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Pre Game
00:00
West Coast has lost three of its last four games against the Kangaroos, enjoying a five-point win in Round 20 last year.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
05:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
06:22
The first two scoring shots for the Eagles were both sourced from turnovers. West Coast ranks last for points from turnovers this season, averaging 32 points per game from this source.
08:42
North Melbourne has won the first five clearances of the match. The Kangaroos have won the clearance differential in five matches this year compared to two for the Eagles.
13:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
14:33
The Kangaroos have eight individual players who have won a clearance already, now leading this stat 10 to zero. The Kangaroos had nine players win a clearance in their most recent match in Round 11.
17:00
North Melbourne has locked the ball away in their forward half, winning five forward half intercepts resulting in a time in forward half of 70% in the last 10 minutes. The Kangaroos average 15.8 forward half intercepts per game, ranked last in the competition and nearly six intercepts below the AFL average.
17:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
19:59
Kangaroos Interchange - Wil Dawson off due to an injury.
20:53
The Eagles ball movement out of defensive 50 has looked dangerous, with 50% of their possession chains from this zone resulting in an inside 50. The Eagles and the Kangaroos have been the two worst defensive 50 transition teams this season.
22:56
Eagles Interchange - Jack Petruccelle off due to the blood rule.
24:02
The last goalless first quarter came back in 2020 when Essendon and the Giants combined for four points to quarter-time. North Melbourne has only won one first quarter this season, occurring back in Round 2 v Fremantle.
26:24
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
28:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
28:37
A low-scoring first quarter, with the first goal not coming until the 27th minute of the quarter following a free kick from a stoppage to Jack Darling. Darling had four of the Eagles five shots at goal in the first quarter, scoring an inaccurate 3 behinds from these four shots.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
02:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
03:09
The Kangaroos applied 25 effective tackles in the opening term - their second-best result in any quarter this season.
04:06
Jeremy McGovern has won a game-high 11 disposals while recording a disposal efficiency of 100% from these disposals. The Eagles have retained possession from 75.9% of McGovern’s disposals this season – ranked sixth of the top-50 metres gained players in the AFL.
06:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
07:16
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
08:04
North Melbourne has finally scored their first goal of the match through Jaidyn Stephenson - his first goal against the Eagles since 2021. Stephenson has played 98% of the season as a forward for the Kangaroos.
10:24
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
12:32
It has been a high pressure start to the second quarter, with both teams recording a pressure factor above 200 for the term. North Melbourne and West Coast rank third-last and second-last respectively for their pressure rating this season.
13:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
15:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
18:26
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
18:34
Harry Sheezel has recorded his second goal assist for the term, winning a turnover deep inside 50 and handballing to Larkey for a goal. The Eagles have been outscored by 91 points in second quarters this season - their worst differential in any of the four quarters.
19:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
21:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
22:53
Tristan Xerri has applied a game-high six tackles with a tackle efficiency of 100%. Xerri has recorded a tackle efficiency of 79.2% this season – the highest percentage of the top-100 for tackle attempts.
23:19
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
26:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jai Culley)
27:32
The stoppage dominance by North Melbourne has continued with the Kangaroos leading clearances 14 to three this term. The Kangaroos have scored five times from stoppages today compared to two stoppage scores for the Eagles.
27:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
29:49
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
31:21
North Melbourne enters half-time with an eight-point lead, their second half-time lead of the season. They dominated at stoppages in the first half, leading clearances by 18 - their equal second-best differential in a first half ever recorded. The Eagles have not won a single centre clearance today.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
03:31
The Eagles have scored an inaccurate 2.10 (22) today, including scoring six behind from their eight set shots at goal. This inaccuracy has been a trend all season for the Eagles, who rank 16th for their shot at goal accuracy (45.3%).
05:48
North Melbourne has laid 13 tackles inside their forward 50 today - already a season-high result for the Kangaroos. Paul Curtis has led the way with three, whilst Toby Pink and Harry Sheezel have both laid two in this zone.
07:10
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
09:05
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
09:25
The Kangaroos have now scored five consecutive goals with Nick Larkey leading the charge with the last three goals himself. The Eagles dropped away after halftime last round, losing disposals in the second half by 51, contested possessions by 12, clearances by 12, and inside 50s by 10.
13:13
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
14:19
Nick Larkey has now scored four consecutive goals in the match, taking his game tally to five. The Kangaroos have not outscored their opponents in any match from turnovers this season but lead the Eagles by 19 points today from this source.
15:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
18:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Hutchinson)
19:51
Zac Fisher has accumulated a game-high 26 disposals, with eight of these coming from a kick-in. Fisher is averaging seven disposals from kick-in chains – ranked third in the AFL.
21:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
23:11
North Melbourne's pressure has been relentless all game, recording a pressure factor of 207. Their highest pressure rating in any match this season is 188. The Eagles pressure factor of 188 today is their third-best result this season.
23:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
25:20
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Harry Sheezel)
25:31
Harry Sheezel has extended North Melbourne's lead to a game-high 29 points, converting a free kick from a forward 50 stoppage - his sixth score involvement of the game. Sheezel is averaging 25.5 disposals, 9.3 contested possessions, and 5.0 inside 50s since Round 8.
28:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
28:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
29:44
North Melbourne enters three-quarter time with their first lead of the season, enjoying a 29-point margin at the final break. The Kangaroos had only led at three-quarter time in two of their past 32 matches coming into today and were the only team not to lead at three-quarter time in any match this season.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:45
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
03:05
North Melbourne has won 20 more contested possessions than the Eagles - including 19 more pre-clearance contested possessions. The Kangaroos have won the contested possession count just once this season which was against the Power by 11 in Round 11.
04:03
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
04:37
Jake Waterman has kicked an important goal for the Eagles - his first goal of the game from three shots at goal. Waterman has scored a goal in all 11 matches he has played this season, a significant improvement in his consistency from last year when he was held goalless in six of his 11 matches.
06:53
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Matt Flynn)
10:07
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
11:21
Three goals in seven minutes for the Eagles reduces the margin to 15 points. 78% of the play in the last 10 minutes has been held in the forward half for the Eagles and they have generated the last seven inside 50s.
13:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
15:57
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Alex Witherden)
16:07
The shot at goal accuracy has improved dramatically for the Eagles in the final quarter. They have scored four goals from five shots at goal in the final term after scoring just two goals from 17 shots at goal in the first three quarters.
20:19
The Eagles have now scored five unanswered goals, including their second goal of the quarter from a forward 50 stoppage. North Melbourne has been outscored by 5.1 points per game from forward 50 stoppages – ranked last.
24:02
Elliot Yeo has been instrumental in this West Coast resurgence. Since half-time, Yeo has won a team-high 11 disposals, 11 contested possessions, six clearances, applied six tackles, and scored a goal. Yeo has been involved in 6.5 scoring chains per game – ranked second at the club.
25:59
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
26:37
West Coast has remarkably hit the front after trailing by 33 points two minutes into the start of the final quarter. They have generated 17 inside 50s to three this term and lead contested possessions by 11.
28:07
Kangaroos Interchange - Zac Fisher off due to an injury.
28:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
33:06
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
34:29
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
34:34
Jy Simpkin has scored two important goals in this final quarter for the Kangaroos - the first time in his career that he has scored multiple goals in a quarter. He has also won a season-high 28 disposals in an inspirational performance for his team.
36:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)
37:35
North Melbourne has withstood a strong Eagles push in the last quarter to win their first match of the season by nine points. They won the clearance differential by 18 and recorded their highest pressure rating of the season (203).