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Pre Game
00:00
West Coast ranks second for points scored from centre bounce clearances per game this season, while North Melbourne ranks 17th in this area.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:07
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
04:49
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
05:29
Cameron Zurhaar kicks the first goal for North Melbourne. Since Round 8 he ranks eighth in the competition for scoreboard impact.
06:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
08:59
The Eagles are dominating the stoppages early, leading the clearance count 7 - 1.
09:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
12:25
West Coast leads the tackle count 9 - 4., winning three free kicks for holding the ball already tonight.
14:00
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
14:39
The Kangaroos have made the most of limited chances. They have scored two goals from just three inside 50s so far.
18:06
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Zac Langdon)
19:58
The Eagles have recorded 12 inside 50s with 11 different players contributing to this stat so far.
22:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
26:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
27:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
29:09
Dom Sheed had a dominant first quarter, recording nine disposals, four groundball gets, four contested possessions, four uncontested possessions and two intercept possessions.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
02:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
03:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
05:01
Coming into the game, West Coast was the most accurate side in the competition, scoring at an accuracy of 53%. So far tonight it has scored at an accuracy 18%, scoring two goals from 11 shots.
10:19
Kangaroos Interchange - Tarryn Thomas off due to the blood rule.
11:08
North Melbourne has improved around the contest as the game has progressed, leading the contested possession 14-11 across the past 10 minutes.
11:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
12:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
13:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
13:58
Shannon Hurn has had five disposals from four intercept possessions so far in the second quarter.
16:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
18:05
Todd Goldstein is winning the ruck battle with Nic Naitanui leading the hitout-to-advantage count 5-2 so far. He is also working hard at ground level with 10 pressure acts so far tonight - ranked No.1 across the game.
18:50
North Melbourne is within two points of the Eagles, despite losing the inside 50 count 26-12 and being behind in the shots at goal 11-6.
21:04
The Eagles lead the intercept marks 10-3. Josh Rothan (4) and Shannon Hurn (3) have taken seven between them.
24:56
So far in this second quarter, North Melbourne leads the contested disposals count 79-66, the contested possession count 34-22 and the clearance count 14-6.
27:39
Coming into the game, the Eagles ranked 18th across the competition, averaging 21 forward half intercepts per game. They have already won 20 in the first half tonight, but have been able to score just 1.8 (14) from these.
28:45
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
28:51
Jy Simpkin has quickly become one of North Melbourne's best inside midfielders. So far tonight he has won eight contested possessions, four clearances and seven groundball-gets - all team-highs.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
05:25
North Melbourne doing all the attacking at the start of this quarter leading the inside 50 count 4 -1.
08:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
10:08
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
10:27
Nick Larkey kicks the first goal of the quarter. North Melbourne has dominated the play. They have had 40 disposals this quarter and 21 have been in the forward half of the ground.
13:25
West Coast has taken nine marks inside 50 tonight, for a return of 2.4 on the scoreboard. North Melbourne has scored 2.0 from their three forward 50 marks tonight.
16:13
North Melbourne's tackling has been better than the Eagles so far, as it has recorded a tackle efficiency of 71% compared to West Coast's 56%.
17:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
20:21
Jaidyn Stephenson has been influential so far. He leads the side with 24 disposals, 10 contested possessions and four tackles across the game.
21:58
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
22:18
North Melbourne continue to dominate the quarter, winning the disposal count 93-60, the uncontested possession count 64-38 and the inside 50 count 12-6.
23:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
26:07
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
26:18
Nick Larkey has been clean in the conditions. He has had eight disposals - all effective and has kicked three goals straight.
29:25
After conceding 21 defensive half turnovers in the opening two quarters, the Kangaroos were better with the ball in the third quarter, committing just three defensive half turnovers and just two points from turnovers overall for the quarter.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
03:36
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
04:05
West Coast has won four of the first five clearances of the fourth quarter. Elliot Yeo has won two of these clearances.
05:45
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
07:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
09:02
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
10:16
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
10:40
After scoring just three goals from 14 shots at goal in the opening three quarters, the Eagles have kicked 4.0 from four shots this quarter.
12:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
13:44
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
13:55
Cameron Zurhaar has kicked two goals tonight. He has had six score involvements across the game - the most of any player for the match.
15:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
16:03
After conceding the first four goals of the quarter, the Kangaroos have stemmed the flow, recording the last six inside 50s of the game.
17:21
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
20:48
Josh Rotham has won an equal team-high 11 intercept possessions - the first time he has reached double figures for intercept possessions across his career.
21:48
Jaidyn Stephenson gives the Kangaroos a nine-point lead, booting a goal with his 34th disposal - setting a new personal high for disposals won across a game.
23:26
North Melbourne is gaining ascendancy with their ball control. It has taken 20 uncontested marks to the Eagles' nine so far this quarter,
23:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
25:53
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
26:06
After booting nine goals between them in the opening three quarters, these two sides have combined for eight goals in an entertaining and free-flowing final quarter.
28:21
Jaidyn Stephenson is now up to nine disposals and 180 metres gained across the fourth quarter.
29:07
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
32:01
Kayne Turner has had the tough job of minding Liam Ryan. He has kept Ryan to nine disposals and two goals while winning an equal team-high 10 intercept possessions himself.
34:09
North Melbourne prevails, winning their first match against West Coast in Perth since 2014 and notching up their second overall win at Optus Stadium.