Pre Game
00:00
North Melbourne won the clearance count by 21 last week - their seventh-best differential ever in a match.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
03:36
Magpies Interchange - Brayden Maynard off due to an injury.
04:24
Kangaroos Interchange - George Wardlaw off due to the blood rule.
04:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
05:33
The Kangaroos have recorded 59% time in forward half and 4-2 inside 50s to start this contest. They have recorded 5-0 contested possessions and 2-0 clearances in the midfield zone.
06:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Tim Membrey)
06:43
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Tim Membrey)
08:48
The Magpies score their first goal of the night from an attacking midfield chain. They average 33.1 points per game from this zone this season, ranked second in the competition.
09:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
11:45
North Melbourne have recorded 24-7 uncontested marks to start this match. They average 56.8 uncontested marks per game this season - the lowest average in the competition over this period.
13:16
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tristan Xerri)
16:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
17:14
The Magpies have recorded a pressure rating of 194 to 167, recording 14-5 tackles that includes 7-0 tackles in the midfield zone. They average 61.3 tackles per game this season, ranked fourth in the competition.
18:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
20:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
22:03
Tristan Xerri has recorded a game-high four clearances, six contested possessions, six disposals, and one goal thus far. Xerri averages 7.7 clearances per game this season - the most of any ruckman and the third-most of any player in the competition.
24:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
27:34
The Kangaroos have recorded a kick-to-handball ratio of 2.53 to 1.05, with both clubs recording a kicking efficiency of 61%. However, they trail forward-half kicking efficiency 35% to 50%.
28:42
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
28:44
Ned Long recorded a game-high five score involvements in the first term, in addition to an equal game-high nine disposals, four contested possessions, and three tackles. Long is averaging a career-high 17.3 disposals and 3.5 clearances this season, having never previously averaged more than 11 disposals in a season.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:06
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
02:31
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Lachlan Sullivan)
03:55
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
05:10
Cameron Zurhaar's goal is North Melbourne's first goal from an intercept chain tonight. They average 19.9 points per game from this source, ranked 17th in the competition this season.
06:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
08:43
The Kangaroos have recorded 4-1 first possessions and 4-1 clearances in the second term, scoring 1.1 to 1.0 from this source.
10:31
Kangaroos Interchange - George Wardlaw off due to the blood rule.
11:35
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
12:45
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jacob Konstanty)
13:52
North Melbourne lead the possession count 48-27 in the second term and have recorded 11-1 marks with a play-on percentage of 36%. They recorded a play-on percentage of 14% from 35-18 marks in the first term.
16:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Harry Perryman)
18:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
20:39
North Melbourne lead the inside 50 count 22-17, but have converted just 27% to score. Collingwood have converted 47% to score, with both teams level on 44% in goal accuracy.
21:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Finnbar Maley)
22:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke Parker)
22:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
24:15
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
25:01
Collingwood have recorded a pressure rating of 195 to 172 in the second term.
26:08
Magpies Interchange - Brody Mihocek off due to an injury.
28:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
30:07
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
30:10
North Melbourne have recorded 5-1 marks inside forward 50 and scored 3.1 to 0.1 from marks in the second term.
32:09
Collingwood lost the uncontested marks differential by 24-64 in the first half - their worst differential since Round 14, 2024, when they coincidentally lost the count by 40 against the Kangaroos too. They have scored 3.4 to 1.4 from intercept chains.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
02:37
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
03:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
05:11
The Magpies have recorded 4-1 inside 50s in the third term, including three from three intercept chains.
05:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
05:39
Kangaroos Interchange - Cameron Zurhaar off due to an injury.
10:16
Collingwood have recorded 70% time in forward half in the third term, recording 6-0 forward-50 disposals and a forward-half pressure factor of 217 to 163.
12:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Dylan Stephens)
14:26
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
15:51
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
18:04
After conceding 71-27 marks in the first half, the Magpies have restricted North Melbourne to 5-11 marks in the third term.
20:01
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
21:11
Paul Curtis has been targeted inside 50 a game-high six times tonight, scoring 1.1 and recording four score involvements. Curtis has converted 30.4% of his targets into goals this season, ranked first at North Melbourne.
22:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
24:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
26:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
26:58
After recording 10 disposals in the first half, Nick Daicos has recorded a game-high nine disposals, 268 metres gained, four inside 50s, and two score involvements in the third term.
29:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Tim Membrey)
30:05
After scoring 0.4 to 2.0 from 4-5 forward-50 stoppages in the first half, the Magpies have scored 2.1 to 0.1 from 4-1 forward-50 stoppages in the third term.
31:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
31:39
The Magpies recorded 68% time in forward half with 20-11 inside 50s in the third term. However, they recorded a goal accuracy of 30% to North Melbourne's 50%, well below their season average of 55.2% and the competition average of 57.9%.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
04:31
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
05:04
The Kangaroos have recorded 4-1 inside 50s with 82% time in forward half and 8-1 forward-50 disposals in the final term.
07:37
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
09:23
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Tim Membrey)
10:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
11:13
The Magpies have scored the first three goals of the final term from 5-4 inside 50s. They have recorded 3-0 marks inside 50 forward, scoring 3.0 to 0.0 from set shots.
12:23
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Oleg Markov)
14:31
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Harry Perryman)
15:10
Ned Long has recorded a career-high 14 score involvements, 24 disposals, 12 tackles, 11 contested possessions, five clearances, and 302 metres gained tonight.
17:51
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
18:48
The Magpies have kicked the last six goals of the match, including 4.0 from intercept chains. They have also scored 2.0 to 0.0 from 2-7 attacking midfield chains in this period.
22:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
24:31
Riley Hardeman has recorded a career-high 26 disposals at 81% efficiency, 770 metres gained, nine marks, four intercepts, five inside 50s, and four score involvements tonight.
26:46
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Tim Membrey)
28:34
The Kangaroos have recorded just 48-88 tackles tonight with a pressure factor of 176 to 190.
31:11
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
33:17
The Kangaroos recorded 35-23 clearances in the first three quarters and only trailed by three points at 3-quarter time. However, they lost the clearance count 10-13 and scored just 1.0 to 3.1 from this source in the final term, after scoring 4.4 to 3.8 in the previous quarters.