Owens is in the square on his own but he allows a Higgins snap from centre half forward to bounce through for the first goal. (Q1 5:30)
Sharman takes a link mark on outer side after the next bounce and passes to Hall 45m out near the boundary, his set shot is a peach for his first goal. (Q1 6:55)
Evans volleys a crumb from outer wing after the next bounce, McKay beats Howard to mark on his chest 35m out on a slight angle, he kicks a drop punt and it’s straight. (Q1 8:51)
Binns’ third kick of the night is as ineffective as his first two, intercepted by Caminiti 45m out on a slight angle, goal St Kilda. (Q1 12:41)
Walsh is given fully three seconds to handball under a tackle at half forward, Blues ride their whistle luck with a chain ending with Binns 20m out for the goal. (Q1 17:11)
Blues centre clearance, no mark inside 50 but the umpire saw a block on Curnow by Wilkie who wasn’t eyeing the ball. Curnow goals from 20m. (Q1 18:25)
Another centre clearance the Blues, Curnow beats Wilkie to mark 50m out on the flank and wheels to shoot quickly with a boomer that clears the line, back to back goals! (Q1 20:11)
Curnow can’t mark the next centre clearance on the HFF but Motlop roves and feeds Durdin to pass to Cripps 35m out on a slight angle, who hits the post. (Q1 21:26)
Higgins roves a Saad drop in the centre and runs to CHF but his kick falls in the square for Haynes to mark in relief, no score. (Q1 23:44)
A crumb from a contest at the top of the St Kilda goalsquare to a centring ball by Steele sits up for Sharman to volley home despite a hand nearby by Silvagni. (Q1 26:01)
Cripps feeds out from a stoppage inside 50 to that man Binns who snaps his second goal! (Q1 27:11)
Ah, but a late review shows that Wilkie got a fingertip to it on the line, just a point. (Q1 28:06)
Silvagni passes to Curnow 40m out on the flank on a repeat inside 50, Wilkie watches the set shot sail over his head for the third goal for his man. (Q2 2:29)
Silvagni sets up Young’s first disposal which is a set shot from the pocket 20m out that also sails through. (Q2 5:48)
Walsh stands up and shrugs a Hall tackle at half forward, he feeds Cowan who bounces a pass to the square for White to gather and goal! (Q2 12:39)
Hall centres from the pocket to the corridor for Phillipou to mark in front of an overworked Silvagni 40m out and convert. (Q2 14:39)
Caminiti drives long from 55m on a slight angle. it’s almost long enough but swerves left for a point. (Q2 16:28)
Higgins roves a stoppage at the hotspot, bounces off an Oliver Hollands tackle and drops the knees into a Silvagni challenge, lucky free for high contact, he converts. (Q2 17:40)
Young roves De Koning’s contest to a long speculator to the top of the square and snaps his second goal! (Q2 20:45)
Sinclair roves deep in attack and gives behind to Garcia who snaps to the right off a step from 25m. (Q2 29:16)
Wanganeen-Milera passes from members wing to the lead of Sharman in front of Saad 35m out on the flank. Sharman kicks straight as a die for his second goal. (Q3 7:06)
Silvagni’s rebound kick is OOTF on outer wing, Wilson goes back to the flank 40m out for Marshall to mark but then miss near side left. (Q3 12:13)
Haynes intercepts a rebound kick to members wing and goes quickly to the pocket for De Koning 30m out, who misses the lot to the left. (Q3 18:44)
Cripps scrubs a grubber from a stoppage 20m out but it skids to the left. (Q3 24:28)
Walsh swerves through traffic to bomb long from the HFF, McKay one out with Wilson who loses his feet and is pinged for grabbing onto McKay, goal Carlton. (Q3 26:37)
After a rebound by hand up members wing, McKay marks a short Walsh pass on the HFF and goes on quickly to Elijah Hollands 40m out on a slight angle, who hooks left. (Q4 4:00)
Sinclair bursts away from a stoppage near the hotspot and rams through the goal from 20m, that’s a rare bit of explosiveness in this turgid second half! (Q4 8:13)
Motlop roves on members wing and only has a moment to turn and spot a target in a phonebox, he delivers a lovely pass to Durdin 35m out on the flank who misses near side right. (Q4 10:23)
White roves at defensive hotspot, fumbles and loses his feet then gets claimed by two Saint tacklers, Phillipou takes the free and celebrates the goal with big passion! (Q4 15:14)
McKay passes short to Lord just inside 50m on a slight angle, he roosts a lovely set shot for a settler for Carlton! (Q4 17:15)
Hall receives from Owens and runs to 45m in the corridor but just pushes his kick to the right. Six minutes left, Blues by half a length but beatable. (Q4 22:00)
Durdin is Johnny on the spot for a crumb that squirts to him in the pocket, he turns and shoots from 25m… narrow left. (Q4 27:03)
Quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in goes to McKay in the pocket 30m out. Clock under two minutes, icing the game is as good as a goal… Harry slots it! (Q4 27:29)
