Fritsch wheels outside CHF after the opening centre contest and passes to van Rooyen 45m out on a slight angle, his kick doesn’t score. (Q1 0:31)
After a throw-in, Steele receives from van Rooyen and gives over the top of Smith to Kysaiah Pickett who snaps the first goal of the night from the hotspot. (Q1 2:32)
Steele bombs long from the next centre contest, Jack Henry and Petty had run under in, Petty gets back to toe through another one! (Q1 3:52)
Tholstrup has a chance to cut off a surge play with an open field tackle on Dangerfield at the hotspot but bounces off him like a rubber ball, Polkinghorne goals! (Q1 4:56)
Cooke is whistled for a jumper tug on Neale 25m out on the flank, who sails through his first goal. (Q1 7:34)
van Rooyen centres with a long ball from the pocket for Tholstrup zoning up from defence to mark 45m out on a slight angle. The set shot falls inside the left post. (Q1 9:38)
Sharp’s sharp pass inboard from members wing hits Sparrow who goes quickly to Chandler, who bings it to the left from 45m. (Q1 12:32)
Langdon is paid a mark from a short centring clearance kick by Kysaiah Pickett to 45m out in the corridor, but he shoots to the right. (Q1 14:25)
Sparrow gets caught HTB by Stewart in the centre, but on the rebound releases Sharp to bounce twice through midfield to set up Fritsch for a pretty slingshot goal. (Q1 15:59)
Close sends Smith down the flank to 45m for a blazing snap that skews left and OOTF. (Q1 15:59)
Fritsch takes a link mark on outer wing and hits the lead of Jefferson in front of Jack Henry 40m out on the flank. His set shot is across the face to the left. (Q1 23:14)
Neale marks and goals from 35m on a slight angle. (Q1 26:50)
Petty roves Jefferson’s contest on members wing and handballs forward to Latrelle Pickett who takes four bounces but misses from 35m, disappointingly. (Q1 28:53)
Dangerfield’s snap goal from the HFF is nullified by Neale pushing Lever in the back despite having an outnumber Geelong’s way. (Q1 30:06)
Close tries to spin out of a stoppage deep in attack for a grubber but Lever’s dive forces a poster. (Qtr Time)
Langford marks within range on the HFF but goes wider to Cooke 45m out near the boundary, who shanks a behind narrow left. (Q2 2:08)
Gawn is livid at not receiving a blocking free on Edwards as Neale marks 20m out, goal to Geelong, Scratcher’s third. (Q2 4:38)
Lever and then Tholstrup lairise with handball in the back pocket, too many Cats pressing for that, Polkinghorne taps the crumb for Close then to Atkins who goals from 25m. (Q2 6:23)
van Rooyen beats O’Sullivan for a link mark on outer wing from Langford’s long ball, quick inside 50 kick to Fritsch forces a holding free on Guthrie 30m out, hits left post. (Q2 10:11)
Cooke worries Humphries off a ground ball on the HFF, Fritsch pounces and passes for Laurie whose J-curve from 30m in the pocket restores Melbourne’s lead. (Q2 11:08)
Kysaiah Pickett taps after the next centre contest to CHandler who rams a snap from true CHF to the right. (Q2 12:22)
Stewart plays on after a 50m penalty on outer wing to kick long to Polkinghorne just inside 50m near the boundary. Tough set shot from there… narrow right and OOTF. (Q2 13:08)
Mannagh pivots on the HFF after receiving from Oliver Henry and spots up Close at the hotspot, who kicks truly. (Q2 15:40)
Fritsch delivers another lovely touch pass over O’Connor to Petty in the pocket 25m out, his drop punt is a peach, Melbourne back into the lead once again. (Q2 17:39)
Melbourne again gets in trouble trying to handball through traffic at half back, crumb falls for Mannagh who rams through a nice finish from just on 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 18:59)
Sparrow sets up Laurie for a snap from near the hotspot that goes left. (Q2 21:26)
Multiple Demon defenders claim a touch from a Wiltshire snap for goal from 15m, ruled six points but there is a review… ARC agrees with McDonald who was adamant, just a point. (Q2 23:09)
McDonald can’t argue his way out of a holding free on Neale sitting under a high ball at the hotspot. Fourth goal for Scratcher. (Q2 25:26)
Dangerfield evades Sparrow’s chase to feed Polkinghorne who pokes a snap just to the right from 30m on the flank. (Q2 26:09)
Mannagh passes from outer wing to Blicavs 40m out on a slight angle, who misses narrow right. (Q2 26:09)
Oliver Henry drops a mark at the hotspot but earns a free for late and high contact by McDonald. Ollie punches through another one for the Cats. (Q2 26:09)
van Rooyen fumbles a Latrelle Pickett give to ruin what looked a certain score deep in Q2 red time. (Q2 32:25)
Of course the Cats whip the ball forward and O’Connor has Wiltshire on his own to mark just before the HT siren, he converts, Geelong have a big lead now! (Q2 32:39)
Miers snaps left from a stoppage on the HFF. (Q3 4:39)
Blicavs flies to spoil Tholstrup’s long speculator to the top of the square but the ball doesn’t clear the area, Fritsch stayed down to rove and goal. (Q3 5:40)
Worpel’s tackle on Steele in the centre forces a cough up handball, Polkinghorne marks 50m out on a slight angle, kick is short for no score. (Q3 7:17)
Melbourne withstands repeat inside 50s and eventually slingshots around outer wing, with Laurie going to Kysaiah Pickett in the pocket 25m out, checkside OOTF. (Q3 10:46)
Kysaiah tries to give Jefferson a Joe the Goose, Humphries sharks it but then gives it by hand back to Pickett whose attempted grubber is poor and rushed. (Q3 12:37)
Langford marks over Clark in the pocket 35m out, his J-curve off the left is not pretty but it corkscrews inside the right post. (Q3 13:23)
Rivers turns the ball over with a long rebound kick to outer wing that Dempsey marks, on the counter Miers passes to Oliver Henry 45m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q3 15:11)
Neale snaps to the left from half forward and apologises to teammates for not giving a handball. (Q3 16:34)
Neale marks in the pocket 30m out and shoots to the left for no score. (Q3 17:46)
Mannagh misses a running snap to the right from half forward. (Q3 18:55)
A Worpel fumble on an attack through the centre causes a turnover and counter attack, Stewart spoils in the pocket but stumbles to allow Fritsch to rove and goal. (Q3 18:55)
Langford is penalised for encroachment to bring Polkinghorne from the HFF to the goal line for a charity goal. (Q3 28:37)
Sparrow gets a push free on Atkins in the centre and passes to Gawn at CHF. Big Max lines up just before the 3QT siren, and shanks it right for no score. (Q3 30:22)
Kysaiah Pickett fumbles after the next centre contest but the Dees mop up, Gawn passes to Langdon 35m out on the flank whose drop punt is a peach. (3 Qtr Time)
Petty passes to Sharp who is made to earn the mark with a biff by Edwards, no penalty so he lines up from 40m on a slight angle and shoots to the right. (Q4 3:07)
Stewart dominates Jefferson in defence to start a slingshot around outer side, Wiltshire mops up a bounce handball by Neale and goals over his shoulder from the hotspot. (Q4 7:07)
Series of stoppages in attack for Melbourne ends with a Petty skidder from 30m in front, after sharking Edwards’ blind handball over his shoulder. (Q4 8:57)
Miers passes to Oliver Henry 40m out on the flank, his set shot is a little wobbly but straight enough for his third. (Q4 11:46)
Downfield free for a rather soft bump but late bump by Worpel on Rivers, Jefferson hits the near right post from 45m on the flank. (Q4 13:22)
Lever is again aghast at not getting a free for a block by Polkinghorne, O’Connor marks 45m out on the flank and converts for a goal that is just about the sealer. (Q4 16:23)
Jefferson shoots wide right from CHF on a surge play after not seeing Langdon in the square on his own. Dees kicking themselves out of it. (Q4 18:23)
Quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in, Petty fights through a double challenge to snap a huge goal off his left from the hotspot! (Q4 18:45)
Gawn’s give off handball towards Tholstrup is limp and causes a counter attack, Neale feeds Wiltshire who falls down, gets up and bounces through the sealer from 35m! (Q4 20:58)
Neale marks a Mullin pass in front of McDonald 35m out on a slight angle and draws in his fifth goal with a drop punt fade from right to left. (Q4 22:53)
Oliver Henry bounces through his fourth goal from the hotspot. (Q4 23:38)
Wiltshire hooks a set shot from half forward to the left. Junk time now. (Q4 25:40)
Petty marks a Gawn pass 20m out on the flank and hurries his set shot, nicks the left post but no one notices. (Q4 26:38)
Biggest spike on Edge yet seen, behind given eventually. (Q4 27:47)
Langdon marks behind Dempsey 20m out for a garbage time goal. (Q4 29:00)
Langdon marks a Petty pass and snaps his third goal from the hotspot. (Q4 30:45)
