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Pre Game
00:00
St Kilda conceded 83 points last round against Port Adelaide - their highest score conceded of the season. The Saints have been the hardest side to score against in 2023, conceding an average of 63 points against – 22 points below the AFL average.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
02:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
05:12
North Melbourne's first two tackles of the match have been applied in their forward 50. They average 8.4 tackles per game in this zone, the third-fewest in the AFL.
07:53
North Melbourne is controlling the tempo of the match through uncontested marks in their defensive half. North Melbourne has already taken 10 more defensive-half uncontested marks than St Kilda.
10:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Blake Drury)
11:28
North Melbourne has won seven more contested possessions than the Saints. They have lost the contested possession count in four of their last five matches, including winning 32 fewer of these possessions last round against Melbourne - a season-worst differential.
12:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
14:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
16:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
17:10
Ben McKay has started strongly in defence for the Kangaroos, winning a game-high three intercept marks as well as leading the match in metres gained with 143. McKay has not taken more than three intercept marks in any of his prior three matches this season.
18:05
Saints Interchange - Hunter Clark off due to an injury.
18:25
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
20:03
St Kilda has broken the drought and has scored the opening goal of the match through Dan Butler. The goal was sourced from a forward 50 turnover - their second turnover won in this zone tonight. St Kilda is the fifth-highest scoring side from forward 50 launches this season.
20:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
21:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
23:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
23:28
The Saints have scored one goal from their six shots at goal, whilst North Melbourne has scored four behinds and one complete miss from their five shots at goal tonight in an inaccurate start to the match.
23:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Griffin Logue)
25:33
Just the one goal was scored in the opening quarter - the lowest-scoring first quarter of the season. This was not due to a lack of scoring opportunities, with each team generating six shots at goal for the term.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:11
Jack Ziebell has already completed 10 marks - four marks shy of his career-best result. The most marks taken by any player in a game this season is 20 (Brennan Cox in Round 1 vs St Kilda).
06:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
07:17
Despite their inaccuracy, St Kilda has still improved on their ability to generate scores from their inside 50s. The Saints average a score from 39.1% of their inside 50s this season - the equal-worst conversion in the AFL. They have scored from 57% of their entries tonight.
08:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
09:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
11:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
11:34
An improvement for the Saints has been their tackling pressure. They have laid 10 more tackles than the Kangaroos (23 to 13) after only winning the tackle count in one match this season. They rank second-last for tackle differential this season.
13:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
16:15
Ryan Byrnes has been the most prolific ball-winner for the Saints, accumulating 15 disposals on the wing, as well as eight contested possessions, four score involvements, and 241 metres gained. Byrnes is averaging a career-high 19.7 disposals, 6.1 contested possessions, and 2.9 tackles this season.
18:40
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
19:02
Kangaroos Interchange - Bailey Scott off due to an injury.
19:51
The Saints have scored their second goal of the match following a forward 50 stoppage. The Saints rank third-last for scoring from stoppages this season.
20:00
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
23:27
All three of St Kilda's goals this match have been launched from their forward 50 zone. Their score of 3.1 (19) from this zone is their best result from this zone since Round 4.
26:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Darcy Tucker)
26:24
North Melbourne enter half-time goalless - the first time ever they have failed to score a goal against St Kilda in an opening half in their 164 encounters beginning in 1925. The last time North Melbourne scored fewer points in a first half was in Round 4, 1963.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
01:20
The last time the Saints held a team goalless to halftime was at Waverley Park back in 1995 when they restricted Carlton to 0.5 (5) in the first half in Round 9.
03:19
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
03:29
Nick Larkey has finally scored the first goal for the Kangaroos, capitalising from a turnover won by Harry Sheezel. North Melbourne has scored over 40 points from turnovers in each of their last three matches.
05:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
06:50
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
07:14
Back-to-back goals to Nick Larkey from two marks inside 50 after he did not take a mark in this zone in the first half. Larkey has now been involved in two one-on-one contests and has won them both. He has been targeted 10 times inside 50 - seven more targets than any other North Melbourne player.
08:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mitch Owens)
09:09
Saints Interchange - Jade Gresham off due to an injury.
13:29
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
14:10
Rising Star contender Mitch Owens has made the most of a 50 metre penalty paid against Jy Simpkin to score St Kilda's first goal of the second half. The Kangaroos have conceded 19 goals from free kicks this season – the most in the competition.
14:47
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
15:58
Jack Sinclair has been moved into the midfield since half-time and has provided an immediate impact for the Saints. He has attended all five centre bounces this quarter and has scored his first goal of the match.
16:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
17:49
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
19:28
St Kilda has a strong advantage at centre bounces, leading clearances from these stoppage types eight to one. This is St Kilda's best differential of the season whilst it is North Melbourne's equal-worst differential for the year.
20:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
23:12
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
24:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
24:32
St Kilda has now scored five times from their centre bounces tonight, with all nine of their centre clearances resulting in an inside 50. The Saints were one of only two teams last round not to generate a score from centre bounce clearances.
29:52
Two of North Melbourne’s three goals in the third quarter were sourced from kick-ins. They have held St Kilda scoreless from this source tonight. Since Round 4, the Kangaroos have been outscored by 8.5 points per game from kick-ins – ranked last.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
01:48
North Melbourne has scored the important first goal of the final quarter. North Melbourne has won the final term in just five of its last 29 games – ranked last.
04:58
An area that North Melbourne has done well in has been their ability to restrict St Kilda's intercept marks. Since Round 4, the Saints have taken 21.3 intercept marks per game – ranked No.1. North Melbourne has won 13 intercept marks tonight - two more than St Kilda.
06:39
Saints Interchange - Rowan Marshall and is possibly out for the game.
07:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
08:43
St Kilda is yet to score a goal launched from their defensive half of the ground. This has been a strength of the Saints this year, scoring the third-most points from defensive half launches this season.
10:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
11:52
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:39
Jack Higgins has played an important role for the Saints in their forward half, recording a game-high eight score involvements for the match. His most recent goal was the first goal of the match for the Saints from a mark.
16:02
There has been a strong resurgence from North Melbourne at stoppages in this final quarter. After trailing clearances by 12 at three-quarter time, the Kangaroos have won eight of the 10 clearances this quarter, including the last six of the match.
18:30
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
21:36
Callum Wilkie has won a team-high 27 disposals - his equal career-best result. He leads the match in intercept possessions (12), one-percenters (nine), and spoils (four) and has taken four intercept marks.
25:16
St Kilda has generated nine scoring shots sourced from stoppages tonight - four more than North Melbourne. North Melbourne has ranked in the bottom two in scores from clearance differential in each of the last three seasons – getting outscored by 12 points per game via that source this year.
25:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
27:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Bytel)
27:39
Just 98 points were scored in a tight defensive contest – the lowest-scoring match of the season. St Kilda scored from 50% of the inside 50s and laid 76 tackles - both season-best results.