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Blog log from R9 of 2025: North Melbourne vs Brisbane

Blog log for North Melbourne vs Brisbane, R9 of 2025

Corr spoils Neale’s centre clearance towards the back flank but Levi Ashcroft roves and snaps the first goal from 20m. (Q1 0:39)
Hipwood leads to 45m on a slight angle to mark in front of Pick but tugs his set shot to the left. (Q1 2:09)
Wardlaw kicks over Zorko to Zurhaar at the hotspot for the first goal for the Kangaroos. (Q1 4:48)
Rayner smashes Parker after a mark on members wing, ump pays 50m to bring the ball to 40m out on a slight angle, Parker shanks it left and OOTF. (Q1 9:24)
Morris gets a dubious contact free deep in the pocket and misses, footy gods grimace. (Q1 12:09)
Fort’s rebound kick to members wing is straight to Stephens who goes to Konstanty on the HFF, he kicks OOTF. (Q1 13:25)
Lohmann roves, jinks and shoots off a step from the hotspot but that one is wide to the left. (Q1 15:21)
After a Wardlaw kick clanger in midfield, Answerth kicks long to Rayner who marks in front of Corr 25m out on the flank and steers through the drop punt. (Q1 18:15)
McKercher’s chase forces a kick clanger by Answerth at half forward, Larkey butters up the smother and feeds back to Kerch who goals from the hotspot. (Q2 1:30)
Zurhaar gives wide from a stoppage at the hotspot to Wardlaw who curls in a lovely finish from 25m to give North the lead! (Q2 3:04)
Zorko runs through the centre on a fast rebound and spots up Lohmann in front of Comben 40m out on the flank, who hits the far left goalpost. (Q2 6:44)
Levi Ashcroft receives from McInerney in the pocket and has Hipwood on his own in the square for the goal on the end of a rebound started by Andrews from half back. (Q2 9:29)
Hipwood takes a contested grab in front of Pink 40m out on a slight angle and steers through a back to back goal. (Q2 12:01)
McCluggage shows excellent vision to kick from outer wing to the fat side for Rayner to mark unopposed 40m out , he clunks the set shot as well. (Q2 17:39)
Konstanty taps a loose ball from the pocket inboard towards Zurhaar but he can’t get a handle on it under pressure and fumbles it into the goalpost. (Q2 19:18)
Ah Chee is over the back on his own for an easy goal set up by Lohmann playing on to advantage. (Q2 22:46)
Zurhaar has an acre of space to run in the centre, he reaches CHF and has Larkey over the back but shoots himself and skids it into the left goalpost. (Q2 27:16)
Neale tries a short pass from members wing to the centre but it falls limply for Simpkin to pick off, he goes quickly to Zurhaar 35m out on the flank who converts. (Q3 2:48)
McCluggage scrubs a clearance kick from the centre over Sheezel to Cameron 40m out in front, who pushes his set shot to the right. (Q3 4:49)
Wardlaw has time for a bounce on members wing, he reaches the HFF and passes inside to Duursma 40m out who shanks for no score. (Q3 10:02)
Xerri feeds outside from a pack at the hotspot for Wardlaw whose snap is short from 35m but he’s dropped after kicking by Wilmot, free at the spot of the kick which goes left. (Q3 12:13)
Fletcher starts a switch play from members wing that ends with a mark to Bailey 45m out on a slight angle, and a poster. (Q3 15:58)
Levi Ashcroft snaps from a stoppage on the HFF, Comben is goalkeeper but it bounces narrow to the left. (Q3 17:47)
Maley slips and can’t mark 40m out in front on a fast break, but he has just enough time to butter up and give outside to Stephens who slots the goal! (Q3 18:49)
Larkey marks a Parker pass from the centre on the lead to 35m out on a slight angle, he converts to bring North back within a straight kick. (Q3 20:33)
Simpkin passes from the centre to Larkey again who marks 40m out in front with Konstanty running interference on Andrews. Larkey slices that one to the right. (Q3 22:29)
Cameron sails through a snap across the body from the pocket 40m out after a feed by McCluggage, pure skill. (Q3 24:34)
McCluggage gets a high contact free on Zurhaar in the back pocket but Larkey picks off his sideways kick across the last line, he misses from 25m in the pocket. (Q3 26:19)
Parker marks at the hotspot after Zorko goes to ground behind him, he hits the right goalpost. (Q3 27:52)
Davies-Uniacke snaps off a step from a stoppage deep in the pocket 20m out but that one is narrow to the right and OOTF. (Q3 30:21)
Cameron speeds clear from half forward for a left-foot snap from 30m on a slight angle but catches it fat for a behind. (Q4 0:23)
Parker centres with a high ball from the pocket, Darling and Andrews one out, Darling bodies Andrews off the fall to mark on his chest with strength, goal from 20m! (Q4 5:18)
That could be Jack Darling’s career best mark, given the opposition. (Q4 5:58)
Cameron feeds Bailey streaking up the guts on a rebound, he spots up Hipwood 45m out who answers Darling’s goal with his third. (Q4 7:18)
Duursma slips over but still marks Powell’s pass to 40m in front. Has to kick straight to match Hipwood… wide right. (Q4 9:13)
Darling roves a Larkey contest at the hotspot and immediately snaps over the left shoulder from his right boot, but the ball skids to the left. (Q4 10:24)
Andrews is perhaps unlucky to be pinged for HTB under Parker’s slam tackle at half back, he whinges at the ump to give away 50m and ensure the goal, North within a kick! (Q4 11:31)
Lester gives away a high contact free tackling Konstanty 20m out on a slight angle, he steers through the goal to give North Melbourne a deserved lead! (Q4 15:31)
Sheezel is pinged for kicking in danger at the Brisbane hotspot with Bailey bending down to pick up the loose ball. Bailey takes the free to some hoots, and converts. (Q4 18:58)
Davies-Uniacke shoots out the front of the next centre bounce scrum, baulks to 50m on a slight angle and shoots across the face to the left, disappointingly. (Q4 20:35)
Darling outmarks Andrews again from a long Pink kick to the pocket 25m out but he misses near side right, scores level with 6:30 to play! (Q4 21:35)
Repeat inside 50 from the kick in, big pack at the hotspot, Zurhaar roves his own contest, his grubber is a shank but it sits up for Darling to run into the open goal! (Q4 22:34)
Rayner takes a pack mark 45m out on a slight angle from a high speculator from members wing by Lohmann, Comben tackles late but ump takes pity and no penalty… Rayner goals! (Q4 24:02)
Comben intercepts in defence and gives to Daniel who is under pressure and turns it over by foot, Hipwood marks the repeat inside 50 kick to the pocket 20m out but misses. (Q4 27:14)
Lions lead by that behind, 3:05 to play. (Q4 27:32)
Wardlaw misses a target by foot on members wing to ruin a promising rebound. (Q4 28:02)
Brisbane now playing tempo at half back as the clock ticks to 2:00. (Q4 28:32)
McDonald spoils the rebound kick, out for a throw in on outer wing, 1:56 to go. (Q4 29:03)
Wardlaw hoofs to half forward, Zurhaar takes a contested grab against Lester 45m out on the boundary! (Q4 29:19)
Zurhaar kicks quickly and misses near side left, scores level again, 1:20 to play! (Q4 29:52)
Lester roves the kick in and starts a rebound but Comben intercepts behind the wing on outer side, North attacks slowly through Daniel… (Q4 30:04)
Dunkley roves on the HBF but COmben intercepts again and switches… (Q4 30:17)
Payne spoils out for a throw in on the opposite HFF for North 60m out, 29 seconds… (Q4 30:41)
Davies-Uniacke handballs to Zurhaar who is tackled, ball up 40m out on the flank, 19 seconds… (Q4 31:04)
Fletcher dumps a high rebound kick, Wardlaw pumps back in but it drifts OOTF, siren sounds, it’s a draw! (Q4 31:33)

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