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Racing and Sports will provide analysis of games in the 2024 AFL Season.
We'll endeavour to run through the form, incorporate appropriate stats and also supply a betting prediction which won't always just be who will win.
GOLD COAST v NORTH MELBOURNE
Saturday 11 May @ Tio Stadium
Certainly a game which won't hit the headlines and hidden away on a Saturday night in Darwin, will lose a lot of focus.
It's a shame because the Darwin fixtures are always important from many perspectives.
Gold Coast was really poor in the Q-Clash. They barely had to face 18 fit players and yet were not in the contest from half way through the first quarter.
Their big ball winners like Rowell were not sighted in the slightest and that made those up front almost redundant.
Surely that won't happen this week with North not having the same defensive capabilities. While struggling to kick their own scores, they are letting too many in.
At least the kids had a go last week but they need Larkey and Zurhaar causing mayhem not just for themselves but for the smaller forwards.
| Match | Gold Coast | North Melbourne | Ground |
| Last time they met | 14.13 [97] | 20.12 [132] | Bellerive Oval |
| Last 10 matches | 6 wins | 4 wins | |
| Notes | North winning R24 in 2023 cost them Pick 1 (H Reid) | ||
| Gold Coast are 7/1 when they score 97 points or more | |||
There is only room for one result here if you are the Gold Coast. Nothing else matters even if they are not at home.
They have played once here and weren't great. A humid night can bring sides closer together.
Match Selection: Gold Coast by 24 points
Suggested Bets: North Melbourne +43.5 @ 1.91 @ bet365
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