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Howlett clears from the first centre to bounce to Zaharakis at 50m on a slight angle, he turns and passes to Chapman at 35m on the flank. Chappy misses. (Q1 0:17)
Judd kicks long to a one out contest at 30m on the flank, Hooker falls over, Casboult gathers near the behind line but Hooker recovers to catch him HTB. (Q1 2:00)
Watson flies in between three Bombers for a long Casboult ball to the square, Hurley concedes a free coming front on. Watson goals. (Q1 3:15)
Watson goals from a stoppage near the hotspot with a rolling ball, no Blue in the square to stop it. (Q1 7:30)
Gibbs picks up the ricochet from a smothered McLean ball on the HFF, lets fly from 55m but misses. (Q1 11:50)
Lots of numbers by both sides in the corridor, not pretty football at the moment with congestion preventing free flow. (Q1 12:32)
Armfield bounces through a goal from a throw in 35m out. (Q1 13:08)
Bell smothers Heppell at halfback, Armfield has another flying shot from 45m on the flank but misses. (Q1 14:19)
Judd forces Fantasi to turn the ball over on members wing, on the counter Casboult marks at 45m on a slight angle. Levi runs in crooked and kicks crooked. (Q1 16:30)
Gibbs releases Yarran for a trademark run up the guts with two bounces, he reaches 55m and punches a low ball that bounces in the square and through for a goal. Classic Yaz! (Q1 18:45)
Bell runs from the next centre bounce to receive a handball, he goes long from the point of the centre square to the goalsquare... Casboult shepherds it for a goal! (Q1 20:00)
Hocking misses an instinctive snap from very close range in heavy traffic. (Q1 23:16)
Lucas fends off a tackler on the wing and goes long to Waite who marks in front of Hurley 25m out on a slight angle. Waite goals. (Q1 24:46)
Fantasia marks and misses from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 26:16)
Gibbs gathers a bouncing Watson ball on the boundary 25m out, he is being chased by Hocking so goes himself with a low percentage snap... hits the post. (Q1 28:25)
The Dons can't clear from the kick in, Watson sails through another Blue goal from 50m wide on the flank. Dons in big danger here! (Q1 28:50)
Ryder taps down a kick across the backline to Simpson, mops up and centres to Ambrose at 50m on a slight angle. Ambrose sails through a big goal. (Q2 5:53)
Daniher picks up a bouncing Chapman ball at 50m on a slight angle and gives to Merrett who goals on the run. Bombers back into it. (Q2 7:42)
Goddard turns the ball over with a terrible handball clanger in the BP, Watson gives to White but the snap is wide. (Q2 8:55)
Daniher roves a Ryder contest at 35m on the flank, his snap is a grubber but Jobe Watson is in the way, he gathers and goals from 20m. (Q2 9:40)
Merrett snaps from 40m in the corridor after the Dons won another centre clearance, but Rowe stands in the square and rushes a behind. (Q2 11:02)
Colyer passes to Daniher deep in the pocket 20m out. Daniher delivers a perfect set shot checkside for a goal! (Q2 13:23)
Daniher marks on the lead 45m out near the boundary, and repeats the dose with another excellent set shot! Scores are level. (Q2 15:51)
The pattern of this game is similar to last night, in that the better side took a while to wake up but once it did, the gap opened up in general play and the scoreboard. (Q2 16:08)
Waite gathers a ground ball at the hotspot and dodges out of two tackles, then gives to Matthew Watson who snaps truly. (Q2 20:04)
Ryder marks a Howlett ball on the lead at 40m on a slight angle, trotting like a Clydesdale. He goals. (Q2 21:24)
Winderlich runs free up the guts to 60m and bombs to an empty square... it bounces through! Dons finally hit the lead. (Q2 22:52)
Stanton marks a Winderlich ball on the lead at 45m on a slight angle after the Blues again fail to rebound past the centre line. He goals. (Q2 24:54)
Goddard gets a free for a hold by Curnow going for a mark 20m out in front, replay shows there was nothing there... and BJ sprays it. Footy gods smile. (Q3 1:05)
Ryder bursts through a tackle after a stoppage near the hotspot, snaps off the right from 35m on the flank... and screws it home! (Q3 1:50)
Chapman leaps over Docherty and in front of Yarran for a screamer 10m out in the pocket. He goals, the Don fans are happy. (Q3 4:42)
Casboult marks on the lead at 50m on a slight angle but his set shot wobbles into the point post on the full. (Q3 6:52)
Fantasia receives from Stanton and tries a grubber through traffic from 15m in the pocket but it's touched on the line. (Q3 8:08)
Bell snaps on the run from 60m on the flank but Hibberd is the only one there, he marks and clears. (Q3 9:38)
Ryder passes to the lead of Ambrose at 45m on the flank. His set shot is off hands for a point. (Q3 11:50)
Menzel converts a set from from 40m on the flank after a pass from McLean. (Q3 13:20)
Colyer hits the post with a running snap from near CHF. (Q3 14:20)
Yarran marks at 45m wide on the flank and delivers a beautiful set shot for a goal. (Q3 20:35)
Is this junk time or does Carlton really give enough of a bugger about this game to mount a serious challenge? (Q3 21:10)
Judd picks out Lucas on his own 40m out on the flank. Lucas repeats the dose of Yarran with another pretty set shot for a goal. (Q3 23:20)
Menzel marks a long White ball over Hibberd at 15m on the flank. He goals again, Carlton are making this interesting. (Q3 25:36)
McLean roves a stoppage in the pocket 20m out and snaps quickly, it bounces on the line, straight up and down, and through! (Q4 1:01)
A point the difference, Dons in danger of travelling for their elimination final at this rate. (Q4 1:26)
Gleeson marks strongly 50m out on a slight angle and passes to Goddard at 15m on the opposite flank. BJ goals. (Q4 4:41)
Zaharakis releases Dempsey from the next centre bounce to run and pass to the lead of Daniher at 40m on the flank, nowt Jamison could do. Daniher misses the lot. (Q4 6:26)
Matthew Watson marks 25m out on a slight angle from a quick McLean clearance from a stoppage on the point of the centre square. Watson goals, four for him, a point in it! (Q4 12:26)
Hurley fumbles in the last line, Waite mops up and gives to Wood who snaps truly from 25m, Blues hit the lead! (Q4 14:42)
Goddard gives to Stanton who snaps off the right boot from the stoppage... it bounces in the square but straight up, unluckily, for Rowe to rush! (Q4 16:08)
Sheehan snaps off the left boot from 45m on the flank, but he hits the post. (Q4 16:46)
Gleeson puts the Bombers back in the lead with a snap goal from 40m on a slight angle, after a long chain of handballs through heavy Blue pressure. (Q4 18:15)
Winderlich it was with the final goal assist handball. (Q4 18:42)
Bellchambers tries a snap from a stoppage at 25m on a slight angle but it's smothered and the Blues clear. (Q4 19:12)
Winderlich catches White HTB on the wing to stop that Blue attack. (Q4 19:46)
Essendon is playing tempo with a one point lead with five minutes left. (Q4 22:04)
The Blues are harassing the Dons all over the ground, but Hibberd wobbles a ball to the pocket for a stoppage. (Q4 23:12)
Carlton clears to the wing, Heppell catches Curnow high, 4:00 left. (Q4 23:29)
Curnow starts a switch to members side, but the Dons get back to cover. Waite marks on the wing and looks inside 50... (Q4 24:02)
Waite plays on but hits trouble on the HFF, Dempsey eventually smothers Carrazzo, ball in on the wing. (Q4 24:38)
Secondary stoppage, 3:00. (Q4 24:38)
Jobe Watson falls into Carrazzo's back, he goes to the top of the square, the ball spills over the boundary for a throw in, 2:35. (Q4 24:57)
Colyer clears to the HBF but Sheehan spoils, Simpson roves and finds Tuohy on the fat side, 40m out on a slight angle. The Irishman misses, 1:36. (Q4 26:27)
Rowe spoils the kick in, stoppage on the Blue HFF, 1:21. (Q4 27:04)
Dempsey to Zaharakis, clearance kick but Tuohy marks in the centre, he gives to Sheehan who passes to Gibbs at 45m on the flank! (Q4 27:33)
Gibbs milks the clock down to below 0:30 as he kicks... drops to the square, the crumb goes to the front, stoppage in the pocket, 0:15! (Q4 27:57)
White is smothered, Hurley clears to the HBF, siren goes, it's a draw! (Q4 28:27)