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Pre Game
00:00
Gold Coast has scored over 100 points in its last two games against North Melbourne – while keeping them to under 50 points in both games.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:51
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
03:25
Gold Coast has started strongly at stoppages, winning the first four clearances of the match. This has resulted in a territory advantage for the Suns with the first five inside 50s.
04:04
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
06:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
07:12
Gold Coast has now generated the first eight inside 50s of the match, converting three of these entries into scores. Gold Coast ranks third-last for inside 50 differential this season, averaging eight fewer than its opposition per game.
09:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Ellis)
11:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
12:04
North Melbourne's first inside 50 of the game results in a behind to Nick Larkey from a set shot 40 metres from goal. North Melbourne was quite accurate from their set shots last match, scoring 10.3 (63) from this shot type against the Lions.
16:51
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
17:30
In his 300th career match, Todd Goldstein is playing an impressive match for North Melbourne. He has won an equal game-high four contested possessions and has a goal assist from his five disposals. Goldstein averages 16.1 disposals and 36.1 hitouts against the Suns from 16 career games – his most against any opponent in each measure.
20:45
Gold Coast has taken 36 uncontested marks in the opening quarter so far - their most uncontested marks in any quarter this season. The Suns rank last for uncontested marks, averaging 16.9 per quarter this season.
21:42
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
22:55
The Suns have now gone inside 50 nine more times than North Melbourne. This is their best differential in any quarter this season.
24:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
25:27
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jarrod Witts)
26:00
Jarrod Witts has scored his second goal of the season in his return from injury. Witts, along with Fremantle’s Sean Darcy, are the only two ruckmen in the AFL this season to average over 40 hitouts per match. Witts’ 13.3 hitouts to advantage per match is ranked No. 1 in 2023.
27:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
28:19
The Suns restricted North Melbourne to 1.2 (8) in the opening quarter, their best result defensively since Round 8, 2021. This is North Melbourne's equal second-lowest ever quarter time score against the Suns.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
02:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
03:22
Gold Coast won 10 intercept marks in the first quarter – their equal-most ever in a single quarter.
05:33
North Melbourne leads hard ball gets eight to one. Despite the heavy loss last round against Brisbane, this was one area the Kangaroos did well in, winning four more hard ball gets than the Lions.
06:42
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
08:27
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
08:33
Jaidyn Stephenson has scored both of North Melbourne's goals tonight, making it nine goals in his last three matches. Stephenson's most goals in any three-game stretch in his career his 10 goals (rounds 12 to 14, 2018).
11:05
Kangaroos Interchange - Jaidyn Stephenson off due to an injury.
11:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Brayden Fiorini)
14:08
Gold Coast is leading scores from stoppages by 13 points. Their best result from this source this season was in Round 3 when they scored 19 more points from stoppages than the Cats.
14:40
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
16:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
19:35
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
19:49
Gold Coast has taken eight marks inside 50 compared to just two for North Melbourne. Gold Coast and North Melbourne rank second-last and last respectively for marks inside 50 this season, both averaging less than 9.5 per match.
21:30
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
22:04
A Curtis Taylor goal sees North Melbourne currently lead Gold Coast by four points for the quarter. North Melbourne has only won one second quarter this season (Round 1 v West Coast).
27:07
Noah Anderson has won a game-high seven clearances and has an equal game-high eight contested possessions. Anderson's most-ever clearances won in a match is 10.
28:51
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
29:47
North Melbourne’s pressure significantly increased in the second quarter. After laying nine tackles and recording a pressure factor of 145 in the opening quarter, the Kangaroos increased these stats to 14 and 184 respectively for the second quarter.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
02:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Noah Anderson)
03:25
Gold Coast's high possession style game has now seen them collect 83 marks - already more than their season average. Gold Coast averages 79 marks per match in 2023 – the fewest in the competition.
03:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Levi Casboult)
07:26
Gold Coast leads the time in forward half differential by over eight minutes tonight. Since Round 2, the Kangaroos have lost the time in forward half differential in every game by 15 minutes and one second per game – ranked last.
07:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
10:58
Matt Rowell's work at the contest has been a standout tonight, leading the match in contested possessions (10) tackles (eight), and pressure acts (17). Rowell is averaging 11 pre-clearance contested possessions – ranked third in the competition.
12:55
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
13:32
Jack Lukosius has scored his first goal of the match following his fourth shot at goal. Lukosius had one of his best career matches last round, accumulating 19 disposals, 12 marks, and a career-high 11 inside 50s against the Dockers.
14:33
Kangaroos Interchange - Luke Davies-Uniacke off due to an injury.
14:45
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Bailey Humphrey)
20:01
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
21:13
A big improvement for the Suns tonight has been their ability to score once winning an intercept possession, outscoring North Melbourne by 27 points from this source. Since Round 2, the Suns have been outscored by 20 points per game from intercept possessions – ranked 17th.
22:35
Suns Interchange - Touk Miller and is possibly out for the game.
23:51
North Melbourne is leading inside 50s for the quarter, but their efficiency has been much lower than the Suns. North Melbourne has scored 0.1 (1) from their 12 inside 50s this term, compared to 3.3 (21) to the Suns from their nine forward 50 entries.
23:53
Suns Interchange - Wil Powell off due to an injury.
25:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
26:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
26:47
Kangaroos Interchange - Nick Larkey off due to an injury.
27:58
Despite trailing in disposals by 42, North Melbourne has laid 34 tackles for the match - six fewer than the Suns. North Melbourne averages 51 tackles per match this season – ranked second-last.
30:09
Gold Coast scored from 64% of their inside 50s in the third quarter compared to 14% by North Melbourne. The Suns conceded just two points for the quarter, their equal-best result defensively in a quarter against North Melbourne.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Nick Holman)
04:05
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Darcy Tucker)
04:23
North Melbourne has scored their first goal of the match from a forward half launch. North Melbourne averages 40 points per match from forward-half launches, just below the AFL average of 42.4 points.
06:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Ellis)
07:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
09:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
11:03
Jaidyn Stephenson has been North Melbourne's most prominent forward tonight, scoring two goals from his four shots at goal as well as two more score assists. Stephenson leads the club for tackle attempts (10) and effective tackles (eight) inside 50 this season.
12:03
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Bailey Humphrey)
13:44
Gold Coast has recorded a season-best kick efficiency of 71% tonight. This is an improvement on their season kicking efficiency of 61.2% – the worst efficiency in the AFL.
14:52
Kangaroos Interchange - Luke Davies-Uniacke off due to an injury.
15:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
16:54
Gold Coast's pressure factor of 188 equals their season-best result - matching their effort in the previous round against Fremantle. Conversely, North Melbourne's pressure factor of 170 is below their season average of 171 - the lowest average in the AFL.
17:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
18:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
18:56
Suns Interchange - Sean Lemmens off due to an injury.
19:44
The Suns have now taken 19 marks inside 50. Only three times in their history have they taken 20 or more forward 50 marks - the most recent being in Round 15, 2016.
20:45
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
21:14
A late Cam Zurhaar goal sees North Melbourne reach 46 points - surpassing their recent average at this venue. North Melbourne is averaging just 45 points in its last five matches at Heritage Bank Stadium.
22:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Brayden Fiorini)
23:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
24:17
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Liam Shiels)
24:59
North Melbourne leads inside 50s for the quarter 14 to six, resulting in nine scoring shots for the Kangaroos. They have won six forward half intercepts for the quarter, with three of these resulting in scores.
25:26
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
27:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Bailey Humphrey)
27:14
Ben King has scored his fifth goal of the match, a feat he has only ever achieved once before tonight (Round 6, 2021 v Sydney). King has been targeted inside 50 on a team-high eight occasions, with three of these resulting in marks.
29:16
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
30:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
33:28
Gold Coast has scored their highest score of the season on the back of a five-goal effort from Ben King. The Suns accumulated 123 uncontested marks – nearly double their season average of 67.