Pre Game
00:00
North Melbourne has scored 144 first-quarter points this season - the fewest in the competition. It has conceded 238 points during this period - ranked 18th defensively.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:21
Jack Ziebell takes the first intercept mark for the game. He has now grabbed 22 intercept marks this season - ranked No.1 at the club.
03:04
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
03:14
St Kilda lead the clearance count 2-1 with that goal to Jack Billings coming from this source. North have been outscored by 18.9 points from stoppages this season - ranked 18th.
08:24
The Kangas have applied nine tackles from 10 attempts for a tackle efficiency of 90%. The AFL average is 61%. Ben Cunnington and Jy Simpkin lead all players with three tackles each.
10:04
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
10:14
Jack Steele is the only Saint to be involved in both of St Kilda's scoring chains.
12:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
14:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dougal Howard)
19:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
19:18
The Saints have recorded a kicking efficiency of 47% - 16% lower than North Melbourne. St Kilda has lost the kicking efficiency differential by 3% this season - the third-worst differential in the AFL.
20:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
21:40
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
21:50
Jack Ziebell has recorded a game-high eight kicks, gaining 188 metres for his team - also a game-high.
24:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
24:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
25:00
The Saints have recorded a scoring accuracy of 52.4% this season - the second-lowest percentage in the competition.
28:19
Tim Membrey just grabbed his team's sixth mark inside 50. The Kangas have allowed their opposition to take 14.6 marks inside 50 per game this season - ranked last defensively.
28:48
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
28:51
St Kilda was able to score from 75% of its inside 50s in the opening term - 46% higher than its season average but booted just three goals from 10 shots at goal for a scoring accuracy of 30%.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
00:53
St Kilda continues to dominate at stoppages, winning nine clearances more than the Roos (14-5). The Saints have scored 2.3 (15) to 1.0 (6) from this source.
01:39
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
01:49
The Saints have scored 15 points from forward half intercepts. They have scored 25.5 points per game from this source this season - ranked 11th.
03:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
05:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
06:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Nick Coffield)
07:01
Jack Ziebell is up to 11 effective kicks for the game - seven more than any other player.
08:23
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
08:33
Another goal from a stoppage to the Saints. Three of their five goals are from this source.
10:38
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
10:48
Cameron Zurhaar has been involved in both of his team's goals - the only Roo to do so.
13:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
14:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
16:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
18:13
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
18:23
Nick Larkey has grabbed two contested marks this quarter. He had taken six for the season prior to this game.
20:29
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
22:33
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
22:43
North Melbourne has applied just three tackles this quarter - nine fewer than the Saints.
25:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
27:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Josh Battle)
28:16
Jack Steele has recorded 11 disposals, seven contested possessions and five score involvements this quarter - all quarter-highs.
29:54
St Kilda has dominated the contest to half-time, winning the contested possession count by 12 (66-54) and the clearance count by eight (21-13). The Saints have scored 33 points from stoppages - their fourth-most in any game this season and 26 points more than North.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:42
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
00:52
Tarryn Thomas has recorded five disposals for the game with three of these being involved in a score for his team.
02:47
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
02:57
The Roos have won two clearances this term, scoring a goal from both.
03:59
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
04:09
Jack Steele has launched a game-high five scores, including that goal to Brad Crouch.
08:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Josh Battle)
08:31
Nick Larkey just grabbed his third contested mark for the game - a career-high.
09:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
11:11
St Kilda's woes in front of goal continue, kicking eight goals from 22 shots for a scoring accuracy of 36.4%.
12:49
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
12:59
North Melbourne has applied just 11 tackles since quarter-time. The Saints have recorded 28 tackles in the same period.
16:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
17:53
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
18:03
Mason Wood has recorded an equal game-high nine score involvements, including kicking three goals.
19:05
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Ryan Byrnes)
20:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
24:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
27:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
28:59
Brad Crouch is up to 10 disposals and five contested possessions this term - both quarter-highs.
30:41
The Roos challenged early in the third term, kicking the first two goals, but St Kilda regained control, kicking the last four goals of the game.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Josh Battle)
02:39
Josh Battle has kicked three behinds from four shots at goal.
04:29
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
04:39
Jack Ziebell is up to 18 effective kicks for the game to take his season tally to 210 - ranked No.1 and 23 more than any other player.
09:14
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
09:24
St Kilda has now booted eight goals from clearances - a season-high for the club.
11:53
Luke Dunstan just applied his 11th tackle for the game - a career-high.
12:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
17:00
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
19:33
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
19:43
Tarryn Thomas is up to five disposals this quarter as well as kicking two goals.
22:56
Kangaroos Interchange - Ben McKay and is possibly out for the game.
23:51
North are well on top around the stoppages in the fourth quarter, winning the clearance count by eight (12-4). Ben Cunnington and Luke Davies-Uniacke lead all players with three each.
24:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
26:43
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)
26:53
The Kangas lead the final quarter by 17 points from just one more inside 50 (13-12).
30:07
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
30:12
North won the clearance count by 10 in the final term (14-4), kicking three goals to one from this source.