Match

Carlton vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 21 Jul 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The Blues have conceded 41.8 points per game from clearances and 41.1 points from intercepts this season. No team has ever finished a season conceding more points from clearances than intercepts.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:27
North Melbourne has won the first two clearances of the game but not scored from either of these chains. The Kangaroos are ranked last in scoring differential from clearances, despite being ranked eighth at winning clearances.
03:36
The Kangaroos have generated the first four inside 50 entries of the game. North Melbourne is ranked last for inside 50 differential and has only won this count in three games.
06:48
A classy crumb and goal from Harry Sheezel has given the Kangaroos the first score of the game. The goal was launched with a defensive 50 intercept and North Melbourne has averaged 9.9 points per game from this source (ranked eighth).
08:37
The first goal for Carlton was also launched with a defensive 50 intercept. The Blues average only 8.6 points per game from these chains and have won all seven games this season when they have generated at least three scores from this source.
10:54
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
11:01
North Melbourne has an early 3-1 lead in forward half intercepts and the goal from Paul Curtis came from this source. The Kangaroos have a strike rate of 134 points per 100 such intercepts (ranked fourth).
13:06
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
13:26
Carlton is ranked No.1 in contested possession differential this season and has only lost this count in three games. North Melbourne has an early 19-13 lead in this measure.
15:11
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
15:31
Charlie Curnow kicked just two goals in his first three games against North Melbourne but has kicked 13 goals in his last three games against this opponent and his early goal tonight gives him 50 for the season.
16:37
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Oliver Hollands)
16:51
The Blues have an early 15-7 lead in tackles with the last of these from Patrick Cripps featuring in the goal from Ollie Hollands. Carlton has won all six games this season when it has won the tackle count by at least ten.
19:07
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
20:01
All three goals for the Kangaroos have come from turnovers and North Melbourne currently leads 9-5 in midfield intercepts from which two of these goals have come.
21:19
Blues Interchange - Sam Durdin off due to an injury.
21:37
Blues Interchange - Tom De Koning off due to an injury.
23:09
Tristan Xerri has already won four clearances for the Kangaroos and they lead 10-5 in this count. Tom De Koning is currently off the ground with an injury being assessed, and North Melbourne has won all three clearances in his absence.
25:48
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
26:11
Carlton has scored a goal from 28.3 percent of its inside 50 entries this season (ranked No.1). The Blues have kicked four goals from 11 entries to start tonight.
27:38
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
29:49
North Melbourne leads 6-2 in contested marks and 10-4 in hard ball gets. The Kangaroos are ranked last in contested marks this season and the Blues are ranked second.
30:45
The Kangaroos were not able to capitalise on a 13-6 clearance ledger in the opening term with the Blues kicking the only goal of the game from this source. Tristan Xerri won five of these clearances and could be a pivotal player if Tom De Koning remains off the field.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:11
Harry Sheezel was the No.1 ranked player in the opening term with his ten disposals including three score involvements and a typically crafty goal.
03:44
North Melbourne has led at quarter-time just twice this season, which is the equal-least number of times to do that in the first 19 rounds this century.
03:49
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
04:09
Three of the four goals for North Melbourne have now come from defensive half intercepts including the last from Charlie Comben who has been deployed as a forward tonight.
05:28
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
06:00
Another clearance from Tristan Xerri (No.7 for him) launched the last goal from Charlie Comben. North Melbourne has averaged only 8.8 points per game from centre bounce clearances this season (ranked 16th).
07:07
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
08:06
Before this Round, Carlton had booted 38 goals from free kicks this season, which is seven more than any other team. The last goal from Lachie Fogarty was the first of the game for either team to come from a free kick.
09:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
10:35
Bailey Scott has matched the forward 50 tackle and goal of Lachie Fogarty with his own goal. The Kangaroos lead 183-129 in pressure rating this quarter.
11:35
The first kick of the game for Robert Hansen Jr has resulted in his first AFL goal. It was the second centre bounce goal of the quarter for the Kangaroos and they have kicked four goals from just seven inside 50 entries this quarter.
17:05
Bailey Scott has been prominent for the Kangaroos with a game-high five score involvements from his 12 disposals which have also gained 310 metres. Defensively he has also recorded a team-high four intercepts and applied three tackles.
18:01
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
18:30
North Melbourne leads 19-3 in marks this quarter including 4-1 in the forward 50. All five goals this quarter for the Kangaroos have come from set shots and they have an 8-3 advantage in forward 50 marks.
21:10
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
21:45
North Melbourne had kicked five of the previous six goals before the accurate snap from Jesse Motlop. Carlton has recorded forward half kicking efficiency of only 30 percent this quarter.
23:02
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
23:40
The pair of goals to Jesse Motlop are the only two goals for the Blues that have come from within 30 metres of goal. Both teams have now kicked two goals from defensive 50 intercepts and generated five inside 50 entries from such chains.
27:15
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Blake Acres)
27:51
Both of the goals North Melbourne has kicked from stoppages have come when Tristan Xerri has been in the ruck and both of the goals Carlton has kicked from stoppages have come when Brynn Teakle has been in the ruck.
31:44
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Charlie Comben)
31:49
The Kangaroos had eight of the last nine inside 50 entries to end the second quarter and dominated in forward half marks (17-2) during the second term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:44
The third term has begun with another clearance from Tristan Xerri and another disposal from Bailey Scott launching a score for the Kangaroos. Scott has been involved in seven scores and the next-best Kangaroo has four.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Brynn Teakle)
03:04
An error in the defensive 50 from the Kangaroos has gifted the Blues their first goal of the third quarter. Both teams have now scored 3.0.18 from forward half intercepts and the Kangaroos have a narrow 13-11 edge in such intercepts.
04:44
The accuracy in front of goal has continued with the two teams now having scored a combined 14.1 from set shots at goal. Carlton averages 13.8 points per game from centre bounces (ranked third) and has now kicked two goals today from this source.
09:43
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
10:00
Carlton has generated the last seven inside 50 entries with the last of these leading to the goal from Charlie Curnow. The Blues have had the ball in their forward half for 84 percent of this term.
11:20
The Blues have lifted their defensive pressure this quarter with a pressure rating advantage of 240-190 and a 10-6 tackle count.
11:39
Blues Interchange - Tom De Koning off due to an injury.
13:22
Adam Saad leads all Carlton players for metres gained (334) and intercept possessions (7) with his counterattack helping the ball Blues with their transition play.
13:50
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
15:09
Three of the four goals this quarter for the Blues have come from forward 50 chains, with two from forward 50 stoppages. Carlton has averaged 9.6 points per game from forward 50 stoppages (ranked fourth) and already has scored 14 points today from this source.
17:44
Carlton has a 9-4 advantage in clearances this quarter with George Hewett winning four of these. This clearance dominance has helped the Blues to an 11-2 inside 50 count.
18:27
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
18:55
Carlton leads 4-0 in forward half intercepts this quarter with two of its goals coming from this source. The Blues have kicked 8.0 from set shots at goal and 8.0 from all shots at goal in the 30-50 metre range.
20:00
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (George Wardlaw)
20:34
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
21:02
Matt Owies has now kicked three goals in a game on eight occasions but has never kicked four goals in a game. His seven disposals tonight have resulted in five scores for the Blues.
22:03
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
23:36
A run of five goals to the Blues has come to an end with an accurate set shot from Paul Curtis following a defensive half clearance from the Kangaroos. North Melbourne now leads 36-19 in points scored from defensive half chains.
25:39
Blues Interchange - Blake Acres off due to an injury.
26:14
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
27:08
North Melbourne has won the last six clearances of the game (four of them by Luke Davies-Uniacke) and has generated all four of its scores this quarter from stoppages.
27:43
Blues Interchange - Sam Durdin off due to an injury.
28:34
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
30:39
The Blues have applied strong pressure throughout the quarter including a 5-1 tackle count in the forward 50 with the last of these by Charlie Curnow resulting in a goal. Carlton leads 8-1 in forward half intercepts this quarter and 19-0 in points scored from this source.
31:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
32:15
Carlton has won the centre bounce clearances 6-3 this term and scored 13-0 points from this source. All three clearances won by Tom De Koning this quarter have been at centre bounces.
32:51
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
33:42
Blues Interchange - Harry McKay off due to an injury.
34:32
The 47 points scored by the Blues in the third quarter is the most they have scored in a quarter against the Kangaroos since Round 12, 2006 when they scored 50 points also in the third quarter (but still lost the game).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:08
Carlton is the No.1 ranked team in winning hard ball gets this season and during the third term, it won this count 10-4 after North Melbourne had broken even in this measure during the first half.
01:48
Patrick Cripps has won a centre clearance from 15 percent of the centre bounces he has attended this season, which is the highest percentage of the top-50 players for centre bounce attendances. Cripps has won three such clearances tonight from the 25 centre bounces he has attended.
03:58
The Kangaroos have conceded a score from 30.8 percent of opposition clearances this season (ranked 18th). The Blues have generated 11 scores from 35 clearances tonight.
06:18
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Alex Cincotta)
06:27
Patrick Cripps leads all players for contested possessions (13), score involvements (9), and disposals (28) while having equal team-highs for tackles (7) and clearances (8).
08:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Liam Shiels)
08:11
Cameron Zurhaar has recorded an equal career-high four score assists tonight with the last of these providing Liam Shiels with a goal.
11:54
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Oliver Hollands)
12:03
The Blues now lead 28-20 in crumbs and 16-11 in forward 50 ground balls with the last of these by Lachie Fogarty leading to his career-high fifth score assist.
14:11
Harry Sheezel is the No.1 ranked player on the ground and leads all players for disposals (31) which includes a pair of goals following forward 50 ground ball wins.
14:38
Blues Interchange - Sam Durdin off due to an injury.
16:29
The Kangaroos have struggled in the time-on period of quarters this season and have been outscored by an average of 17.7 points during this period of games. Today, Carlton leads 35-19 in points scored during time-on.
17:03
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
18:28
Carlton now leads 19-15 in forward half intercepts and has converted this into 38-18 points scored from this source following the last goal from Adam Saad which was his first goal since Round 15, 2021.
20:14
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
20:31
Carlton has now kicked 5.0 from free kicks and 50-metre penalties with North Melbourne heavily punished for some defensive errors. The Blues have scored 11.1 from set shots and the Kangaroos have scored 10.1 from their set shots at goal.
22:14
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Eddie Ford)
22:51
The Blues are the No.1 ranked team in final quarters this season and have outscored their opposition by an average of 8.1 points during the last period. Carlton leads 15-13 in points scored today in the final quarter.
23:53
Blues Interchange - Tom De Koning off due to an injury.
24:33
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
26:22
Adam Cerra has been used as a defender today for the Blues and won a career-high ten intercept possessions.
27:40
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Liam Shiels)
29:51
An important win for the Blues whose five-goal burst in the third quarter proved decisive. Carlton scored more points from forward half intercepts (38-20) despite North Melbourne winning more such intercepts (21-19) with this effectively the final margin in the game.