Davies-Uniacke lopes ahead of Durham to 55m on a slight angle and kicks long to the square towards Darling, who chooses to let it bounce for the first goal of the day. (Q1 1:36)
Larkey marks at CHF and shoots to the right. (Q1 2:27)
Durham snaps the opener for Essendon from 30m on a slight angle after Prior’s pressure forces a clanger handball by Blamires. (Q1 4:52)
Larkey is over the back but Davies-Uniacke’s pass is a dud, Larkey gathers but misses from the boundary 15m out. (Q1 7:55)
Larkey beats McGrath to mark a Corr pass from outer wing to 35m on the flank, his kick is wide and short but Trembath marks next to the behind post… or did he? (Q1 11:22)
An interminable ARC review confirms the mark, Trembath nicks the near left post with the set shot. (Q1 12:31)
McKay is over the back to mark a long Robey kick with several North defenders sitting in the hole in front of him and no one on his shoulder. He goals. (Q1 14:07)
Comben it was who lost body contact with McKay and underestimated Robey’s ability to kick over him. (Q1 14:52)
McKay marks 45m out on the flank and misses narrow to the left. (Q1 16:23)
Durham roves Daniel’s spoil deep in attack and gives behind to Parish who misses from 20m. (Q1 17:23)
North Melbourne go coast to coast from the kick in around outer side, Zane Duursma marks 40m out on a slight angle but doesn’t score. (Q1 17:52)
Stephens has Larkey over the back who decides to let the ball fly over his head untouched but didn’t realise it was going right for a point. (Q1 19:20)
Daniel passes low from the centre on a rebound for Wardlaw to mark on the dive 40m out on a slight angle. Another leftish kick claimed by Trembath on the behind line, review 2… (Q1 21:34)
Review shows the ball went over the behind line before being caught, ruled a point this time. (Q1 22:21)
Simpkin roves and wobbles through a goal from near the hotspot. (Q1 24:08)
Zane Duursma receives from Darling and hits the post kicking over his shoulder from the top of the square. (Q1 28:12)
O’Sullivan pokes a pass wide to Konstanty 35m out on the flank who converts. (Q2 5:12)
Larkey snaps across the face to the left from the pocket 30m out. (Q2 7:48)
Durham has a moment to straighten and shoot from 40m in front, he rams through his second goal. (Q2 8:49)
Durham clears from the centre to the hotspot, Robey goes back with the flight for the mark. This for the lead for the Bombers… it’s good! (Q2 10:27)
Caddy takes a link mark on outer side and passes to the pocket for Perkins 30m out, who just misses across the face to the left. (Q2 13:52)
Perkins plays on to advantage for a checkside from deep in the pocket 20m out, which he misses near side right. (Q2 16:40)
McKercher passes to Konstanty 35m out in the corridor after North Melbourne rebounds up the middle, as they have been doing a lot today. Konstanty kicks his second of the quarter. (Q2 17:33)
Reid is penalised for a hand over the shoulder of Darling in a pack 20m out in the pocket, Darling’s set shot is perfectly professional. (Q2 20:53)
Prior can’t trap a chaos ball at the hotspot from Dawson, Stephens pounces and snaps a big red time goal. (Q2 25:53)
Ah, but a late ARC review deems that a smudge of pink pixels near the ball constituted a touch off the boot, goal nixed. (Q2 27:15)
McGrath burns off Darling on a bouncing run around outer wing, he bombs long for Caddy who draws an arm chop free on Corr near the hotspot but hits the left post. (Q2 28:18)
Sheezel does a one-two with Simpkin on members wing and passes to Darling 30m out on a slight angle for the first goal of Q3. (Q3 1:39)
North get several short passes going inside 50, ominously, ending with Simpkin who misses from 35m on the flank. (Q3 4:24)
Trembath catches Farrow HTB at the top of the square for another one. Alarm bells in the Dons coaching box. (Q3 5:53)
Blamires passes from members wing to Spargo 40m out in front for another one. That was way too easy. (Q3 9:40)
Reid barely tries to spoil Simpkin’s pass to Larkey 30m out on a slight angle. Larkey misses to the right. (Q3 11:40)
Kako curls in a set shot from the boundary 25m out to stop the rot, after O’Sullivan shanks OOTF. (Q3 17:40)
Darling passes to Trembath 45m out in the corridor on the end of another easy rebound through the centre by the Roos. Trembath misses. (Q3 22:40)
Perkins marks 45m out on the flank and shoots near side left, just barely. (Q3 27:09)
Larkey has another decision to make for a long Wardlaw kick from half forward to the goal line, decides to try marking this time but fumbles it for a point. (Q4 1:14)
Redman bombs long from the HFF, ball falls on the goal line and ricochets off bodies, goal umpire calls goal but asks for a review… Caddy ended up toeing it through! (Q4 4:00)
This one needed the goal review as it had a lot of moving parts, Corr had a boot near it too… ruled umpire’s call so the soft call of goal stands. (Q4 4:30)
There have been a lot of unnecessary reviews called today, but that one was legit and the right call made in the end. (Q4 5:30)
McKercher passes to Larkey 40m out in the corridor playing on to advantage, he gets his first goal after four misses. (Q4 7:13)
Sheezel does a one-two with Dawson on members wing, Larkey marks at the hotspot but misses to the left. (Q4 8:29)
Konstanty misses from 30m on a slight angle from Farrow’s kick in turnover. (Q4 8:29)
Another turnover from Farrow’s next kick in, Sheezel tugs his free kick left from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 8:29)
El Achkar marks a Parish pass in front of Zurhaar 40m out in the corridor, he kicks straight as a die. (Q4 15:40)
Caldwell passes to Merrett 40m out on a slight angle for another one. Only three kicks in it now, amazingly! (Q4 17:42)
Perkins misses from the HFF, a poor decision with options inside. (Q4 20:10)
Trembath reefs out a handball from a pack to Spargo who baulks and steadies the Roos with a lovely snap from 30m on the flank. (Q4 22:26)
Caddy leaps on the back of O’Sullivan for a screamer 30m out on the flank for his second goal. Less than two minutes to play and still three kicks in it. (Q4 22:57)
