The North Melbourne Kangaroos have gone down to the GWS Giants by 49 points at Marvel Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Giants set up the big win with a five-goal to nothing first term, where five individual goalkickers set GWS on the way to the 15.12 (102) to 7.11 (53) victory.

The Giants out-marked (60-26 marks at half-time), out-possessed (217-140 disposals) and ultimately out-played the Roos - booting the first seven goals of the game and building an unassailable 47-point lead at half-time.

To the Kangaroos’ credit, they showed some signs of life after half-time, levelling the contest at the coal-face and not allowing GWS to completely blow them out of the water with an improved second-half showing - kicking five goals apiece after the major break.

Luke Davies-Uniacke (33 disposals, six tackles) and Jy Simpkin (32 disposals) led the way for North but at key moments, the home side were their own worst enemy, turning the ball over time and time again, and being made to pay by a clinical Giants outfit.

In a new role in defence, Harry Himmelberg was immense, registering a career-best 37 disposals, along with 16 marks while Stephen Coniglio continued his recent run of hot-form - tallying 34 disposals and booting three goals.

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However, the win did come at a cost for the Giants, after Harry Perryman was sent to hospital due to concerns surrounding his ribs and lungs following a heavy collision in the second quarter.

The loss for the Roos was further soured by an incident which may be looked at by the Match Review Officer, when No.1 pick Jason Horne-Francis gave away a free kick for high contact against Josh Kelly.

The Roos will have a bye in Round 14 before hosting Adelaide at Blundstone Arena on Sunday, June 26.

Taylor takes to the skies

Curtis Taylor was a shining light in another tough result for the Roos, with the versatile young gun getting the home fans off their seats with a screamer late in the third term. Bailey Scott kicked long to the wing from defence and Taylor took the opportunity to leap over Giant Lachie Keeffe and pull down a brilliant mark.

NORTH MELBOURNE                  0.3     2.5     4.8     7.11     (53)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY     5.3     10.4     12.9     15.12     (102)

GOALS
North Melbourne: Larkey 2, Goldstein 2, Taylor, Davies-Uniacke, Curtis
Greater Western Sydney: Riccardi 3, Coniglio 3, Peatling 3, Bruhn 2, Greene 2, de Boer, Himmelberg

BEST
North Melbourne: Davies-Uniacke, Simpkin, Anderson, Hall, Taylor
Greater Western Sydney: Himmelberg, Coniglio, Green, Bruhn, Cumming, Ward, Whitfield, Kelly

INJURIES
North Melbourne: Nil
Greater Western Sydney: Perryman (ribs)

SUBSTITUTES  
North Melbourne: Lazzaro
Greater Western Sydney: Stein (replaced Perryman in the second quarter)