2.1 (13) for Port Adelaide.
25:52
Port Adelaide has 11 intercept possessions in their defensive 50 for the match.
26:41
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
28:02
The Kangaroos lead the first possession at a stoppage count 11-6.
29:46
Luke Davis-Uniacke has a game-high 12 disposals as well as a game-high six contested possessions and a game-high 204 metres gained.
31:00
North Melbourne dominated time in possession that quarter with the ball in their forward half for 64% of the quarter. Despite this dominance and leading the inside 50 count 20-12, the Kangaroos lead by just two points.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:35
Port Adelaide has had the last four inside 50s for the match.
03:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
04:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
04:33
Port Adelaide has scored their first goal from a kick-in chain. Last season the Power was ranked No.1 in the competition for generating an inside 50 from its kick-in chains.
05:42
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
07:20
North Melbourne has transitioned the ball well from their defensive half this quarter. Of six chains starting in their defensive half, two have resulted in an inside 50.
08:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
08:54
Port Adelaide has kicked two goals this quarter from chains starting in their defensive half.
10:47
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Josh Walker)
12:11
The Power lead the contested possession count 19-14 this quarter and ground ball gets 14-9.
14:43
Aliir Aliir has a game-high seven intercept possessions.
15:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
17:02
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
17:14
Todd Marshall and Charlie Dixon have been the inside 50 target on nine occasions for the match for a return of 2.0 (12).
18:51
Travis Boak has a game-high six score involvements including three this quarter.
20:45
Port Adelaide has kicked 3.1 (19) from clearances this quarter.
22:05
After winning the clearance count 10-9 in the first quarter, North Melbourne is behind 2-9 in clearances this quarter.
25:05
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
26:04
Kangaroos Interchange - Nick Larkey off due to an injury.
27:00
The Power led the uncontested possession count 56-44 this quarter.
27:08
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
28:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
28:34
Port Adelaide has kicked 4.2 (26) from general play this quarter.
29:41
Jack Ziebell has amassed an equal game-high seven intercept possessions.
31:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
31:15
Orazio Fantasia kicks his third goal for the match. His career-high is five goals versus Fremantle in round 18, 2018.
32:12
After trailing at quarter time, Port Adelaide kick 8.2 (50) to 1.2 (8) to lead by 40 points at halftime. The Power did most of their damage that quarter from clearances scoring 4.2 (26) to North's 0.0 (0).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:06
SCORE GOAL - Power (Riley Bonner)
01:22
Port Adelaide has kicked the last seven goals of the match. North Melbourne's last goal came at the 10th-minute mark of the second quarter.
03:56
The Power has won all three clearances this quarter and lead 24-15 for the match.
04:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
05:02
Travis Boak is up to a game-high 23 disposals, 12 contested possessions, seven clearances, and 10 score involvements.
07:38
The Power lead contested possessions 13-5 this quarter and 98-80 for the match.
08:34
Power Interchange - Riley Bonner and is possibly out for the game.
08:38
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
09:08
All four of North Melbourne's goals have come from within 30 metres of their goal.
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
11:42
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
11:58
Riley Bonner has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Tom Rockliff.
13:20
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Josh Walker)
13:28
North Melbourne has taken three marks inside 50 this quarter after taking only four in the first half.
14:22
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
16:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
16:38
North Melbourne has kicked 4.4 (28) from intercepts for the match, including 2.0 (12) this quarter.
17:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
18:10
North Melbourne leads the uncontested possession count 22-10 over the last ten minutes of the match.
19:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Tom Rockliff)
21:12
The pressure has dropped this quarter with the Kangaroos recording a pressure rating of 176 for the quarter and the Power recording a rating of 162.
21:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
23:08
Aliir Aliir has taken four intercept marks for the match - an equal game-high.
25:57
North Melbourne has had five shots at goal for the match that have not resulted in a score.
27:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
28:18
Port Adelaide has scored 6.3 (39) from set shots for the match.
29:08
Port Adelaide controlled the ball in their half that quarter with 8 more inside 50s and 59% time in forward half. The Power was also able to score 2.2 (14) from chains starting in their forward half that quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
02:20
In 27 ruck contests between Goldstein and Lycett, the Power have won the clearances 14-8 and have scored 4.2 (26) to 0.0 (0).
02:37
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
03:40
Bailey Scott has had a productive start to the last quarter with four disposals.
03:55
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
04:33
With Thomas' goal, the Kangaroos have scored their first goal from a centre clearance for the match.
06:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Dan Houston)
07:10
Kangaroos Interchange - Aidan Corr and is possibly out for the game.
07:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
07:55
North Melbourne lead the uncontested possession count 25-10 this quarter.
08:36
Aidan Corr has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Charlie Lazzaro.
09:29
Port Adelaide has kicked 6.2 (38) from possession chains starting in their defensive 50.
10:52
Kangaroos Interchange - Curtis Taylor and is possibly out for the game.
11:29
Power Interchange - Orazio Fantasia off due to an injury.
11:41
Port Adelaide has accumulated 5,515 metres gained for the match. Last season, the Power averaged 4,788 metres gained per match.
12:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
12:39
Port Adelaide has kicked eight goals from within 30 metres of goal.
14:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
16:27
Port Adelaide has had the last five inside 50s for the match.
17:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
17:45
Jaidyn Stephenson is up to a career-high 31 disposals. His previous best was 25 disposals versus Brisbane in Round 21, 2018.
19:15
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Mahony)
20:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
21:59
North Melbourne has scored 4.0 (24) from stoppages this quarter. The Kangaroos scored only 1.4 (10) from stoppages in the first three quarters.
23:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
26:39
The Power have taken seven marks inside 50 this quarter.
27:07
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
30:35
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
31:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
32:34
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
33:15
Port Adelaide's win was set up by a strong second and third quarter where the Power scored 7.3 (45) from stoppages compared to 0.2 (2) for North Melbourne.