Lever gets a terrible bounce from a loose ball at the top of the square, goes over his head straight to Curtis who was second to it, first goal North Melbourne. (Q1 1:18)
Fritsch passes to Kysaiah Pickett 40m out on a slight angle who kicks straight for Melbourne’s opener. (Q1 3:05)
Whitlock roves Jiath’s spoil at the hotspot and gives wide to Curtis who skids through another one! (Q1 4:49)
Lever is whistled for a throw after tapping a loose ball down deep in defence, Spargo takes the free 20m out on a slight angle and curls it in. (Q1 6:13)
Simpkin chips in front of Kysaiah Pickett to intercept a Tholstrup dump kick to 40m in the corridor. His drop punt floats to the left. (Q1 7:49)
Kysaiah Pickett breaks lines on a slingshot from half back, Gawn marks 40m out on the flank and misses. (Q1 10:14)
Langford keeps his feet after contesting with Daniel near the hotspot, he regathers and gives over the top for Latrelle Pickett to goal from 10m. (Q1 14:56)
Sparrow runs from defence but doesn’t see anything upfield, spins and handballs backwards… straight to Spargo who thumps through a snap from 40m on a slight angle! (Q1 17:29)
Lever runs under the centre clearance kick to 45m on a slight angle to allow Darling to mark on his chest and boot his first goal. (Q1 18:31)
Trembath rises majestically over Jiath for a pack mark at the hotspot, his drop punt is punched low and straight. (Q1 22:49)
Chandler beats Daniel for a link mark on outer side and passes inside 50 for the lead of Jefferson 35m out on the flank in front of McDonald. Jefferson shoots straight. (Q1 25:12)
Sparrow passes to the lead of Jefferson 40m out in front playing on to advantage from a ruck free, nothing Comben could do there. Back to back goals for Jefferson. (Q1 26:25)
Xerri is whistled for a hold on Gawn at a short throw-in 35m out on the flank. The Melbourne captain misses to the left. (Q1 32:32)
Larkey earns a contested grab on Turner on the HFF, pulls his kick towards Xerri, crumb falls nicely for Sheezel who skids through the goal with class. (Q2 1:42)
Darling marks behind Lever 40m out on the flank but pulls his set shot left and OOTF. (Q2 4:28)
Trembath’s kick clanger at half forward results in a van Rooyen shot from just inside 50m on a slight angle, with a 50m penalty on O’Sullivan. Roo misses. (Q2 13:14)
Melksham marks near true CHF in front of Comben, but Comben spoils him on the mark to prevent a direct score. (Q2 14:13)
van Rooyen juggles a contested grab from River’s pass with Corr all over him 40m out on the flank, crowd hoots his name as he converts. (Q2 19:43)
van Rooyen marks at the same spot from Sparrow’s pass from the centre, had more separation from Corr for this one. This set shot flies narrow left. (Q2 21:39)
Sparrow shoots from 45m in the corridor to the right, after Windsor is very lucky not to be penalised for HTB in the build up. Footy gods smile. (Q2 24:58)
After frenetic play by both sides, Kysaiah Pickett kicks long to a pack at the top of the square, it clears the talls to land with Latrelle Pickett to goal over the back! (Q2 27:14)
Comben spoils a behind from Jefferson’s contest to Langford’s snap from outside CHF. (Q3 0:30)
Sharp roves the repeat inside 50 from Jiath towards Jefferson and bounces through a lovely finish from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 1:34)
Kysaiah Pickett leaves his tagger O’Sullivan in his wake jetting inside from a stoppage on outer wing, but he skids the snap left from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 3:07)
Jefferson intercepts the short kick in to the pocket by Zurhaar, he curls in a nice J-curve kick from 30m. (Q3 3:37)
O’Sullivan marks a Sheezel pass 30m out on a slight angle but shoots across the face to the left. (Q3 5:18)
Trembath marks Curtis’ clearance kick across half forward over Jiath 50m out on a slight angle, but he shanks the kick for no score. (Q3 6:45)
Steele marks 40m out on the flank, Xerri rushes the set shot. (Q3 9:20)
Whitlock hits the far left post from 45m on the flank. (Q3 11:42)
Larkey marks Spargo’s pass from outer wing in front of Lever 40m out on a slight angle. His set shot is tugged to the left. (Q3 13:00)
Heath gets a ruck free on Trembath 35m out on a slight angle but he misses narrow right. (Q3 14:46)
van Rooyen marks easily in front of Parker from Rivers’ pass from the centre to 45m out on the flank. His set shot draws in from right to left, that’s a peach! (Q3 16:07)
Sheezel intercepts on outer wing and sizzles a pass to the centre to release Simpkin, who has Darling to mark over Bowey 20m out on a slight angle for a settling goal. (Q3 19:35)
Jefferson uses his long arms to reach over McDonald to mark a van Rooyen pass to 20m in the pocket, but his long legs conspire to kick to the left. (Q3 22:36)
O’Sullivan gives away a front-on contact free to Tholstrup near true CHF. Red time score coming up… just to the left. (Q3 25:10)
Jefferson marks strongly in the square over McDonald and plays on into the open goal. There’s the red time goal North were hoping wouldn’t happen. (Q3 26:02)
Goater receives from Xerri and snaps to the right on the run from 45m on a slight angle just before the 3QT siren. (Q3 27:38)
Sparrow speeds away from the opening contest of Q4 and rams through a dagger to the heart of the Kangaroos! (Q4 1:14)
Langford sails through a set shot from 40m on the flank, that’s almost the game right there even though there is a lot of time left and the Dees are now undermanned. (Q4 8:15)
Kysaiah Pickett baulks away from O’Sullivan but misses the sealer from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 9:30)
Heath sucks a contact free on Comben 10m out out for the official sealer. (Q4 11:51)
Windsor does a one-two with Steele in the centre and passes to van Rooyen 45m out on the flank, who misses. (Q4 13:30)
van Rooyen marks Steele’s pass 35m out and goes to the pocket for Chandler 25m out who misses. (Q4 15:15)
Sharp misses off a step from 35m in the pocket. (Q4 19:14)
Curtis marks a Davies-Uniacke pass 45m out on a slight angle but misses left. (Q4 20:55)
Harvey passes to Simpkin 45m out in front, can he kick straight? Nup, tugged left as well. (Q4 21:50)
Xerri gets a ruck free on Heath near the hotspot for some junk. (Q4 24:01)
Sheezel from the centre, Curtis with the pack mark at the hotspot for more garbage, his third. (Q4 25:38)
Whitlock marks a Davies-Uniacke pass to the hotspot for another garbage time special. (Q4 27:24)
Davies-Uniacke to Stephens from the centre, Larkey marks in the pocket but rushes the set shot and flubs it for a point. (Q4 28:41)
