Match

Melbourne vs Fremantle

Commentary / 27 May 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 7, Walyalup has scored 40 points per game on average from defensive-half scoring chains - ranked first in the league.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:18
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
03:27
Kysaiah Pickett kicks the first goal of the match for Narrm, from a Jake Lever intercept mark in the defensive 50. Narrm averages 12.5 points per game from this source, ranked second in the league.
07:14
Narrm has begun the match with a focus on fast ball movement, leading the handball-receive count 12-4. Ten of these handball receives have occurred in Narrm's defensive-half.
09:42
Despite five inside-50 entries so far, Walyalup has only managed two forward-50 disposals so far - neither of which were effective.
12:24
Bailey Banfield put Walyalup on the board, with a goal coming from an attacking midfield intercept. Walyalup average 49.6 points per game from intercept possessions, ranked ninth in the league.
14:11
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
14:32
Walyalup have started strongly at centre bounces, leading centre-bounce first posessions six to three, and leading centre-bounce clearances two to one.
16:20
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Brodie Grundy)
17:49
Two-time Brownlow medalist Nat Fyfe has had a solid start for Walyalup, leading all players on the ground for disposals (with six) and contested possessions (with five).
21:56
Walyalup has been unable to move the ball efficiently from their defensive-50 so far today. From nine defensive-50 ball-movement chains, they have not entered their forward-50 once.
21:57
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (James Harmes)
24:24
Neither team has been able to make a significant impact on the scoreboard in the last five minutes. In that time, both teams have only entered their forward-50 twice each.
28:11
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
29:22
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
30:51
Walyalup has not been able to make many effective inroads in their forward 50. Despite 13 forward-50 entries, Walyalup has managed just three effective forward-50 disposals, two forward-50 contested possessions and just one forward-50 tackle.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:27
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
02:48
Walyalup has already amassed four effective disposals and two tackles in their forward-50 this quarter. This is already more than their first quarter totals in both measures.
04:09
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (James Aish)
04:29
Narrm has only managed a single disposal in their forward-half so far in this second quarter. They are yet to enter their forward-50, and have only registered one handball-receive for the quarter so far.
07:50
Alex Neal-Bullen leads all players on the ground for tackles, with seven so far. This is already his second-best tally of the season, with his best being 11 tackles against West Coast in Round Four.
08:35
Dockers Interchange - Sean Darcy and is possibly out for the game.
10:37
Despite both team's reliance on defensive-half ball movement chains to score, there has only been one goal scored from a defensive-half scoring chain so far this match.
12:54
Sean Darcy leads the ruckmen for hitouts-to-advantage so far, with four to his name, while both Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy have three-a-piece. Luke Jackson is yet to register one, with only two hitouts to his name.
14:11
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
16:16
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
16:55
Walyalup has had the better of stoppages so far this quarter, leading clearances seven to three for the quarter. Andrew Brayshaw has three clearances so far this term, while Luke Jackson has two; no Narrm player has more than one for the term.
18:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
20:38
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (James Harmes)
22:09
Narrm kicks their first goal of the second term after 23 minutes through James Harmes. Harmes's kick is Narrm's first effective kick in their forward-50 for the whole second quarter.
23:18
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Brodie Grundy)
26:52
Andrew Brayshaw leads all players on the ground in the second term for disposals (with ten), at 80% disposal efficiency, and clearances (with three).
28:10
Despite winning clearances 10-6, tackles 20-12 and inside-50s 15-13, Walyalup were unable to gain the ascendancy on the scoreboard in the second term. They have been unable to score from a forward-50 stoppage so far this game, a measure they rank third in for the season (at 11.3 points per game).
28:12
Narrm managed to withstand Walyalup's second-quarter pressure, maintaining the lead into half-time despite only kicking a single second-quarter goal. Narrm has remained effective in their attacking midfield, entering forward-50 four times from five scoring chains.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
01:11
Jye Amiss kicks his second goal of the game for Wayalup. It is Wayalup's second goal from a centre-bounce chain this game, and third from a stoppage. Narrm have only managed 1.2 (8) from stoppages so far.
02:14
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Viney)
02:26
Jack Viney hits back immediately with Narrm's second goal from a centre-bounce clearance. Narrm averages four points more than their opposition per game from stoppage clearances in 2023 - ranked seventh in the league.
05:24
After conceding 17 marks in their defensive-50 to Port Adelaide last round, Narrm has only conceded five marks in their defensive 50 so far today - however, four of these marks have been converted to goals for Walyalup.
06:56
Dockers Interchange - Sam Switkowski off due to an injury.
07:42
Demons Interchange - Tom Sparrow off due to an injury.
08:26
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
08:53
Nat Fyfe leads all players on the ground for contested possessions, with ten so far. Fyfe has not reached this total since Round 17, 2022, and has not had more than 10 contested possessions since Round 16, 2021.
09:52
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
10:32
Dockers Interchange - Jye Amiss off due to an injury.
12:02
Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy have taken ascendancy in the ruck battle, in the absence of Sean Darcy. Gawn and Grundy have 18 and 17 hitouts respectively, and have 11 hitouts-to-advantage between them.
13:34
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
15:14
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Brodie Grundy)
15:46
Walyalup have been unable to capitalise on owning territory this quarter. From five attacking-midfield scoring chains this quarter, Walyalup have only entered forward-50 once, converting this into a solitary behind.
20:25
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
20:26
Josh Treacy's goal is Walyalup's second from a forward-50 intercept this match - while Narrm have not yet scored one. Walyalup averages 8.8 points per game from this source in 2023, ranked ninth in the league.
21:43
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
25:11
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
25:53
Walyalup has played on from 30% of their marks this game - 10% more than their season average of 20.7% this season (the second-lowest percentage in the league).
26:41
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
26:57
Luke Jackson kicks an important goal against his old team to give Walyalup a 10-point lead. Jackson leads all players on the ground for clearances with eight of his own - a career-best total.
28:38
Dockers Interchange - Sam Switkowski off due to an injury.
28:49
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
30:22
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
33:03
Narrm were thoroughly beaten in the midfield in the third, but also struggled to get their hands on the ball in general. Narrm had 39 fewer disposals for the quarter than Walyalup, and only managed 34 uncontested possessions for the term - exactly half of Walyalup's quarter total.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:44
Narrm has won the final term in nine games this season - the best record of any team in 2023.
02:44
Bayley Fritsch kicks his second goal of the game to keep Narrm in touch. Fritsch averages 2.2 goals per game in 2023, ranked 13th in the league.
02:47
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
05:19
Narrm have responded so far in the fourth quarter, registering the first five clearances of the term. Narrm now trails clearances overall by six; they average 2.6 fewer clearances than the opposition in 2023, ranked 15th overall.
06:02
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
09:11
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
09:48
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
10:13
Lachie Schultz's goal is the first goal for either team today originating directly from a kick-in scoring chain. Walyalup averages 2.9 points per game from kick-ins, ranked 13th overall.
11:26
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
11:53
Despite leading clearances eight to two for the quarter, Jacob van Rooyen's quick-reply goal is the only goal Narrm has scored from a stoppage chain so far in the fourth term.
13:06
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
13:18
Narrm's fourth-quarter ascendancy is continuing today, and it is coming through their dominance of territory. Narrm has had eight attacking-midfield chains this quarter and converted them into 2.1 (13); Walyalup has not managed a single forward-half scoring chain so far this term.
15:37
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
16:45
Jye Amiss has now kicked three goals for Walyalup, and leads all players on the ground with three goals. It is the fourth time this year that Amiss has kicked three goals, last achieving it against Geelong last round.
18:01
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
19:19
Walyalup has lost six of its last eight matches at the MCG - with its most recent win coming against Narrm in Round 11 last season.
19:26
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
23:00
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
24:24
Kysaiah Pickett breaks a seven-minute deadlock to bring Narrm within two points. Pickett's goal is Narrm's third this quarter from a stoppage chain.
24:28
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
26:29
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
29:14
Angus Brayshaw misses a crucial set shot at goal, from a Walyalup turnover. It's Narrm's first score of the match from a forward-50 intercept chain.
30:54
Narrm utlimately lost the match against Walyalup by failing to capitalise on their defensive-half scoring chain prowess. Narrm only managed to score 2.5 (17) from defensive-half scoring chains for the entrity of the match, despite averaging 40.8 per game in 2023 - ranked first in the league.