Shiel’s dump kick from the back pocket is straight to Mullin 50m out on the flank, who blazes OOTF near side right. (Q1 1:11)
Redman plays on for a flying snap from the flank 50m out but hits the near right post. (Q1 3:56)
Neale is perhaps lucky to be paid a mark over Blakiston from a long Smith kick to the flank 35m out that he dropped while falling, he kicks the first goal of the night. (Q1 7:56)
O’Connor kicks long up the middle to 20m after Miers catches Gresham HTB at the next bounce, again Neale marks over Blakiston 15m out and goals. (Q1 9:53)
Stengle skids a snap to the left from 40m after receiving from Mannagh who had smothered Prior on the mark at half forward. (Q1 11:46)
Quick repeat inside 50 after the kick in, long to the top of the square, three Bombers there but Neale beats them all for a third mark and goal. Already a procession. (Q1 12:11)
Blicavs marks 40m out and chooses a short pass, too short but Dempsey has time to measure a snap off a step under no pressure for the goal from 25m. Walking pace stuff. (Q1 16:06)
Bowes tries a volley from an unlikely centring ball by Stengle near the behind line but doesn’t get the slide rule working, goes for a behind. (Q1 18:14)
Kako misses to the left from a ball up 30m out on a slight angle. (Q1 20:11)
Neale passes to Stengle on the boundary 30m out after a handball clanger on members wing by Laverde, whose set shot checkside floats across the face to the left. (Q1 23:21)
The kick in up the corridor looks risky but Roberts bursts through to set up a slingshot play, Guelfi passes to McMahon at the hotspot who kicks straight, as usual. (Q1 24:27)
Knevitt feeds Miers to run away from a stoppage in the centre to half forward and spot up Stengle at the hotspot, nothing Nguyen could do there. The Wombat kicks left again. (Q1 26:27)
Jack Henry pushes McMahon in the back as the wait for a long ball to 20m out in front, another set shot sails through from the mid-season draftee. (Q2 3:11)
Cameron leaps in front of Redman and marks an Atkins pass 40m out near the boundary. Jezza goes with the drop punt, and dobs it. (Q2 5:28)
Smith storms through the centre and goes towards the hotspot where Cameron marks on a hook lead in front of Laverde for goal number two. (Q2 9:57)
May marks a kick from the centre by Shiel in front of O’Sullivan 35m out on a slight angle but shanks the kick for no score, disappointingly. (Q2 11:56)
Knevitt thieves a crumb from the hands of Laverde deep in the pocket but hits the left post. (Q2 12:56)
Cameron hits the right post after roving at the hotspot with two Bombers closing. (Q2 16:12)
Stewart burns the footy in the centre by foot playing on to advantage, Kako passes wide to the flank for McMahon 35m out who just misses near side right. (Q2 17:27)
Close has a snap from the square over his shoulder touched off the boot. (Q2 20:56)
Close passes short to the lead of Cameron in front of Laverde 40m out on the flank, who misses near side left. (Q2 22:27)
Redman is penalised for insufficient intent in the pocket 20m out, Close takes the free kick and curls it in off the right. (Q2 23:14)
Duursma turns the ball over on a rebound kick, Dempsey marks 40m out near the boundary and misses near side left. (Q2 27:54)
After a Shiel dump kick from the back pocket goes to O’Connor, Blicavs marks in the square for the first goal of second half junk time. (Q3 3:20)
McMahon snaps his and Essendon’s third goal from a pack at the hotspot with a shepherd on Knevitt in the square from Lual. (Q3 6:38)
Merrett marks Durham’s kick after the next bounce to 40m out on the flank but shoots across the face to the left. (Q3 8:08)
Miers curls a snap into the near right post from a pack in the pocket 20m out. (Q3 9:30)
Close also hits the post with a set shot from the HFF. (Q3 12:40)
Mannagh marks 40m out on the flank in front of Duursma and thumps through a straight set shot. (Q3 13:39)
Wright marks a long speculator to the flank 40m out over O’Sullivan but shoots near side right. (Q3 16:10)
Miers checksides to the right from the pocket 20m out. (Q3 16:47)
Holmes roves at the Essendon hotspot but gets caught HTB by Merrett from behind, he converts to the hoots of the home crowd who thought it was in the back. (Q3 18:25)
May passes low and hard from centre wing to Guelfi 40m out on the flank, whose set shot is straight as a die and just long enough. (Q3 21:54)
McMahon roves a long ball at the hotspot dropped by Clark and skids through another one! (Q3 23:39)
Duursma juggles a mark from a Gresham speculator to the flank 40m out. This for four goals in a row to bring the margin to four kicks… terrible shank but Gresham snaps the goal! (Q3 26:57)
The Cats are not particularly convincing on a rebound around outer wing but Miers makes it look good with a quality finish under pressure from 35m on the flank. (Q3 29:55)
Mannagh provides another high-quality snap from the pocket 25m out to further right the ship for Geelong. (Q3 32:10)
Durham roves a ball up at the hotspot and gives inside to McGrath who snaps truly off the right. (Q4 4:39)
Miers to Stanley for the next centre clearance, nice touch pass to Neale 50m out but his kick is short and rushed by Wright. (Q4 6:23)
Stanley is pinged for a hold on Gresham in a ground battle 45m out in the corridor, his kick falls short but Duursma flies in front of O’Sullivan to mark and goal! (Q4 7:54)
Redman drops an intercept from Miers’ centre clearance, Laverde receives from Roberts but Neale’s tackle from behind forces a cough up to Mannagh who goals from 30m on the flank. (Q4 10:09)
Blicavs marks a Bowes pass in front of a tired-looking Redman 25m out in the pocket and curls in his second goal off the left. (Q4 11:54)
Wright keeps the game minimally interesting with his first goal after a rather soft free on De Koning for an arm chop 20m out on a slight angle. (Q4 15:09)
Close marks 35m out in the pocket and kicks across the face to the left. (Q4 17:39)
Blakiston spoils a long ball by Blicavs to Cameron but Redman is penalised for also being in the contest, plus 50m for dissent to ensure goal number three. (Q4 20:55)
Cameron marks on the lead in front of Redman 50m out near the boundary, but misses near side right. (Q4 22:09)
Redman is livid that Close’s interference is not whistled after Cameron marks at the hotspot for his fourth goal. (Q4 24:40)
Atkins misses from the HFF. (Q4 27:10)
Laverde’s turn to gob off at the umpire who paid a soft free for contact in the back on Cameron 40m out on a slight angle. Footy gods take pity and push the kick wide. (Q4 29:35)
Cameron takes a legit mark 40m out in the corridor with Redman giving him too much leg rope, he misses again to the right. (Q4 31:50)
