RICH
CARL
ESS
ADEL
STK
BL
PORT
FRE
GCFC
NMFC
HAW
COLL
GWS
WB
MELB
GEEL
WCE
SYD
North Melbourne
Kangaroos
Kangaroos
12.14
86
86
Western
Bulldogs
Bulldogs
12.17
89
89
FULLTIME
2017-04-14T06:20:00Z
Etihad Stadium
Preview
Good Friday football finally graces us as North Melbourne host the reigning premiers.
The Bulldogs were shock losers last week against Fremantle and will be out to right their wrongs this week against a North Melbourne side who were competitive yet comprehensively beaten by GWS last week.
Luke Beveridge’s side will be looking to ensure they don’t get jumped in the opening quarter as they did last week and will come out firing while Brad Scott will be hoping his men can deliver a four-quarter performance for the first time this season.
They’ll be up for the fight given how hard they pushed to stage this game on Good Friday but we can’t see the Dogs slipping up two times in as many weeks.
Bulldogs by 27.
Team Line-Ups
North Melbourne |
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| IN | S. Thompson, J. Simpkin | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | R. Clarke, S. Durdin | ||||||||||||||
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Bulldogs |
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| IN | J. Dunkley, C. Smith | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | S. Biggs, C. Daniel | ||||||||||||||
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Team Stats
| 395 | Disposals | 377 |
| 149 | Contested Possessions | 131 |
| 193 | Kicks | 188 |
| 202 | Handballs | 189 |
| 21 | Free Kicks | 16 |
| 41 | Clearances | 34 |
| 16 | Centre Clearances | 11 |
| 25 | Stoppages | 23 |
| 45 | Inside 50 | 61 |
| 86 | Marks | 83 |
| 14 | Marks in 50 | 9 |
| 10 | Contested Marks | 10 |
| 75 | Tackles | 81 |
| 46 | Hit-Outs | 39 |
Player Stats
North Melbourne Kangaroos
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Mullett | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4 | ||||||
| Andrew Swallow | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Ben Brown | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ben Cunnington | 10 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Braydon Preuss | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jack Ziebell | 17 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jamie Macmillan | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jy Simpkin | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Kayne Turner | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Lachlan Hansen | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Lindsay Thomas | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Luke McDonald | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Marley Williams | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Nathan Hrovat | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Robbie Tarrant | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Sam Gibson | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Scott Thompson | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Shaun Atley | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Shaun Higgins | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Taylor Garner | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Todd Goldstein | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Trent Dumont | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Western Bulldogs
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
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| Clay Smith | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| Easton Wood | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fletcher Roberts | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jackson Macrae | 10 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Jake Stringer | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jason Johannisen | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Josh Dunkley | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lachie Hunter | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Liam Picken | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Lin Jong | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Luke Dahlhaus | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Marcus Adams | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Marcus Bontempelli | 15 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Matthew Boyd | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Matthew Suckling | 17 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Bob Murphy | 14 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Toby McLean | 10 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Tom Boyd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tom Campbell | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Tom Liberatore | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Travis Cloke | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Zaine Cordy | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Summary
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
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| North Melbourne Kangaroos |
2.4 (16) | 4.7 (31) | 8.11 (59) | 12.14 (86) |
| Western Bulldogs |
2.2 (14) | 2.8 (20) | 7.15 (57) | 12.17 (89) |
Goals
Jake Stringer 2, Luke Dahlhaus 2, Matthew Suckling 2, Travis Cloke, Josh Dunkley, Marcus Bontempelli
Disposals
Ben Cunnington 33, Jack Ziebell 27, Aaron Mullett 24, Nathan Hrovat 24, Jamie Macmillan 23, Taylor Garner 21
Luke Dahlhaus 32, Toby McLean 27, Matthew Suckling 26, Liam Picken 25, Marcus Bontempelli 25, Lin Jong 24
