Gunston misses the first set shot of the game from half forward to the right. (Q1 2:13)
Meek draws a high contact free on Comben going for a tumbler from Newcombe 45m out on a slight angle, the wind blows his drop punt to the right. (Q1 3:31)
Hardwick torpedoes a kick in to the centre circle, crowd goes ooh, surge play with Meek feeding Day to goal from 30m on a slight angle. (Q1 6:31)
Maginness turns the ball over on rebound, Larkey draws an arm chop free on Sicily 40m out on the flank but shanks for no score. (Q1 11:01)
From the resultant throw in from the pocket, Sheezel bounces through North Melbourne’s opening major with a goal assist give by Spargo. (Q1 11:51)
Larkey marks a shank kick to the pocket 20m out, he threads this set shot with no problem. (Q1 13:31)
D’Ambrosio gets caught and stripped in the centre, Larkey has Scott over the back to turn and kick but Bailey Macdonald’s late lunge forces a nick on EDGE for a point! (Q1 15:56)
Mackenzie intercepts Davies-Uniacke’s rebound kick from the back pocket to 40m on a slight angle, but the wind pushes his set shot into the right post. (Q1 19:29)
Trembath plays for and gets a push free on Battle 40m out on a slight angle, he sneaks his set shot inside the right post. (Q1 23:32)
Larkey sends a high speculator towards the square, Trembath causes a crumb against two Hawks for Banch to rove and goal deep in red time. (Q1 28:32)
Comben claims a push in a pack at the hotspot but the ump pays the mark to Chol, who did have hands in the back. Footy gods may have pushed that kick left. (Q2 0:59)
McKercher receives a hospital handball from O’Sullivan at half back, tries to baulk Watson, bad decision as he gives up the HTB free and goal. (Q2 2:03)
Watson gives to Ward at the next centre contest and then runs forward to receive from Moore and bounce through the next goal from 30m! (Q2 3:19)
Impey has a flying snap from half forward, bounces in the square to the left for no score, unlucky! (Q2 7:45)
Meek gives to Connor Macdonald who tries a pressured grubber from the behind line but it rolls across the face to the right for a behind. (Q2 8:19)
Newcombe intercepts McKercher’s rebound kick in the centre and passes to Schubert 40m out on a slight angle, who passes inboard to Watson at much the same spot. The Wiz goals. (Q2 9:45)
Corr is pinged for a hold on Gunston 45m out on the flank, the wind blows his set shot left for a behind. (Q2 11:45)
Bailey Macdonald shoots to the right on the run from 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 13:18)
Curtis hits the post from the pocket after a clever Blamires volley of a loose ball into his arms. (Q2 14:20)
Sheezel marks 45m out and gives off to McKercher who restores North Melbourne’s lead with his first goal. (Q2 14:50)
Gunston marks on the lead 45m out on a slight angle and kicks another lead-changing goal, his first of the day. (Q2 16:29)
Hawks defenders pointing at each other like Spider-Mans as Trembath marks in front of them all 35m out on a slight angle, he rides the breeze for another go-ahead goal. (Q2 18:45)
Schubert takes a link mark on members wing, no mark from his inside 50 kick but Moore gives to Ward who screws in the goal from 30m, Hawks lead again! (Q2 21:08)
North Melbourne handballs around outer wing all the way to the top of the square for Curtis to change the lead again. (Q2 23:32)
Impey passes to Gunston on the boundary 30m out whose drop punt stays left. (Q2 26:33)
Connor Macdonald passes to the pocket for Ginnivan 25m out whose J-curve curls too early. (Q2 29:56)
Chol draws a holding free on Comben going for a Mackenzie pass 30m out on the flank. HT siren sounds, Mabior misses left to level the scores. (Q2 31:50)
Weddle is involved twice on a coast to coast rebound, his pass towards Watson is not pretty but the Wiz marks and goals from 20m on a slight angle. (Q3 1:37)
Stephens roves D’Ambrosio’s rebound kick to a contest and centres to McKercher 40m out on a slight angle, but Kerch tugs his set shot to the right off his left. (Q3 4:18)
Curtis puts the Kangaroos back into the lead with a snap from the throw-in from 15m. (Q3 6:28)
Impey’s snap from half forward falls on the line and is spoiled in, Zurhaar’s short rebound kick is chopped off by Watson for goal number five from 30m. (Q3 7:49)
Daniel hits the lead of Darling in front of Hardwick 45m out on a slight angle, his set shot falls on the line to be touched. (Q3 9:27)
Watson bounces twice ahead of Blamires on members wing, sets up Moore to pass to Gunston 40m out on the flank who misses near side left. (Q3 10:43)
Daniel’s kick in hits grass and turns over under Watson chase pressure, Mackenzie passes to Schubert 30m out in front who misses to the right, another wind-blown shot. (Q3 11:43)
Another Daniel kick clanger on rebound under chase pressure, Newcombe hits Schubert in the pocket 20m out who hoofs it left. (Q3 13:13)
Repeat inside 50s piling up for Hawthorn, the latest one by Weddle to the top of the square is marked rather too easily by Chol, he goals. (Q3 14:15)
Maginness spots up the lead of Gunston 45m out in the corridor, who starts the set shot left this time but it refuses to blow in on the wind. (Q3 19:58)
Banch passes over Sicily to Trembath in the pocket 20m out on the end of a slingshot play, shank but Dawson marks in the opposite pocket, he misses narrow left. (Q3 21:47)
Trembath delivers a peach a drop punt from 40m on the flank to bring the margin back to a kick. (Q3 25:11)
Zurhaar passes from the centre over Barrass to Larkey 40m out on a slight angle. North’s captain puts the team back in front in red time. (Q3 27:09)
Gunston rolls through the first goal of Q4 from a pack 40m out for another lead change! (Q4 0:09)
Xerri turns the ball over by foot on outer wing, Newcombe completes a switch on the counter to Battle whose sidewinder from 50m on a slight angle swerves home for a big goal! (Q4 3:24)
Impey is a touch lucky to get a holding free on McKercher after contesting on the boundary 20m out. Jars curls in a quality set shot. (Q4 5:54)
Barrass is unlucky not to be paid an intercept mark against Darling, Spargo roves and feeds Stephens who goals from the hotspot. (Q4 13:33)
50m penalty for contact off the ball by Comben on Gunston brings Ginnivan from outer wing to 20m on a slight angle, his J-curve is too short and touched on the line, weirdly. (Q4 16:55)
As is often the way of footy karma, North goes coast to coast from the kick in with Spargo finding Darling at the hotspot, who misses to the right. (Q4 17:57)
Dawson’s missed handball on the HBF leads to Chol catching Stephens HTB. Mabior kicks through the footy this time, and dobs the huge set shot! (Q4 21:34)
Larkey feeds O’Sullivan who tumbles a snap to the right from 20m in front under not much pressure. Five minutes to go, near impossible for the Roos now. (Q4 23:24)
Larkey hoofs an inside 50 towards the hotspot, Sheezel reads it better to mark over Weddle, he makes no mistake with the set shot. (Q4 24:22)
Two kicks in it, 3:56 to play. (Q4 25:10)
Comben’s aggressive kick across half back is spoiled by Morrison, who receives back from Connor Macdonald to snap the official sealer from 20m in the pocket. (Q4 27:16)
Hawks now playing tempo, game iced. (Q4 28:55)
