North Melbourne
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Match Complete
Port Adelaide
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| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| 20:55 |  | K. Farrell | ||
| 19:11 | | D. Houston | ||
| 15:28 |  | S. Powell-Pepper | ||
| M. Wood | | 12:43 | ||
| 8:41 | | K. Amon | ||
| 7:14 | | C. Rozee | ||
| Rushed | | 6:37 | ||
| J. Walker | | 4:28 | ||
| C. Zurhaar | | 3:15 | ||
| 4.4 (28) | Third Quarter [+] | 10.8 (68) | ||
| A. Hall | | 25:17 | ||
| 20:45 | | O. Wines | ||
| 19:13 | | T. Boak | ||
| 17:48 | | O. Wines | ||
| 16:51 | | Rushed | ||
| 15:56 | | S. Motlop | ||
| 13:56 | | C. Rozee | ||
| Rushed | | 12:42 | ||
| 11:26 | | S. Powell-Pepper | ||
| 7:53 | | R. Gray | ||
| J. Ziebell | | 6:40 | ||
| N. Larkey | | 3:30 | ||
| 0:46 | | C. Dixon | ||
| 2.2 (14) | Second Quarter [+] | 4.5 (29) | ||
| 20:22 | | S. Powell-Pepper | ||
| 11:44 | | D. Byrne-Jones | ||
| C. Zurhaar | | 3:47 | ||
| 1:31 | | R. Gray | ||
| 1.2 (8) | First Quarter [+] | 4.2 (26) | ||
| M. Wood | | 24:20 | ||
| 22:06 | | K. Amon | ||
| 19:21 | | R. Burton | ||
| 17:16 | | Z. Butters | ||
| 14:35 | | C. Dixon | ||
| 12:05 | | S. Motlop | ||
| 9:11 | | C. Dixon | ||
| T. Goldstein | | 6:15 | ||
| T. Dumont | | 4:09 | ||
The North Melbourne Kangaroos will be looking to bounce back into form, but they’ve got a tough assignment in the ladder-leading Port Adelaide Power at Metricon Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:40pm (AEST).
It’s been a year to forget for the Kangaroos in 2020 and they hit a new low last week. They failed to kick a goal in the second half and got annihilated by Gold Coast to the tune of 63 points – a margin that could’ve been bigger if not for inaccuracy by the Suns in front of goal.
It doesn’t get any easier this week, with the first-placed Power rolling into town. Port did all the hard work in the first half against Sydney last week, before cruising to a 26-point win. It hasn’t been the most impressive fortnight, but they’ll back themselves to put up a big win tonight.
North’s best win of 2019 came against the Power, a stunning 86-point demolition in the penultimate home-and-away round. Prior to that, however, they’d dropped five straight against Port. The Kangas are 1-4 at Metricon this season, while the Power are 4-1.
Game information
Opening bounce: 7:40pm (AEST)
Venue: Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
TV: Fox Sports, Seven
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, AFL Live Pass
Teams
North Melbourne
B: Josh Walker, Robbie Tarrant, Flynn Perez
HB: Shaun Atley, Ben McKay, Luke McDonald
C: Trent Dumont, Jy Simpkin, Jared Polec
HF: Mason Wood, Nick Larkey, Jack Ziebell
F: Bailey Scott, Cameron Zurhaar, Lachlan Hosie
FOL: Todd Goldstein, Shaun Higgins, Jed Anderson
I/C: Marley Williams, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Ed Vickers-Willis, Aaron Hall
Port Adelaide
B: Ryan Burton, Trent McKenzie, Dan Houston
HB: Hamish Hartlett, Tom Jonas, Darcy Byrne-Jones
C: Xavier Duursma, Ollie Wines, Karl Amon
HF: Sam Powell-Pepper, Todd Marshall, Zak Butters
F: Connor Rozee, Charlie Dixon, Robbie Gray
FOL: Scott Lycett, Tom Rockliff, Travis Boak
I/C: Steven Motlop, Tom Clurey, Kane Farrell, Cameron Sutcliffe
pablocruz
Roar Rookie
. . . and predictable.
Brendon the 1st
Roar Rookie
Would think Lienert comes back in for Burton, that's a huge shame, Burton makes us a much better footy team. Maybe Garner for Motlop, reckon Farrell gets one more shot, but I want Ebert in the team for finals, so maybe he comes in for Farrell? Ladhams......I don't know, does he replace Marshall? I'd prefer Marshall, but Ladhams was playing well before he stupided. Lycett is 100% our #1 ruck.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
With a name like that you'd think so
Yattuzzi
Roar Rookie
Typecast?
Maxy
Roar Rookie
garner also could be a chance
Angela
Roar Rookie
An excellent result - god, I'm so boring
Maxy
Roar Rookie
big concerns about ebert and concussions ,would not be surprised if he retires soon,definately in best 22,motlops best is good but cant be trusted,think ladhams in and a healthy ebert,sutcliffe and motlop probably out,if burton misses i have a feeling we might see bergmann this week,if he goes back to bonner i will be flabbergasted
Brendon the 1st
Roar Rookie
I'd say we're in with a shout, just doing what we have to at the moment. Probably third favourite for mine, we need to get our kicking for goal sorted, and our forward line needs to fire a bit more. Not sure how Motlop gets a game going forward, surely Ebert is best 22.
Maxy
Roar Rookie
see the bookies have us about 5th on betting lines to win the flag,lots of doubters still out there in the media also,if we can lock in top 2 spot and get a home final and go in as underdogs i think that will suit us perfectly
Russ
Roar Rookie
Agree the AFL do not like that
Nico
Roar Rookie
What the hell did North Melbourne do to their guernsey??. Those stripes look horrific.
Brendon the 1st
Roar Rookie
Took the foot off the pedal at the end, but I was reasonably happy with that
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
Not convincing but a win. I think that's a tired old trope.
Empole
Roar Rookie
Hahaha, the drum in the chant! Good win by the boys, though there’s obviously room for improvement. Looking forward to facing Essendon!
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Joel Erickson
Roar Guru
Three poor performances against bottom-four clubs in a row now from Port. They won't make any noise in the finals.
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