Pre Game
00:00
Sam Durham will make his AFL debut today for Essendon after being selected with pick 9 in the 2021 mid-season draft.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
01:21
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
01:51
Bailey Scott has had a productive start with a game-high three disposals, two contested possessions and 1.1 (7).
03:15
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
04:32
Jack Stringer has had the first possession at each one of the first three stoppages of the match. Despite this, the Bombers have lost the clearances two to one.
05:53
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
07:06
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
07:21
Essendon has scored 2.0 (12) from clearances to start the match. The Bombers have averaged 33.6 points from clearances for the season - ranked No.4 in the competition.
11:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
13:02
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
13:32
After conceding the first three inside 50s of the match, the Bombers have recorded eight of the past nine inside 50s.
16:17
Peter Wright has started well for Essendon with a game-high seven disposals, three contested possessions, and 1.0 (6).
17:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke McDonald)
18:09
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
18:22
After conceding just two marks in their defensive 50 last round, Essendon has conceded three to North Melbourne this quarter.
20:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
20:47
North Melbourne has recorded the last five inside 50s of the match with Essendon's last entry occurring at the 13th-minute mark of the quarter.
25:36
Jordan Ridley has recorded five intercept possessions this quarter - no other Essendon player has recorded more than one.
29:09
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Charlie Lazzaro)
32:12
North Melbourne's pressure that quarter was strong with a pressure rating of 204 compared to 158 for Essendon. The AFL average is 180.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
03:44
Nick Hind has had a productive start to the second quarter with a game-high five disposals and three marks.
06:19
Both teams have been able to transition the ball well from their defensive 50 to attacking 50. Both teams have converted 31% of defensive 50 chains to an inside 50 - the AFL average is 20.9%.
07:23
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
08:39
After winning the first possession at a stoppage four times in the first ten minutes of the match, Stringer has had just one disposal and one clearance since.
09:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
11:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Brayden Ham)
12:33
Despite recording ten more disposals in their attacking 50 this quarter, Essendon has been outscored 0.3 (3) to 1.0 (6).
14:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Durham)
15:01
The ball this quarter has been locked in Essendon's forward half with a time-in-forward half of 60%. The Bombers have also lead the inside 50s 10-6 this quarter.
17:29
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
19:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
19:40
Essendon leads the contested possessions by five this quarter after losing the count by one in the first quarter.
20:43
Jack Ziebell has recorded 11 kicks for the match at 91% efficiency. Entering the game, Ziebell has averaged 21.7 kicks per game - ranked No.1 in the competition.
23:10
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Mahony)
23:53
Aaron Hall has had a strong quarter for North Melbourne with nine disposals, seven uncontested possessions, five marks, and 208 metres gained.
25:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Will Snelling)
26:20
Essendon has kicked 2.5 (17) from set shots compared to 4.0 (24) for North Melbourne.
26:58
North Melbourne has been damaging off turnovers scoring 5.0 (30) from intercept possessions. Entering the game, the Kangaroos have averaged 40.6 points per game from intercept possessions - ranked last in the competition.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:00
North Melbourne has laid five tackles inside the first two minutes of the third quarter and lead the overall tackle count by 15.
03:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
04:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
06:03
After conceding the first two clearances of the quarter, Essendon has won the last four of the game with two of them being won by Darcy Parish.
06:31
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
09:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
10:08
The kicking efficiency for North Melbourne has dropped off this quarter with an efficiency of 53%. The Kangaroos recorded a kicking efficiency of 72% in the first half.
11:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Devon Smith)
12:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
12:36
Since quarter-time, Aaron Hall has led disposals for North Melbourne with 17 - 15 of these have been in their defensive half.
13:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
14:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
15:39
Essendon has looked to move the ball quicker this quarter, playing on from 50% of marks taken. In the first half, the Bombers played on from 23% of marks.
16:15
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Devon Smith)
16:46
Essendon has scored 2.2 (14) from stoppages this quarter.
17:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tristan Xerri)
19:01
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tristan Xerri)
19:26
After scoring 4.0 (24) from set shots in the first half, North Melbourne has scored 0.3 (3) from set shots in the third quarter.
21:12
Zach Merrett has had a productive quarter for Essendon with a team-high nine disposals, three contested possessions, and three score involvements.
22:43
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
23:01
Peter Wright has been the target inside 50 on six occasions for Essendon for a return of six score involvements, five marks, and 3.0 (18).
25:34
Tarryn Thomas has set a new career-high for marks with seven. His previous best was six versus Adelaide in Round 4, 2021.
27:05
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
27:36
Sam Durham has had a good start to his AFL career with 10 disposals, seven uncontested possessions, and four score involvements. Durham has averaged 16 disposals in nine VFL matches prior to his AFL debut.
28:42
After scoring six goals from 25 inside 50s in the first half, North Melbourne struggled to convert in the third quarter scoring 1.4 (10) from 13 entries.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
02:23
The Bombers have scored 2.0 (12) from chains starting from a Dyson Heppell intercept possession.
03:55
Essendon has taken 11 intercept marks for the match. The Bombers average 15.8 intercept marks per match - ranked No.11 in the competition.
03:57
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Brayden Ham)
05:50
North Melbourne has yet to record a disposal in their forward 50 this quarter.
07:11
After recording a pressure rating of 156 across the first three quarters, Essendon has increased their pressure with a rating of 227 so far this quarter.
09:24
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
11:19
Nick Larkey has been the target inside 50 on a team-high 10 occasions for a return of eight score involvements, two marks inside 50, and 3.2 (20).
13:59
Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Mahony off due to an injury.
17:27
Essendon has won the last five clearances of the game and lead the overall count by five.
17:55
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
18:09
Jack Mahony has been medically subbed out of the game and replaced by Atu Bosenavulagi.
19:43
Jy Simpkin has recorded three centre bounce clearances this quarter and has a game-high five overall.
21:25
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
21:39
North Melbourne has recorded 10 marks inside 50 for the game including three this quarter.
23:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Peter Wright)
24:18
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
24:39
Jack Stringer has had a strong last quarter for Essendon with three kicks for 3.0 (18).
26:24
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
26:34
Essendon has kicked 3.2 (20) from set shots this quarter.
27:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
30:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
31:13
Essendon has won 11 of the last 13 clearances of the match.
34:16
For North Melbourne, Aaron Hall performed strongly after quarter-time finishing with a team-high 31 disposals, 14 marks, five score involvements, and 734 metres gained.