AFL

Brisbane
11.17.83
North Melbourne
17.15.117
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Match Tracker

Brisbane
North Melbourne
Q1
2.7.19
2.3.15

    Brisbane Events

  • 4 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 5 mins - Goal, C.Beams
  • 9 mins - Behind, P.Hanley
  • 15 mins - Behind, R.Harwood
  • 18 mins - Goal, D.Zorko
  • 21 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 22 mins - Behind, J.Green
  • 25 mins - Behind, L.Taylor
  • 28 mins - Rushed Behind

    Brisbane and North Melbourne Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, B.Brown
  • 11 mins - Goal, B.Brown
  • 13 mins - Goal, B.Harvey
  • 19 mins - Behind, J.Waite
  • 24 mins - Behind, L.Thomas
Q2
4.11.35
8.8.56

    Brisbane Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, L.Taylor
  • 3 mins - Behind, S.Martin
  • 5 mins - Behind, P.Hanley
  • 9 mins - Behind, R.Lester
  • 11 mins - Goal, J.Walker
  • 24 mins - Goal, D.Zorko

    Brisbane and North Melbourne Events

  • 5 mins - Goal, T.Goldstein
  • 10 mins - Goal, B.Brown
  • 13 mins - Behind, T.Garner
  • 14 mins - Goal, J.Waite
  • 17 mins - Behind, D.Petrie
  • 18 mins - Goal, S.Gibson
  • 22 mins - Behind, T.Goldstein
  • 23 mins - Behind, D.Wells
  • 28 mins - Goal, J.Waite
  • 31 mins - Behind, J.Ziebell
  • 33 mins - Goal, J.Waite
Q3
7.12.54
13.13.91

    Brisbane Events

  • 7 mins - Goal, R.Lester
  • 11 mins - Goal, T.Rockliff
  • 12 mins - Goal, J.Green
  • 23 mins - Behind, P.Hanley

    Brisbane and North Melbourne Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, B.Harvey
  • 5 mins - Goal, N.Dal Santo
  • 9 mins - Goal, B.Brown
  • 14 mins - Goal, N.Dal Santo
  • 16 mins - Behind, D.Petrie
  • 18 mins - Behind, T.Garner
  • 22 mins - Goal, J.Ziebell
  • 24 mins - Goal, J.Waite
  • 27 mins - Behind, L.Thomas
  • 28 mins - Behind, B.Harvey
Q4
11.17.83
17.15.117

    Brisbane Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, L.Taylor
  • 5 mins - Behind, T.Cutler
  • 8 mins - Goal, J.Green
  • 10 mins - Behind, J.Schache
  • 14 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 18 mins - Goal, L.Taylor
  • 20 mins - Behind, J.Schache
  • 24 mins - Behind, D.Zorko
  • 29 mins - Goal, T.Bell

    Brisbane and North Melbourne Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, S.Gibson
  • 9 mins - Behind, B.Harvey
  • 16 mins - Goal, B.Harvey
  • 26 mins - Goal, J.Waite
  • 28 mins - Behind, A.Swallow
  • 32 mins - Goal, D.Petrie

Scorers

Brisbane
North Melbourne
Goal Scorers Brisbane North Melbourne
Goals and Behinds Taylor (2.2), Green (2.1), Zorko (2.1), Lester (1.1), Beams (1.0), Bell (1.0), Rockliff (1.0), Walker (1.0), Hanley (0.3), Schache (0.2), Cutler (0.1), Harwood (0.1), Martin (0.1) Waite (5.1), Brown (3.1), Harvey (2.3), Dal Santo (2.0), Gibson (2.0), Petrie (1.2), Goldstein (1.1), Ziebell (1.1), Garner (0.2), Thomas (0.2), Swallow (0.1), Wells (0.1)

Team Statistics

Brisbane
North Melbourne

Statistics

Brisbane North Melbourne
Goals 11 17
Behinds 17 15
Scoring shots 27 38
Goals/scoring shots 41 45
Disposals 296 354
BrisbaneGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
H.Andrews 13 9 8 4 3 0 1 1 0 0
R.Bastinac 19 6 1 13 10 2 1 1 0 3
C.Beams 15 10 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
T.Bell 13 6 2 7 6 2 0 1 1 1
R.Bewick 19 11 5 8 8 3 2 1 1 4
A.Christensen 15 5 2 10 3 6 2 0 0 1
T.Cutler 17 13 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
D.Gardiner 11 6 1 5 3 0 1 0 0 0
J.Green 13 9 3 4 8 2 0 0 0 1
P.Hanley 24 16 3 8 5 2 2 3 1 2
R.Harwood 7 3 0 4 3 1 0 2 0 0
R.Lester 11 3 3 8 5 0 1 0 0 1
S.Martin 18 7 7 11 8 1 0 0 28 2
S.Mayes 7 4 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 0
D.McStay 5 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
D.Merrett 6 4 1 2 4 3 1 4 0 0
D.Rich 7 5 0 2 5 5 0 1 0 5
T.Rockliff 10 2 0 8 5 2 0 4 0 1
J.Schache 9 8 5 1 7 3 0 0 0 0
L.Taylor 22 12 8 10 7 3 2 1 0 1
J.Walker 11 7 8 4 5 3 0 1 1 0
D.Zorko 24 18 5 6 9 5 2 2 0 5
North MelbourneGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
S.Atley 13 6 2 7 3 0 1 1 0 1
B.Brown 15 8 6 7 6 1 1 1 6 0
B.Cunnington 18 7 3 11 8 6 1 1 0 4
N.Dal Santo 20 11 3 9 6 1 0 3 0 2
M.Firrito 14 7 2 7 6 0 1 0 0 0
T.Garner 13 6 2 7 9 3 2 1 1 1
S.Gibson 19 9 4 10 6 2 1 0 0 2
T.Goldstein 11 5 0 6 6 0 2 1 29 3
L.Hansen 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0
B.Harvey 24 17 4 7 5 1 2 1 0 1
S.Higgins 19 7 3 12 10 2 0 0 0 3
B.Jacobs 6 1 0 5 4 3 0 0 0 0
J.Macmillan 16 12 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 0
L.McDonald 12 7 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 1
D.Petrie 16 11 9 5 6 1 1 1 0 0
A.Swallow 22 10 2 12 10 3 1 0 0 5
R.Tarrant 11 8 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 0
L.Thomas 16 10 4 6 8 4 1 2 0 2
J.Waite 23 12 6 11 13 5 3 1 0 1
D.Wells 23 13 5 10 11 4 1 1 0 7
S.Wright 16 10 3 6 4 3 0 0 0 1
J.Ziebell 22 10 2 12 12 3 3 0 0 4

Match Details

Brisbane
North Melbourne
START TIME
4:35PM
WEATHER
Unknown
VENUE
Gabba
Umpires
Mathew Nicholls, Chris Kamolins, Curtis Deboy

AFL season 2016: Veteran Roos deflate Lions’ pride

NORTH MELBOURNE 2.3 8.8 13.13 17.15 (117) BRISBANE LIONS 2.7 4.11 7.12 11.17 (83)
Goals: North Melbourne: J Waite 5, B Brown 3, B Harvey 2, N Dal Santo 2, S Gibson 2, D Petrie, J Ziebell, T Goldstein. Brisbane Lions: D Zorko 2, J Green 2, L Taylor 2, C Beams, J Walker, R Lester, T Bell, T Rockliff.
BEST North Melbourne: Waite, Wells, Ziebell, Harvey, Brown, Jacobs. Brisbane Lions: Taylor, Hanley, Zorko, Bewick, Martin.
Injuries: North Melbourne: S Thompson (soreness) replaced in selected side by L Hansen, K Turner (hamstring) replaced in selected side by B Jacobs. Brisbane Lions: D Rich (hamstring), T Rockliff (calf).
UMPIRES: Chris Kamolins, Mathew Nicholls, Curtis Deboy.
CROWD: 18,021 at The Gabba

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Kangaroos a cut above sloppy Lions

Veteran Jarrad Waite boots five goals as North Melbourne cruises to a 34-point win over a wasteful Brisbane.

It's probably too early, and too late, to suggest the eternal puzzle that is the 33-year-old Jarrad Waite has been solved. There have been too many false starts, too many injuries and suspensions, too much promised and too little delivered after 184 frustrating games with Carlton between 2003 and 2014. 

But he played 24 games and kicked 45 goals in his first season with North Melbourne last year, and his late-career renaissance appears to be continuing. Against the Brisbane Lions, he turned in a wonderfully complete performance, running tirelessly, presenting constantly, and five goals was a well-deserved reward. 

Stop right there: Stefan Martin of the Lions is tackled by Jarrad Waite of the Kangaroos.
Stop right there: Stefan Martin of the Lions is tackled by Jarrad Waite of the Kangaroos. Photo: Getty Images

Waite wasn't the only veteran in rare form. It was particularly pleasing to see Daniel Wells back at his creative best. Brent Harvey, 412 games and counting, would still walk into any team in the competition and Nick Dal Santo (in his 303rd) kicked two third-quarter goals that all but put the Lions away. 

But North fans needn't get carried away. Earlier in the match, the Lions were outplaying the Roos – their ball movement was quick, and Josh Schache is finally giving them a genuine target to kick to. He's not dominating yet by any means, and can't be expected to, but everything he does is clean and he makes multiple contests. 

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The problem was, it wasn't in his hands often enough. Schache is a beautiful kick. The same can't be said of his teammates. The Lions had the chance to win this game early, and they squandered chance after chance to do it. If they weren't missing goals, they were fumbling the ball in transition or handing it straight back to the Kangaroos. 

They were also running on about half a team. To half time, Daniel Rich, who's just signed a five-year deal, had three touches. Captain Tom Rockliff had five, including one kick. Former Carlton recruit Tom Bell had four; Sam Mayes had three. Lewis Taylor, Dayne Zorko, Pearce Hanley, and Rohan Bewick kept them afloat. 

Getting physical: Josh Walker of the Lions and  Robbie Tarrant of the Kangaroos indulge in a bit of biffo.
Getting physical: Josh Walker of the Lions and Robbie Tarrant of the Kangaroos indulge in a bit of biffo. Photo: Getty Images

Of course, they were missing Dayne Beams and Mitch Robinson, both of whom would have given them some extra grunt and leadership in the middle. But coach Justin Leppitsch won't be using their absence for excuses because the game was there for the Lions' taking with a little more skill, more composure, and even contribution. 

The Kangaroos weren't exactly slick themselves, but they were more than good enough to take advantage of the plethora of opportunities their opponents handed them. And alongside the ageing Waite and Drew Petrie, Ben Brown, who kicked three, continues to develop into a forward to be reckoned with. 

What's next?: Sam Gibson of the Kangaroos ponders his options as he gets a bit of space.
What's next?: Sam Gibson of the Kangaroos ponders his options as he gets a bit of space. Photo: Getty Images

Waite finished his game with a superb mark at full stretch and his fifth goal, which was also his 50th for the Kangaroos. Petrie kicked the game's last major, making for nine goals kicked by the visitors' key forwards. The Lions' fragility in defence, now sadly minus the retired Justin Clarke, will be a season-long problem. 

But of more immediate concern is the form of some of their prime movers. Rich's seven disposals was a career low, blanketed by Sam Jacobs. Tom Rockliff, one of the game's statistical titans, finished with 10; Mayes' seven is nowhere near enough for a player of his talent.