AFL

North Melbourne
17.11.113
Carlton
6.10.46
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North Melbourne
Carlton
Q1
5.3.33
2.2.14

    North Melbourne Events

  • 4 mins - Behind, J.Ziebell
  • 5 mins - Goal, J.Ziebell
  • 6 mins - Goal, B.Brown
  • 17 mins - Goal, L.Thomas
  • 21 mins - Goal, B.Harvey
  • 24 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 27 mins - Goal, B.Brown
  • 31 mins - Behind, T.Dumont

    North Melbourne and Carlton Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, D.Thomas
  • 10 mins - Behind, E.Curnow
  • 20 mins - Behind, B.Gibbs
  • 25 mins - Goal, A.Walker
Q2
8.9.57
3.4.22

    North Melbourne Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, J.Waite
  • 5 mins - Behind, S.Gibson
  • 6 mins - Behind, B.Harvey
  • 7 mins - Goal, F.Ray
  • 9 mins - Goal, L.Thomas
  • 13 mins - Behind, R.Nahas
  • 14 mins - Behind, J.Macmillan
  • 16 mins - Behind, L.Thomas
  • 28 mins - Behind, B.Brown

    North Melbourne and Carlton Events

  • 18 mins - Behind, L.Jones
  • 19 mins - Behind, L.Sumner
  • 24 mins - Goal, K.Simpson
Q3
13.10.88
6.5.41

    North Melbourne Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, B.Harvey
  • 6 mins - Behind, L.Thomas
  • 8 mins - Goal, T.Goldstein
  • 9 mins - Goal, T.Goldstein
  • 18 mins - Goal, T.Goldstein
  • 28 mins - Goal, L.Thomas

    North Melbourne and Carlton Events

  • 17 mins - Goal, L.Jones
  • 22 mins - Behind, L.Sumner
  • 26 mins - Goal, D.Gorringe
  • 31 mins - Goal, L.Jones
Q4
17.11.113
6.10.46

    North Melbourne Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, J.Ziebell
  • 4 mins - Goal, R.Nahas
  • 7 mins - Behind, L.Thomas
  • 12 mins - Goal, J.Waite
  • 21 mins - Goal, R.Nahas

    North Melbourne and Carlton Events

  • 8 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 14 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 16 mins - Behind, J.Lamb
  • 18 mins - Behind, S.Kerridge
  • 25 mins - Behind, B.Gibbs

Scorers

North Melbourne
Carlton
Goal Scorers North Melbourne Carlton
Goals and Behinds Thomas (3.3), Goldstein (3.0), Brown (2.1), Harvey (2.1), Nahas (2.1), Ziebell (2.1), Waite (2.0), Ray (1.0), Dumont (0.1), Gibson (0.1), Macmillan (0.1) Jones (2.1), Gorringe (1.0), Simpson (1.0), Thomas (1.0), Walker (1.0), Gibbs (0.2), Sumner (0.2), Curnow (0.1), Kerridge (0.1), Lamb (0.1)

Team Statistics

North Melbourne
Carlton

Statistics

North Melbourne Carlton
Goals 17 6
Behinds 11 10
Scoring shots 29 20
Goals/scoring shots 59 30
Disposals 363 380
North MelbourneGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
S.Atley 15 8 5 7 2 2 1 2 0 0
B.Brown 10 7 5 3 6 1 2 0 4 2
B.Cunnington 17 10 4 7 10 3 1 0 0 7
N.Dal Santo 28 18 7 10 12 4 0 1 0 4
T.Dumont 15 9 1 6 6 9 0 1 0 2
M.Firrito 12 4 2 8 6 3 0 0 0 0
S.Gibson 15 9 4 6 3 4 1 0 0 0
T.Goldstein 19 12 5 7 11 2 5 1 45 5
B.Harvey 21 12 4 9 6 1 1 0 0 2
J.Macmillan 21 14 10 7 5 0 0 2 0 0
L.McDonald 21 15 8 6 5 1 0 1 0 0
B.McKenzie 11 8 4 3 2 6 0 0 0 1
A.Mullett 20 15 4 5 6 2 1 0 0 3
R.Nahas 8 5 6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
D.Petrie 9 6 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 0
F.Ray 18 10 4 8 5 1 0 0 0 2
A.Swallow 16 2 1 14 13 7 1 2 0 5
R.Tarrant 22 12 9 10 4 3 0 1 3 0
L.Thomas 11 7 4 4 7 1 2 2 0 1
S.Thompson 16 9 7 7 5 0 1 0 0 1
J.Waite 16 9 6 7 9 0 2 1 0 0
J.Ziebell 22 16 5 6 11 4 2 0 1 6
CarltonGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
D.Armfield 13 6 4 7 4 1 0 0 0 0
C.Byrne 23 13 7 10 5 2 2 1 0 1
P.Cripps 28 7 5 21 14 6 1 2 1 8
E.Curnow 22 11 1 11 7 4 1 2 0 1
S.Docherty 29 18 8 11 12 1 0 0 0 1
A.Everitt 10 2 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0
B.Gibbs 29 15 6 14 9 4 1 3 5 3
D.Gorringe 13 7 3 6 2 1 0 3 7 2
L.Jones 12 3 1 9 9 2 1 0 0 1
S.Kerridge 29 14 4 15 12 4 2 0 1 5
J.Lamb 8 6 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1
M.Murphy 22 13 7 9 3 4 0 1 0 0
L.Plowman 15 12 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
S.Rowe 6 3 1 3 2 1 0 3 5 0
K.Simpson 23 15 6 8 5 3 2 1 0 0
L.Sumner 13 10 0 3 5 3 3 1 0 1
D.Thomas 16 12 6 4 5 1 0 0 1 0
Z.Tuohy 19 12 6 7 3 2 0 1 0 1
A.Walker 8 7 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
J.Weitering 11 6 6 5 5 0 0 3 0 0
S.White 8 2 2 6 1 2 0 1 0 0
M.Wright 23 9 4 14 7 4 1 0 0 4

Match Details

North Melbourne
Carlton
START TIME
7:25PM
WEATHER
Partly cloudy
VENUE
Etihad Stadium
Umpires
Craig Fleer, Luke Farmer, Robert Findlay

Carlton v North Melbourne: Unbeaten Roos enjoy record winning start to season

 NORTH MELBOURNE 5.3 8.9 13.10 17.11 (113)

CARLTON 2.2 3.4 6.5 6.10 (46)

North and Blues players come together in a marking contest.
North and Blues players come together in a marking contest. Photo: Getty Images

Goals - North Melbourne: L Thomas 3 T Goldstein 3 B Brown 2 B Harvey 2 J Waite 2 J Ziebell 2 R Nahas 2 F Ray. Carlton: L Jones 2 A Walker D Gorringe D Thomas K Simpson.

Best - North Melbourne: Goldstein, Dal Santo, Ziebell, Tarrant, Swallow. Carlton: Kerridge, Docherty, White

Umpires: Shaun Ryan, Luke Farmer, Craig Fleer.

Official Crowd: 38,419 at Etihad Stadium

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Having just held on for victory against St Kilda a fortnight ago, and conceded eight of the last 10 goals against Essendon last week, there was a feeling unbeaten North Melbourne was vulnerable against Carlton on Saturday night.

The Blues, after all, were also a team in form, although their depth was to be severely tested with big men Matthew Kreuzer and Levi Casboult injured against the Power last week.

Those worries, though, about the Roos proved to be ill-founded, for the dominance of Todd Goldstein in the ruck, Jack Ziebell at the coal-face and Nick Dal Santo in space helped the Roos to a 67-point victory at Etihad Stadium -  their ninth-straight win, a club record start to the season.

While some still question whether the Roos are good enough to win the premiership, what was clear was that they are a far better unit than the Blues, who had sought a fifth-straight win for the first time since 2000. Tougher tests await the Roos in the next month when they face Sydney, Richmond, Geelong and Hawthorn.

Football can be a simple game when one team boasts the best ruckman in the league, and the Roos have this man in Goldstein. They dominated the clearances 15-9, including 7-0 at the centre bounce, in the first term, and this was pivotal in opening an early break the Blues were not able to breach. Goals directly from centre clearances and stoppage around the ground would flow for the rest of the match.

The Blues had turned to former Sun Daniel Gorringe to handle the tap work but that midfielder Bryce Gibbs had more hit outs to quarter time (three) as the third-man up than Gorringe (two) was a worry.

Goldstein, an All Australian last year, was superb by hand and when with ball, and added three goals to his name in the third term - one when he morphed into a speedy rover - to shut the door on any thoughts the Blues had of a revival.

"We know we still have a lot of work to do. We are only winning some quarters here and there," Goldstein said.

Former Blue Jarrad Waite did not have a disposal in the first term - and was reminded of this by his one-time teammates and supporters. But he was a threat thereafter, and clearly enjoyed his first major early in the second as a result of a free kick. Fellow talls Ben Brown and Drew Petrie - the latter held by Simon White - were also a reminder of what the Blues are lacking.

The Roos would have been pleased with how Farren Ray, at his third club, fitted in, while Robbie Tarrant marshalled a defensive arc that, at times, was put under sustained pressure.

The Blues' defensive press made it tough for the Roos to negotiate a way out and their new system under Brendon Bolton will engineer more wins this year. But a lack of goal-kicking options will make life difficult against the best sides.

Liam Jones booted two goals in the third term but he and Sam Rowe had little influence on the contest, and only a free kick to Kade Simpson in front of goal in the shadows of half-time ensured the Blues were not left red-faced in that term.

Where skipper Marc Murphy and Gibbs had been instrumental in the recent wins, that was not the case against the Roos. Patrick Cripps, who had hurt his knee against the Power, appeared to be restricted by this. He would have only a handful of kicks.

Dale Thomas, after a strong fortnight, faded after booting the opening goal of the night but the Blues found drive through Sam Kerridge.

Where the Blues' veterans lacked impact, the same could not be said of Brent Harvey. In match 418, his pace and enthusiasm have not waned. Nor have his niggling tactics, for he found himself on the wrong end of what appeared to be a punch into the mid-riff by Gibbs in the first term - the pair having clashed minutes earlier.

Votes

CARLTON v NORTH MELBOURNE

(Jon Pierik)

9: Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne)

8: Jack Ziebell (North Melbourne)

7: Nick Dal Santo (North Melbourne)

7: Robbie Tarrant (North Melbourne)

7: Sam Kerridge (Carlton)