Pre Game
00:00
The Suns have lost seven of their last nine matches at Marvel Stadium, with its last win coming in Round 21 last season by 19 points against the Blues.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:44
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Noah Anderson)
02:11
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
04:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
04:54
Almost five minutes in to the match and the Kangaroos are yet to go inside their forward 50 while the Suns have gone inside their forward 50 on three occasions. The Suns have also had all four clearances so far in the match.
05:05
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
08:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
10:17
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BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
10:33
After a sluggish start, the Kangaroos have fought back into this match, leading total disposals 48-27 and ahead in disposal efficiency 84 percent to 67 percent. Perez for the Kangaroos leads all players with five disposals to his name early.
11:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
14:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Hugh Greenwood)
15:25
The Kangaroos are looking to possess the football early where they can, leading total marks 15-10, 14 of which have been uncontested, with total uncontested possession running 53-27 in their favour.
20:39
McKay for the Kangaroos takes his second intercept mark of the march, both inside his defensive 50, and the only two intercept marks for his side so far. The Suns also have taken two intercept marks this quarter.
24:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kallan Dawson)
25:52
Young for the Kangaroos is the first player in the match to double-figure disposals. All ten of his disposals have come courtesy of an uncontested possession and have been effective. Young has also registered one inside 50 and one rebound 50.
26:40
Kangaroos Interchange - Lachie Young off due to an injury.
27:26
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Davies)
29:04
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
30:06
A more efficient Suns have taken a 15 point lead into the first break ,kicking four goals to one from the same amount of scoring shots and inside 50s. North Melbourn leads total disposals 122-87 while Gold Coast leads clearances 9-6.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
02:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
05:11
Ainsworth with the run-down tackle to thwart a North Melbourne inside 50. The Suns lead total tackles 19-15, Anderson for the Suns and Davies-Uniacke for the Kangaroos with equal match-high personal counts of three apiece.
08:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
09:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
09:59
Lukosius registers his first score of the day, a behind, from an uncontested mark inside forward 50 for the Suns. The Suns lead total marks inside 50 6-2.
12:28
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
13:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Elijah Hollands)
14:48
Larkey takes his third contested mark, this time in the defensive half of the ground, and is the only player for the Kangaroos to take a contested mark in this match so far. The Suns have taken six contested marks.
15:47
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
17:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
20:03
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GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Mahony)
21:03
Mahoney for the Kangaroos kicks his first goal of the day, running into an open goal thanks to a goal assist by hand by Lazzaro. Greenwood for the Kangaroos lead all players with six individual score involvements, Anderson with a team-high four for the Suns..
22:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Levi Casboult)
25:13
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)
25:28
Casboult with the turnover by foot inside forward 50 for the Suns, his second turnover of the match as both sides have now registered 25 turnovers apiece for the game.
28:53
The Suns have controlled the first half of this match and take a 20 point lead into the main break. Corr for the Kangaroos leads all players with 19 disposals, Swallow for the Suns leads contested possessions with nine and clearances with five.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
04:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
05:44
The Kangaroos have started on top this second half, leading inside 50s 5-1 but have only been able to register two behinds. Goater in his debut match with an equal quarter-high three disposals early to take his total disposal count up to 12.
05:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
07:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
08:25
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Davies)
09:27
Davies with his second goal of the match for the Suns, originating from a stoppage inside forward 50. The Suns have now kicked 4.3 (27) from stoppages to the Kangaroos' 0.2 (2).
09:46
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Hugh Greenwood)
11:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
12:49
Suns Interchange - Ben Ainsworth off due to an injury.
14:13
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
14:53
The Kangaroos now with their first stoppage goal as Davies-Uniacke registers the clearance and the goal in the same disposal. Davies-Uniacke now up to five clearances for the match, an equal match-high with Swallow from the Suns.
16:31
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
18:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (David Swallow)
19:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Elijah Hollands)
19:46
Anderson for the Suns with the score assist by foot as Hollands misses the set shot on goal. Anderson is now up to an equal match-high seven score involvements while the Suns have kicked 2.7 (19) from set shots today.
20:45
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Touk Miller)
24:24
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
25:21
Witts doing it all at the stoppage, on this occasion winning the clearance, his fifth of the match, and setting Rosas off by hand for the Suns' tenth goal of the match. The ruck contest has been closely fought with Goldstein leading total hit-outs 21-20.
26:41
Kangaroos Interchange - Jason Horne-Francis off due to the blood rule.
28:31
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
32:25
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
32:29
A six to two quarter sees the Suns take a commanding 45 point lead into the final quarter. Swallow for the Suns leads all players with 23 disposals including five inside 50s and has an equal match-high three free kicks.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
06:45
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
07:11
For the thirteenth time today the Suns transition the football uninterrupted from defensive 50 to attacking 50, and for the first time from a chain of this type they have registered a goal, the fifth goal of the day to Sexton.
09:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
10:23
Suns Interchange - Sean Lemmens off due to an injury.
10:42
The Zurhaar behind was the first score registered from a free kick today for the Kangaroos, while the Suns have registered 1.0 (6) from free kicks. Total free kicks are 16 apiece for the day.
13:03
Suns Interchange - Brandon Ellis and is possibly out for the game.
13:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
13:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Noah Anderson)
15:16
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GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
15:41
The Suns have now kicked the last seven goals of the match, including three to Sexton. Sexton has kicked 5.2 from 13 disposals today. He has also taken six marks and registered four inside 50s.
18:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
19:27
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BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
20:49
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BEHIND - Suns (Elijah Hollands)
22:24
Miller executes his eighth tackle of the day to go with his 25 disposals. Rowell for the Suns and Greenwood for the Kangaroos each with a match-high 10 tackles, while the Suns lead the total count 62-52.
22:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Josh Goater)
23:17
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
24:25
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
26:26
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
29:48
A comprehensive performance by the Suns today who have run out 67 point wins over the Kangaroos. Swallow for the victors was the most influential player on the field with 33 disposals, 18 contested possessions and nine clearances.