Match

Melbourne vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 22 Jun 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 11, North Melbourne are the only team in the competition to have not scored from a kick-in.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:04
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
03:33
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
04:50
Melbourne lead contested possession 8-4 and ground balls 7-2.
05:52
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Harry Sheezel)
08:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
09:30
The Kangaroos lead inside 50s 6-5, and have recorded 4-1 uncontested possessions in forward 50. However, they have only scored from 17% to 60% of their inside 50s.
12:28
North Melbourne have recorded 20-8 marks, also leading the uncontested marks count 19-7.
12:53
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Harrison Petty)
15:29
Max Gawn has a game-high six disposals, 116 metres gained and two inside 50s. Gawn and Tristan Xerri have both recorded one hitout to advantage thus far.
15:32
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
18:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Daniel Turner)
20:30
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Brynn Teakle)
22:20
Melbourne have shown a greater urgency with ball movement, recording 17-12 handball receives. North Melbourne have shown a style of greater control, recording 22-16 uncontested marks.
24:29
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kade Chandler)
24:39
Melbourne lead scores from intercepts 3.2 (20) to 0.2 (2).
26:12
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Harrison Petty)
28:08
North Melbourne have recorded four of the past five clearances, but the Demons have recorded the past five inside 50s.
30:37
North Melbourne trail the contested possession count 25-36 at quarter time. In 2024, they are ranked 18th in the competition for average contested possession differential, recording -11.3 per game. However, they lead clearances 11-7.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:06
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
02:31
North Melbourne have won four of the first five contested possessions of the second term, after losing this count 25-36 in the first term.
05:45
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
07:55
North Melbourne continue to lead uncontested marks 8-3, but they also lead handball receives 8-2.
09:45
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Toby Pink)
11:59
North Melbourne lead disposals 43-25, contested possession 18-11, ground ball gets 13-7 and clearances 5-3 in the second term. However, they trail inside 50s 3-4, and have only scored 0.2 (2) to 0.1 (1) in this period of dominance.
15:40
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
18:12
Melbourne have recorded just two effective handballs from seven total handballs in the second term. North Melbourne have 15 from 19 handballs.
20:10
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
22:04
Jack Viney has a game-high four clearances in the second term. He is the sole Melbourne player with more than one clearance.
22:09
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
22:45
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Trent Rivers)
24:26
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (George Wardlaw)
26:17
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
28:15
North Melbourne have scored 2.2 (14) to 0.1 (1) from set shots in the second term.
29:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
29:40
Luke Davies-Uniacke has a game-high five score involvements, 15 disposals, nine contested possessions, four clearances, 251 metres gained, and two inside 50s.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:33
Kangaroos Interchange - Toby Pink off due to an injury.
03:50
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Daniel Turner)
05:22
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
06:05
After recording 14-11 chains from defensive 50 intercepts and scoring 0.0 to 1.1 from them in the first half, North Melbourne score a goal from their first chain of this kind in the second half.
10:31
George Wardlaw and Harry Sheezel combined have six of North Melbourne's first nine contested possessions of the second half.
14:24
North Melbourne lead the pressure rating 217 to 193. The competition average is 182.
17:09
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
17:46
After scoring 2.1 (13) from stoppage for the entire first half, Melbourne have kicked their first two goals of the second half from this source. Both of these goals have come from throw-ins.
20:34
A third stoppage goal for Melbourne in this second half, this time resulting from a ball-up. North Melbourne are yet to score from this source.
22:51
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
25:51
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
27:02
The Demons have scored 5.0 from set shots in the second half, including 4.0 from marks. North Melbourne are yet to score from this shot type.
28:04
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
29:49
Jack Viney has a game-high seven disposals, three score involvements, three inside 50s, two clearances and a goal assist in the third term.
33:27
Melbourne laid 23-18 tackles in the third term to lead the pressure factor 226-195, with the competition average being 182. They scored from 25% to 18% of their inside 50s, leading the count 12-11.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:18
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
02:24
Cameron Zurhaar converts North Melbourne's first goal from a defensive midfield chain tonight. North Melbourne average 17.6% defensive midfield score launches in 2024, ranked 17th in the competition.
05:41
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
07:05
North Melbourne have won the first three centre bounce clearances of the final term. They also lead inside 50s 7-1 and clearances 4-1.
12:03
North Melbourne have scored 5.2 from within 30-40 metres tonight. Both of their goals in the final term have been from this zone.
14:04
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Harry Sheezel)
14:56
North Melbourne lead inside 50s 12-3, clearances 7-3, contested possession 22-16, ground balls 14-10, and also lead the pressure rating 228 to 197 in the final term.
16:43
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
19:04
Will Phillips has a game-high four clearances, five contested possessions, three tackles and seven disposals in the final term.
21:31
Bailey Fritsch has been held by Jackson Archer to just six disposals, one score involvement, and a scoreline of 0.0, with Archer having seven disposals himself. Fritsch has spent 95% of his time on ground opposed to Archer.
24:47
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
25:06
Cameron Zurhaar has a season-high four goals. He also has a game-high eight score involvements and two goal assists.
27:45
North Melbourne have kicked the last six goals of the match.
30:39
In the absence of Christian Petracca in the midfield, Jack Viney had a game-high 19 contested possessions, 11 clearances and six inside 50s, while he also had a team-high 25 disposals and five score involvements.