Melksham rises up to mark over the top of Andrews down in the square! He goes back and quickly slots the goal to kick off proceedings! (Q1 1:47)
Cameron is brought down at CHF and Will Ashcroft streams through to gather and get a kick off on the run but misses right (Q1 2:38)
A scrappy kick in from Melbourne is turned over on the 50 as Fletcher gathers and breaks through a couple of defenders before sliding one through! (Q1 3:32)
A short and high kick floats towards a pack and it’s Petty who rises up to take the mark. His set shot is an ugly little thing though as it floats left. (Q1 7:32)
Bailey and Morris link up deep in the pocket as they try to find an option which Morris does in McCluggage with a low dart. McCluggage converts! (Q1 9:59)
A May spoil rockets out into space towards his defensive 50 and it’s pounced upon by Cameron who then backtracks and handballs to a running Ah Chee who laces one through! (Q1 11:47)
A clean chain of handballs from half back end in Rivers hitting the chest of Pickett with a kick. Pickett pops it through from 25m out! (Q1 13:19)
Melksham shoves out Andrews in a contest on center wing and then spits the dummy to concede 50. Andrews walks forward and takes his shot, but misses. (Q1 16:46)
Petracca gets a shot away off a step that almost sneaks through but Payne is there with the fist. (Q1 17:14)
McDonald is brought down in a contest at half forward and Hipwood plays on after the whistle which brings him in range. McDonald chips it through to level the scores! (Q1 18:32)
Cameron drops what he should have taken at half forward but rallies and spots up Morris leading out into space. Morris kicks true from 40m out! (Q1 24:30)
McCluggage breaks away from the centre bounce and hits Morris lace out on his chest 40m out from goal. It’s the same kick again for Morris and again he goals! (Q1 26:25)
Zorko lets one fly on the run from 50m out, but his kick lands wide for a point (Q1 28:03)
Chandler cleans up a dropped mark from Payne and gets a snap away but it flies high into the post. (Q1 30:22)
Hipwood marks 55m out but has the space to wheel around and bomb one through from range! (Q1 31:26)
Pickett takes a shot at goal but misses to the left. (Q2 0:48)
Cameron has a similar attempt at the other end of the ground but he too misses left. (Q2 1:22)
Neale wheels around on a set shot from 50m out but it drops short and is marked on the line by Gardiner who goes back and pops it through! (Q2 3:10)
Melksham takes a mark down in the pocket and duly snaps through a high one from a snap set shot. (Q2 10:50)
Chandler receives from Langdon and puts some moves on Lester to get a shot away that sails high and through for a goal! (Q2 14:45)
Gardiner caps off a brilliant team goal as the Lions work the ball through the middle of the ground! (Q2 18:51)
Hipwood tries his luck at a snap 35m out in the pocket, but it bounces wide for a point. (Q2 19:40)
Lohmann burns off McVee to find Cameron with a nice kick who then wastes the set shot opportunity. (Q2 20:56)
Rivers bursts away from a forward stoppage down in the pocket, he shrugs off two defenders to get into the square and slam a goal through! (Q2 30:18)
Bailey kicks deep towards Morris who then gets his arms chopped by May as he goes back with the flight. Morris snaps through his third goal! (Q3 1:03)
Sparrow marks the ball but is brought down in a sling tackle in the process, which has the umpire pay 50m to make a certainty of it. (Q3 6:26)
Dunkley gets a snap away following a forward stoppage, but the ball flicks the post. (Q3 9:23)
The Dees scrap it forward inside 50 with the ball ending in the hands of Pickett who classily kicks a goal on the run! (Q3 10:26)
Chandler kicks it inside 50 to the lead of Melksham but he allows Sharp to track back and mark. Sharp’s set shot was off to the right though. (Q3 12:07)
Dunkley kicks inside 50 but is tackled by Lindsay after he disposed of it which sees Gardiner line up from a downfield free kick. He kicks straight for his third goal! (Q3 15:59)
Bailey lurks into some free space inside 50 and is rewarded with a mark. His shot drops short though but it’s eventually scooped up by Morris who snaps a behind. (Q3 18:25)
Zorko splits the ground open with a lovely kick that sparks a slick handball chain through the corridor. Gardiner finds Bailey in the pocket who marks, and duly converts! (Q3 20:51)
Oliver gets some separation at a forward stoppage and is shoveled the ball by Fritsch. Oliver swings around and slots a ripper of a goal! (Q3 23:22)
Melksham charges up the pocket and takes a neat mark. He sizes up the kick before snapping it through! (Q3 26:22)
McCluggage hacks a high ball to the goalsquare and none of the Naarm players deal with it. It pops up perfectly for Gardiner who just throws a boot at it and goals! (Q3 31:02)
Melksham has a gild-edged chance but he wastes it as he spins around out the back and misses right. (Q4 0:55)
Narrm keep the pressure up with repeat inside 50’s, this time getting the ball in the hands of Pickett, but he too misses a chance. (Q4 1:40)
Morris kicks from 50m out but misses everything and the ball is tapped over. (Q4 5:48)
Melksham leads up to mark after getting in front of Andrews. Melksham’s kick is perfect and he cuts the margin back to 7! (Q4 10:15)
A free kick is paid against Wilmot for an unrealistic attempt and the Demons move quickly, kicking it very deep and allowing Fritsch to get out the back and goal! (Q4 11:41)
Rivers lopes forward and blasts it deep inside 50. In the chaos Pickett bobs up with ball in hand to snap and miss. (Q4 13:21)
Petty makes a meal of a gettable set shot chance, as he kicks off to the left for a point. (Q4 14:38)
May bombs it long to the pack inside 50. The ball goes to ground and it falls perfectly for Johnson who soccers it off the deck and through for a goal! (Q4 15:36)
Fritsch kicks off a foray forward from half back and works to half forward to get on the end of it. He kicks from near 50m out, but misses left for a point. (Q4 17:20)
Melksham has the ball down in the pocket but can’t go it himself. He kicks over his head in hope and Langdon slides in to mark! He kicks it very very high, but it sneaks through! (Q4 19:10)
Lindsay gets the ball from Petracca and brushes off his man to get a shot away, but misses to the left. (Q4 20:36)
Bailey pumps it deep and the pack is bowled over. Cameron prods the ball backwards to McKenna who picks it up and snaps through a goal! (Q4 21:07)
Pickett is caught high and plays on quickly from his free kick to Petracca. Petracca misses to the right to make it a 10 point game. (Q4 28:38)
Pickett kicks a point in the final seconds to cap off a great win by Narrm! (Final Siren)
