Match

North Melbourne vs Richmond

Commentary / 16 Jul 2022

Pre Game

00:00
In the last four rounds, Richmond has lost the contested possession count by 17.3 per game - ranked 17th in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:20
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Liam Baker)
05:04
Flynn Perez has started well for North Melbourne with a game-high three disposals and two intercept possessions.
06:43
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
06:59
North Melbourne score the opening goal of the game from a clearance. Entering the game, 45% of North Melbourne's score has come from the source.
09:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
10:34
Noah Cumberland scores the first goal of the game for Richmond. Last week, Cumberland finished with ten disposals and five score involvements after coming on as the medical substitute.
12:08
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Gibcus)
12:49
70% of the game so far has been played in Richmond's attacking half with the Tigers leading the inside 50 count by five.
13:47
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
15:17
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
15:24
Noah Cumberland has started well for Richmond, scoring the team's opening two goals. Cumberland has been the target inside 50 on a game-high two occasions and has been involved in three of Richmond's five scores.
20:50
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jayden Short)
21:29
The Kangaroos have struggled to transition the ball from their defensive 50 with six of 11 chains starting in this zone being intercepted by Richmond.
22:19
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
24:25
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lachie Young)
24:45
After conceding the last 11 inside 50s of the game, the Kangaroos score their second goal from just their fourth entry of the game.
25:52
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
29:40
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
29:42
Despite registering nine less inside 50s that quarter, the Kangaroos were more efficient going forward scoring four goals from seven entries compared to two from 16 for the Tigers.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:31
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
00:48
All five goals for North Melbourne have been scored from a stoppage clearance.
02:56
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
03:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
05:10
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:25
Kangaroos Interchange - Nick Larkey off due to an injury.
06:31
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
07:18
Similar to the first quarter, the ball has been locked in Richmond's forward half this quarter but it is North Melbourne making the most of their opportunities scoring two goals from four entries compared to zero goals from four entries for Richmond.
08:28
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
09:08
Richmond has recorded a disposal efficiency of 60% this quarter compared to 83% for North Melbourne.
10:55
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
12:47
Cameroon Zurhaar has been the target inside 50 on two occasions for a return of 4.0 (24).
15:13
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
15:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
16:07
After registering a career-high 31 disposals last week against the Suns, Daniel Rioli has recorded just two disposals so far.
16:17
Kangaroos Interchange - Nick Larkey off due to an injury.
17:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
18:03
Liam Baker's first goal of the game breaks a run of seven straight goals by North Melbourne and is Richmond's first goal since the 15-minute mark of the first quarter.
20:40
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
21:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
21:43
Noah Cumberland has amassed a game-high eight score involvements, including kicking 2.3 (15).
26:04
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
28:51
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
29:39
North Melbourne has scored 4.0 (24) from chains starting in their defensive 50.
31:02
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
31:06
Jy Simpkin led the way for North Melbourne in the first half with a game-high 22 disposals, 10 contested possessions, and five clearances.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:40
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
01:57
Richmond has scored 3.4 (22) from set shots compared to 4.0 (24) for North Melbourne.
03:21
Robbie Tarrant has taken four intercept marks for Richmond - twice as many as the next best Tigers player.
04:03
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
06:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:20
The Tigers have scored 0.5 (5) from shots taken within 30 metres of goal. North Melbourne has scored 3.1 (19) from shots taken from within a similar distance.
08:44
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jayden Short)
09:00
The Tigers have scored 4.10 (34) from turnovers and have only scored four points from stoppages.
11:06
81% of the third quarter has been played in Richmond's forward half. The Tigers have held the ball in their forward half for 67% of total game time but have been less efficient in front of goal than the Kangaroos.
12:39
Kangaroos Interchange - Jason Horne-Francis off due to an injury.
12:47
The Kangaroos have won eight more post-clearance contested possessions this quarter and lead the overall count by seven.
13:23
Tigers Interchange - Jayden Short off due to an injury.
13:44
Kangaroos Interchange - Jed Anderson off due to the blood rule.
15:47
After registering 53 marks in the first half, North Melbourne has taken just two marks this quarter.
17:42
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
18:05
North Melbourne continues to be efficient going inside 50, scoring their first goal of the quarter from just their second entry. By comparison, the Tigers have scored two goals from 12 entries this quarter.
20:53
Kangaroos Interchange - Todd Goldstein off due to the blood rule.
22:24
Richmond has missed 12 tackles and recorded a tackling efficiency of just 53%.
23:03
Kangaroos Interchange - Jason Horne-Francis off due to an injury.
23:22
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
23:56
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
24:11
The Kangaroos have scored 5.0 (30) from chains starting in their defensive half.
25:48
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
25:56
Jack Riewoldt has amassed a game-high nine score involvements, including kicking 1.4 (10) from five shots on goal.
26:12
Tigers Interchange - Josh Gibcus and is possibly out for the game.
27:25
Jack Riewoldt's second goal in a minute is also Richmond's first goal from a centre bounce clearance. Both teams have scored one goal from the source.
34:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Balta)
34:20
Joshua Gibcus has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Jake Aarts.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:21
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
02:07
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Hugh Greenwood)
05:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
05:40
Tigers Interchange - Jayden Short off due to the blood rule.
06:14
Noah Cumberland has been the target inside 50 on four occasions for a return of two marks inside 50 and 3.4 (22).
07:24
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
07:35
In 35 ruck contests between Todd Goldstein and Toby Nankervis, the Tigers have won the first possession three more times but have been outscored 4.0 (24) to 1.3 (9).
07:50
Kangaroos Interchange - Nick Larkey and is possibly out for the game.
08:36
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
09:20
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Miller)
09:40
The Tigers have scored 2.1 (13) from chains starting in their defensive 50.
11:27
Jack Riewoldt has been the target inside 50 on a game-high 12 occasions for a return of four marks inside 50 and 2.5 (17).
12:41
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
14:19
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Lazzaro)
15:32
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Balta)
15:39
After losing the uncontested possession count by 42 in the first half, Richmond has won the count by 22 in the second half.
17:24
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
17:56
Richmond re-take the lead for the first time since the 25-minute mark of the first quarter on the back of their first goal scored from a free kick.
18:37
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
20:53
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Callum Coleman-Jones)
23:32
Tigers Interchange - Jayden Short off due to the blood rule.
24:29
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Lazzaro)
25:06
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
28:31
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
29:04
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
30:08
Jy Simpkin lead the way for North Melbourne with 34 disposals, 18 contested possessions and nine score involvements.