Match

North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 13 May 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide has won eight of its last nine games against North Melbourne by 39 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
01:46
Sam Powell-Pepper slots the first goal of the afternoon, with the goal coming from a stoppage. The Power score the third most points from stoppages - averaging 38.8 points from this source this season.
06:35
Port Adelaide has had four of the first five inside 50s of the match, retaining the ball on all occasions and has had one goal from these entries. Their goal came through Brynn Teakle's inside 50 kick.
10:04
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
10:25
North Melbourne get their first goal of the day through Nick Larkey, with the goal sourcing from their forward 50. They only score 11.2 points on average sourcing from this zone this season - ranked third-last.
13:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
14:38
The Kangaroos have had six of the last nine clearances of the game. They have the seventh-best clearance differential on average for the season.
14:40
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jed McEntee)
18:50
Kangaroos Interchange - Darcy Tucker off due to an injury.
21:01
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
21:19
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
21:45
The Kangaroos equalise through Jaidyn Stephenson, with the goal coming from a forward 50 intercept. All scores for today's game have been launched from each team's respective forward half, with both of North Melbourne's goals coming from inside their forward 50.
23:14
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
25:17
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
27:08
Power Interchange - Todd Marshall off due to an injury.
27:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Riley Bonner)
28:19
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
28:34
Only one defensive 50 chain from either team has resulted in an inside 50. There have been a combined total of 19 chains that have started in this zone for the game.
29:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brynn Teakle)
31:38
North Melbourne finished strong with five of the last six clearances. They have also scored one more goal from stoppage for the game.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
02:38
Just the one disposal from Jason Horne-Francis against his former side in the first quarter. This season he has been averaging five disposals in first quarters.
05:42
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Phoenix Spicer)
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
08:52
Nick Larkey has already been targeted five times today for a return of 1.1 (7) on the scoreboard. He is targeted 6.6 times each game and is targeted 34.2% when North Melbourne goes inside 50.
09:43
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
11:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Riley Bonner)
11:22
The Power starts off strong scoring the first three goals of the quarter. All three of their goals have come from turnovers. All but one of their goals today have come from turnovers. In contrast, the Kangaroos have only scored one goal from this source today.
13:06
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
14:52
Jy Simpkin has been busy today, having a game-high 15 disposals, of which nine were won in a contested manner, four clearances, three tackles and a score launch.
15:01
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
16:53
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Mead)
19:02
Luke Davies-Uniacke has had the most kicks inside 50 for today's game, with the Kangaroos retaining each of his three kicks. He is their second-best kick inside 50 (minimum 15 kicks), with North Melbourne retaining the ball 50% (their best is Jaidyn Stephenson who retains the ball 52.4%).
19:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
22:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
25:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
27:12
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
28:22
The Power's forward pressure has been immense, having a 200 pressure factor in their attacking forward zone. They average a pressure factor of 182 in this zone for the season - ranked second. The AFL average is 175.
28:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ryan Burton)
31:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Riley Bonner)
33:40
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brynn Teakle)
35:15
A sloppy quarter from the Kangaroos - they have been kicking at an efficiency of 62% in comparison to the Power's 71%, they have had five more turnovers and 1.2 (8) on the scoreboard.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
01:40
Paul Curtis scores the first goal of the second half, with the goal coming from their attacking midfield zone. This becomes the Kangaroos' first goal that wasn't launched from their forward 50.
03:21
Experienced ruckman Todd Goldstein has been on top in the rucking contest against the Power's main ruckman Brynn Teakle. He is winning the hitout count 26-10, hitout-to-advantage count 7-1 and Port Adelaide has scored two more goals when these two have been opposing ruckmen.
04:51
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
06:05
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
09:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
10:58
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Lord)
12:59
After Port Adelaide's second most targeted player for the season, Todd Marshall, went down early, Jeremy Finlayson has been targeted seven times inside 50 (game-high), with the Power retaining the ball 86% of the time. He has had three marks inside 50, nine score involvements as well as scoring 2.4 for the game.
13:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
15:41
Kangaroos Interchange - Paul Curtis off due to an injury.
16:14
SCORE GOAL - Power (Tom Jonas)
18:44
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
20:21
Port Adelaide continues to be the dominant side today, kicking 12 of the last 14 goals, five of the last six inside 50s and the last four clearances. The have also kept the ball in their forward half for 62% of the game.
20:59
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
22:28
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
25:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
25:55
Of North Melbourne's players with multiple kicks inside 50, five have not retained the ball with each of their entries. Luke Davies-Uniacke and Miller Bergman are the only two players that have retained the ball from any of their kicks inside 50 from players with more than one kicking entry from the Kangaroos.
26:01
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
30:52
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
30:57
Both teams were able to get better ball movement happening, with each team registering two goals launched from their defensive 50 in the third quarter, after not registering one in the first half.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:06
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
04:31
Miles Bergman has had a remarkable performance to this point, having 18 disposals with an efficiency of 94%, six intercept marks (equal career-high), 526 metres gained (game-high), eight score involvements as well as a score of 2.1 resulting from his inside 50 kicks (equal team-high).
04:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
05:12
Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Mahony and is possibly out for the game.
09:28
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Griffin Logue)
10:13
Griffin Logue boots his first goal for his new club. After spending the majority of his year in defence, he has spent 87% of his game time in the forward line, being targeted four times.
10:16
Kangaroos Interchange - Luke Davies-Uniacke and is possibly out for the game.
12:37
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willem Drew)
13:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
15:03
The Power have gone inside 50 from 40% of their defensive midfield chains and scored from 35% of those chains, converting to 3.4 (22) on the scoreboard. In comparison, the Kangaroos have only gone inside 38% and scored one point from those chains.
15:55
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
19:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jed McEntee)
20:41
Port Adelaide has had 15 repeat inside 50s and has scored 3.4 (22) on the scored. In comparison, North Melbourne has had 10 and scored 2.1 (13).
23:07
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
23:46
Zak Butters is having a stellar performance, having game-highs with 31 disposals, of which 14 were won in a contested manner, 12 score involvements and four score launches which have resulted in 2.2 (14) on the scoreboard.
25:47
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
25:59
Power Interchange - Dylan Williams off due to an injury.
27:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Francis Evans)
30:37
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Lord)
30:42
A disappointing defeat for the Kangaroos - they were unable to move the ball freely today, especially from their defensive midfield, with them only scoring from 3% of chains from their defensive midfield in comparison to Port Adelaide's 40%.