Match

Richmond vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 19 Aug 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 16, the Kangaroos have had a pressure rating of 187 applied against them, which is the second-highest average pressure rating against recorded in this period of the season.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:43
Both teams have had a nervous start to the match to this point, as they both have a kick efficiency rating below 35 per cent for the match.
06:35
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
09:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
10:14
Dustin Martin breaks through for the first goal of the match. That goal came from the Tigers fourth intercept possession in the midfield zone. North Melbourne have only recorded one intercept possession in this zone by comparison.
13:13
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
16:04
Tarryn Thomas levels the scores from North Melbourne's first mark inside 50 for the match. The Kangaroos (8.5 marks inside 50 per game) are one of two teams in the AFL that average less than 10 marks inside 50 per game in 2023, alongside the Eagles (8.3 per game).
19:29
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
20:29
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
22:03
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
22:46
Two contrasting game styles to begin this match. The Kangaroos have recorded about the same amount of handballs as kicks to this point, and have played on from one in three marks. By contrast, the Tigers have recorded more than twice the amount of kicks to handballs, and have played on immediately from half of their marks.
23:40
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
26:05
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
27:44
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
28:27
Tigers Interchange - Liam Baker off due to an injury.
28:44
Two of Richmond's three goals in the opening term have come from general play. Since Round 18 the Tigers have outscored their opponents by two points per game from this shot source, ranked seventh in the AFL.
31:14
Despite leading the mark inside 50 count 6-1, the Tigers have only scored one goal from a shot at goal following a mark in their forward zone.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:18
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
01:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
02:53
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Hugh Greenwood)
03:29
The Kangaroos have scored from all three of their inside 50's in the second term, after scoring from five of their 12 inside 50's in the first term.
03:53
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
07:43
After recording an above average pressure rating of 195 in the first term, the Tigers pressure in the second term has dropped dramatically to 137. This can be attributed to the Tigers not successfully laying a tackle so far this quarter.
10:18
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
12:20
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
13:31
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
14:26
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
15:03
All five of Richmond's goals have been scored from over 40 metres out from the goal line in today's match. By comparison, four of the Kangaroos five goals have been scored from within 30 metres of the goal line.
17:06
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
18:48
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
20:04
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
21:20
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
21:58
In the last four rounds, Richmond has lost the inside 50 count by 15 per game, ranked last in the AFL. They lead the inside 50 count count 24-21 just before half time, having recorded six of the last eight inside 50's in the match.
22:02
Kangaroos Interchange - Luke McDonald and is possibly out for the game.
23:34
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
24:08
Jack Riewoldt kicks his 408th goal in his 194th and final match on the MCG. Riewoldt is one of three men to kick 400 goals at the home of football in the history of the game.
25:33
With his team-high 14th disposal in today's match, Tarryn Thomas becomes the 2012th player since 1965 to record 1000 career disposals.
25:42
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
26:08
Kangaroos Interchange - Kayne Turner off due to the blood rule.
26:44
Luke McDonald (hamstring) has been replaced by medical substitute Blake Drury.
27:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
29:01
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
31:59
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
33:55
The Tigers have taken the game away from the Kangaroos largely due to their work in their forward half. They launched five goals from forward of centre in the second term compared to the Kangaroos two goals from their attacking half.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:17
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
05:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
06:49
Two quick goals to Nick Larkey to start the second half and he has five for the match to take him to 61 for the season. Larkey has never kicked more than one goal in a match against Richmond before today.
10:35
Richmond's pressure rating is back up above 195 after falling to 158 in the second term. This time the Kangaroos pressure has really dropped away, down to 134 after their second term pressure rating was 184.
10:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
13:58
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
15:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
19:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
19:23
Both defensive units have made the third term a stingy one for both sides, conceding just three goals from a combined 17 inside 50's. In the last four rounds, the Tigers have conceded 111 points per game, ranked last in the league.
20:20
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
21:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
22:33
North Melbourne have won all five centre bounce clearances thus far in the third term. The Kangaroos lose the centre clearance count by an average of one per game in 2023, ranked equal 15th in this category.
25:28
Maurice Rioli has replaced Marlion Pickett as the tactical substitute.
27:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
28:54
Two of North Melbourne's goals in the third term came from free kicks. The Kangaroos have kicked 33 goals from free kicks in 2023, the seventh highest tally of any side from this shot source.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
02:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
03:38
Shai Bolton opens the scoring in the final term with his fourth goal of the match, a season-high figure for him and his equal best return in any game in the last three seasons.
04:13
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Balta)
05:40
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
06:03
Kangaroos Interchange - Paul Curtis off due to an injury.
06:51
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Balta)
07:48
It's been all Richmond in the early stages of the final term. 10-2 contested possessions has helped them win the first four clearances of the term and kick three goals from six inside 50's.
10:12
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
11:41
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
14:27
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
14:34
Richmond have applied the blowtorch in the final term, turning the pressure rating up to over 220 for the first time in any quarter of today's match. The Tigers have recorded a pressure factor over 220 in just one quarter in 2023, and on just four occasions in the last three seasons.
15:30
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Blake Drury)
16:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
20:13
Of the nine hitouts the North Melbourne ruckman have won in the final term, six of them have been stolen by Richmond midfielders. By comparison, the Kangaroos midfielders have only stolen one of the Tigers five hitouts in the last term.
20:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
22:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
23:20
Tarryn Thomas looks to be back to his best form, with game-high's for contested possessions (13), metres gained (706) and score involvements (12) to go with 25 disposals.
23:31
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
24:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
26:41
After failing to launch any score from a ball-up last round against St Kilda, the Tigers have scored 2.1 (13) to one behind from these stoppages in today's match.
27:48
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
28:13
The Tigers send off Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt with a win in their final match at the MCG. A seven goal blitz in the second term proved too much for the Kangaroos to overcome. The Tigers were in accurate from set shots, kicking 7.9 (51), but the volume of shots helped them to build a winning margin.